Charlottesville Summer Trail Running Series

Sat, May 9, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT

Location: Charlottesville, VA; Mint Springs/O-Hill/Boars Head/Pen Park, 22902
Featured distance: 15.5 Miles
Type: TRAIL

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At a glance

A fun, relaxed, and low-cost summer trail series featuring four races, awards, and a celebratory BBQ.

Fun
Competitive

Great for

Beginner Friendly

Great for: beginners, runners who like a competitive edge

Embrace the summer trails with the Charlottesville Summer Trail Running Series, a relaxed and low-cost collection of four races in the Charlottesville/Crozet area. This series offers distances from 5K to 5 miles, inviting runners of all levels to enjoy the local trails. Participants can look forward to individual and series-wide awards, plus a technical finisher shirt for completing all four events. A celebratory BBQ concludes the series, making it a wonderful way to connect with the local trail running community.

What to expect

Enjoy a series of four trail races ranging from 5K to 5 miles.Earn awards for individual races and overall series performance.Receive a series finisher shirt for completing all four events, plus a t-shirt for the first race and a summer series BBQ.

Standout details

Four-race summer series
Individual and series awards
Series finisher technical shirt
Summer Series BBQ/Cookout

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The course

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From the organizer

Come join us for the 2026 Charlottesville Summer Trail Running Series! This is a fun, relaxed, low-cost summer trail running series with 4 trail races from 5K to 5-miles in distance, all in the Charlottesville/Crozet area. In addition to individual race prizes, there will be overall and top age group finisher prizes for the series, based upon cumulative time from all 4 races.

Runners who complete all 4 races in the series will receive a Summer Series Finisher technical running shirt at the last race, and runners completing 3 out of 4 races will receive a cotton finishers shirt. Runners must register for the series in advance to be eligible for the Series Finisher Shirt . Additionally, all runners will receive a t-shirt for the first race. There will also be age group awards for both men and women in the top three in the following age groups for each race as well as for the entire series: Kids 12-U, 13-17, 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+. The series races sell out every year and we continue to expect high demand this year, so register now!

**Sorry, no dogs in any of the races**

**No refunds after May 1st**

Races and Dates:

Mint Springs Trail 5k++ - Saturday May 9rd, 8:00am, Mint Springs Valley Park, Crozet O-Hilly Trail 5k - Tuesday June 9th, 7:00pm, O-Hill, Charlottesville Boar's Head Turn and Burn (5 miles) - Saturday July 11th, 7:30am, Boar's Head Resort, Charlottesville Late Summer Meltdown 4-Miler - Tuesday August 11th, 7:00pm, Pen Park, Charlottesville The cost for the entire 4-race series is just $75, or $65 for paid CATs members. Kids 12 and under are $35. You will receive a series finisher shirt, a t-shirt for the Mint Springs Trail 5k, the Summer Series BBQ/Cookout at the last race, as well as other finisher awards and top finisher awards throughout the series! For the CATS member discount, go to https://runsignup.com/Club/VA/Charlottesville/CharlottesvilleAreaTrailRunners to see if you're a current paid CATS member - if so, login using your Runsignup login information and your discount will be applied automatically at checkout. If you're not a member, we would love to have you signup to support the club!

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