Cacapon Summit Challenge

Cacapon Summit Challenge

Date: Sunday, October 12, 2025

Location: 818 Cacapon Lodge Dr, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411, US

Description: Time to chase the vert! The Shenandoah Valley Runners (SVR) invites you to run up to (and past) the northernmost point in Virginia and the summit of Cacapon State Park in Wild and Wonderful, West Virginia. Starting at 8:30 am at the Nature Center in Cacapon State Park, participants will run 4.5 miles on a mostly-gravel road up to the overlook at the top of Cacapon Mountain. Participants who enter in the "one way" challenge will find a shuttle bus at the top that'll give them a ride back to the bottom. Participants who enter in the "two way" challenge will turn around and run the 4.5 miles down the mountain and back to the start (9 miles total). Click here for a course map and elevation profile on Garmin Connect. Event proceeds will be donated to Cacapon State Park. Although we will be capturing finish results and giving out some prizes, this is a challenge, not a traditional race. The event coordinators are runners, looking to give other runners some cheap entertainment (and maybe raise some money for the park at the same time).

Events:

• One Way Challenge: $25, 8:30 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT. Registration opens August 14, 2025, at 1:00 AM EDT
• Two Way Challenge: $25, 8:30 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT. Registration opens August 14, 2025, at 1:00 AM EDT

Aid Stations: This will be a cupless race (bring your own cup), but we will have water and sports-drink coolers at the bottom and top of the mountain, maybe also one in-between.

Time Limit: Participants must be on the shuttle or back at the start/finish line before 11:00 AM.