Birds of a Feather Trail Trot
About this race
Welcome to the 4th Annual Birds of a Feather Trail Trot, a Thanksgiving Day trail run at Briar Chapel in Chapel Hill, NC! Gather your flock and start your holiday on the right foot. Choose from a mellow 2-mile course featuring paved paths, grass, and smooth trails, or take on the more rugged 5K — or the all-new 10K — with plenty of roots, rocks, and rolling hills. An untimed fun run option is available for the 2-mile course.
After your run, stick around for a slice of pie (yum!), a FREE kids race (kids 11-U), and an awards ceremony packed with fun contests and giveaways. Run with your flock and celebrate family, fitness, fun… and PIE!
Make it a Thanksgiving Weekend Double! Run with your flock at the Birds of a Feather Trail Trot on Thanksgiving Day, then burn off that holiday feast two days later at the Leftovers Trail Run on Saturday, November 28. Register for both events at the same time and receive 10% off each event (select Thanksgiving Weekend races during registration).
Pick your distance
Running
2 Mile Fun Run (untimed)
Untimed fun run/walk on non-technical surfaces (paved paths, grass, smooth trail)
Trail running
2 Mile
Timed race on non-technical surfaces (paved paths, grass, smooth trail)
5K
Timed race on moderately technical single-track trails (includes roots, rocks, and hills)
10K
Timed race on moderately technical single-track trails (includes roots, rocks, and hills)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Chapel Hill, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:03 AM and sets at 5:03 PM local time (EST) in Chapel Hill on November 26, 2026 — 10h 00m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Birds of a Feather Trail Trot
Other races near Chapel Hill
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Rootrock Trail Run - 5K/10K/Half Marathon
Rootrock MTB
Leftovers Trail Run
Into the Woods 5K presented by Access Paving and Construction
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 23 Chapel Hill events
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