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The 50 mile starts at 6:00 AM from the Mark E Hufeisen Horse Center and is run on the New River Trail. Finishers get a finisher award and a pint glass.
The surface is crushed gravel and the grade is almost flat. Cell service along the river is extremely limited, and nights can be very cold.
A weekend of trail running on the New River Trail in New River Trail State Park, Virginia, held at peak fall colors. Choose the 100 mile, 50 mile, 50k or 25k. The trail is a rails-to-trails path of crushed gravel along the New River, with trestles, rapids and Foster Falls, and very little elevation change. Everything starts and finishes at the Mark E Hufeisen Horse Center.
| Mile | Station | Cutoff | Crew access | Bag | Pacer | Med | To next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Start | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 7.75 | Jubilee Park | 8:15am | ○ | ○ | ? | ? | 7.05 |
| 14.80 | The Junction | ? | ○ | ○ | ? | ? | 5.45 |
| 20.25 | Fries | 12:00pm | ● | ○ | ? | ? | 5.35 |
| 25.60 | The Junction | 1:40pm | ○ | ○ | ? | ? | 2.70 |
| 28.30 | Gambetta | 2:40pm | ○ | ● | ? | ? | 4.30 |
| 32.60 | Gambetta | 4:10pm | ○ | ● | ? | ? | 2.40 |
| 35.00 | The Junction | 4:55pm | ○ | ○ | ? | ? | 7.50 |
| 42.50 | Jubilee Park | 7:25pm | ● | ○ | ? | ? | 7.50 |
| 50.00 | Finish | 10:00pm | ● | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Directions to parking, measured from the start/finish line: 23 miles, approximately 34 minutes. From Jackson Ferry Rd, head toward State Route 608. Turn RIGHT onto State Route 608 (374 ft). Turn RIGHT onto US-52 North and continue for 2.5 miles. Turn LEFT onto State Route 619 and continue for 6.7 miles. Turn LEFT onto VA-94 South (Ivanhoe Rd) and continue for 13.8 miles. Continue straight onto W Main Street for approximately 0.1 mile. Turn RIGHT onto Firehouse Drive and follow it to the Fries trail access parking area.
Parking. 323 Firehouse Drive, Fries, VA 24330
docs.google.comDirections, measured from the start/finish line: 14 miles, approximately 21 minutes. From Jackson Ferry Rd, head toward State Route 608 for approximately 292 feet. Turn RIGHT onto State Route 608 and continue for 374 feet. Turn RIGHT onto US-52 North and continue for 2.5 miles. Turn LEFT onto State Route 619 and continue for 6.7 miles. Turn LEFT onto VA-94 South / Ivanhoe Rd and continue for 4.0 miles. Turn LEFT onto Trestle Rd and continue for 0.5 miles. Turn LEFT onto New River Valley Trail State Park and continue for 0.1 miles. Once parked, the aid station is up on the trail. Jubilee Park, Ivanhoe, VA 24350 (coordinates 36.82533, -80.95066).
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