Lake Rhodhiss Trailfest

Event Details

Date: Saturday, Oct 11, 2025

Location: 1149 Lake Rhodhiss Drive, Valdese, NC

Registration closes on: Wed, Oct 8 @ 11:59PM ET

Description

Thanks to the efforts of many volunteers, the course is cleared for use and the races will go on as scheduled. The New Years Resolution Runs have become Lake Rhodhiss Trailfest! To avoid post-Christmas travel conflicts and potential weather issues, we've moved our trail races into October, where we hope to welcome you with cool, dry, and beautiful conditions on the trails of Valdese Lakeside Park.

The courses are mostly new and almost all trail, taking advantage of the recently opened multi-use/bike trail. The 5K will use roughly the first 1/3 of the new trail while the 10K and 10-miler will experience all of the multi-use/bike trail. Note that the 5K will be a bit longer than 3.1 miles, and you may not get exactly 6.2 or 10.0 miles with the other courses. Expect rolling hills, plenty of roots and rocks, and a challenging event.

The event will serve as an opening act for the following weekend's Great Trails State Day events at Valdese Lakeside Park, which encourages all park visitors to accumulate a combined 2,000 miles of hiking, running, biking, and paddling on that single Saturday.

For those unfamiliar with the park, expect mostly single track with varying degrees of roots and rocks, along with more hills than you might expect. Stay tuned for more details, including course maps and other helpful information.

Start Times

• 10 Miler: 8:00 AM
• 10K: 8:00 AM
• 5K: 8:00 AM
• One Mile Fun Run: 9:00 AM