DINO MTB Series - Muscatatuck Park
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DINO MTB Series - Muscatatuck Park

North Vernon, Indiana, United States View on map
Jul 11, 2026 – Jul 12, 2026 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis local time)
Mountain biking

About this race

The weekend offers a variety of activities and opportunities that include- trail running, mountain biking racing (three types), kayak shuttle trips, camping, and more!

Saturday, July 12th:  Trail Run, Downhill MTB, Sort Track MTB, Kayak trips

  • Downhill- 2 course options. Timed heat race. Best of 2 attempts time counts. 
  • Short Track- 3 races. .5mile ish loop for 30mins. Most laps wins.


Sunday, July 13th:  Cross-country MTB (DINO MTB Series #3)

Weekend Event Schedule:

All events start near Shelter 2 unless otherwise noted

FRIDAY June 11th

9:00PM - Night Ride or Run on the cross-country mountain bike course. Bring your lights!


SATURDAY July 12th

7:30AM - DINO Trail Run Check-in open
9:00AM - Start:  DINO 15k Trail Run
9:10AM - DINO 5k Trail Run 
10:30AM Kids Race
11:00AM - Finish and Awards for Trail Run


SATURDAY AFTERNOON / EVENING EVENTS TENTATIVE:

12 noon - Downhill MTB
2 pm - Short Track MTB race 1 (Junior, Base Women)
2:45 - Short Track MTB race 2 (Base Men, Clydesdale, Sport Women)
3:30 - Short Track MTB race 3 (Sport Men, Expert M/W) 
4:45 pm - Kayak Shuttle Trip 1 (longer)
7 pm - Kayak Shuttle Trip 2 (shorter)


SUNDAY July 13th

8:00AM - Mountain Bike Registration Opens
10:00AM - DINO Mountain Bike Series START; Expert, Sport (Men and women)
12:00PM - DINO Mountain Bike Series MTB START; Base, Junior, Clydesdale, Intro

Camping: Designated sites can be reserved online; festival style camping around Shelter 4 is $5 per person per night. Reserve the festival camping HERE or pay cash to DINO staff.

Pick your distance

Mountain biking

Downhill MTB

2 Course options. Best heat time of 2 attempts.

Jul 11, 2026 1.6K 12:00 PM
$25.00
Closed

Intro

Jul 11, 2026 11.3K 12:18 AM
$20.00
Closed

Junior (18 & Under)

Jul 11, 2026 11.3K 12:12 PM
$20.00
Closed

Base

Jul 11, 2026 22.5K 12:00 PM
$30.00
Closed

Clydesdale (200lb+)

Jul 11, 2026 22.5K 12:10 PM
$30.00
Closed

Sport

Sport Women do 14miles.

Jul 11, 2026 33.8K 10:04 AM
$35.00
Closed

Expert/Elite

Expert Women do 21 Miles.

Jul 11, 2026 45.1K 10:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in North Vernon, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 20.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 29.3°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 20.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 36.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
12.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
5.2mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
82.8%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 11, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 11, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 43m

The sun rises at 6:26 AM and sets at 9:09 PM local time (EDT) in North Vernon on July 11, 2026 — 14h 43m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — DINO MTB Series - Muscatatuck Park

99 finishers across 6 distances · leading places in the Intro

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Leading finishers of the 2026 DINO MTB Series - Muscatatuck Park
Place Name Time Pace
1 Derrek Jones 41:55 5:59 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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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, 3 North Vernon events

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