Boo Ridge 5k & Fun Runs
About this race
Boo Ridge is back! The entire course is decorated by Carroll County Special Olympics for Halloween and members of the team appear in costume all along the route as guides and also manning the water points. Boo Ridge is the major fundraiser for the team's activities and all profits are deposited with Special Olympics VA earmarked for this local team. Many runners also choose to dress in costume; it is part of the fun, but you don't HAVE to wear a costume! Want to support Carroll County Special Olympics, but can't participate on race day?...Join our Ghostwalk!
The course begins by looping around the school and then heads into the woods behind it on an old cross country course. It is challenging, but athletes as young as 6 have done the 5K, and walkers are welcome!
Pick your distance
Running
Boo Ridge 5K
This is a rugged course, there are up hills and down hills and part of it is through the woods. We do not recommend strollers due to tree roots. There will be costumed Special Olympics athletes and helpers along the way
Little Goblin Half Mile
This event was designed for children age 10 and below and is on a paved pass around the elementary school. It is totally fine for parents to participate by pushing strollers etc, and for older individuals to participate if appropriate.
Ghost Walk
Can't do Boo Ridge? If you have to be somewhere else, or just don't want to walk or run, but wish to support Carroll County Special Olympics and get a t-shirt, you can ghost walk!
Walking
Monster Mile
This event was designed for older children or adults who may not wish to do a 5K. It is two laps around the paved path, and is possible to do easily with strollers or wheelchairs.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hillsville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:26 AM and sets at 6:53 PM local time (EDT) in Hillsville on October 10, 2026 — 11h 27m of daylight.
Course
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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, 1 Hillsville event
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