Fall Backyard Burn Trail Run - Hemlock Overlook
About this race
The Fall Backyard Burn (SBYB) is a series of 5 and 10 mile trail running races held on some of the best trail networks in the Northern Virginia Area. All the courses include a mixture of forested fire roads, twisty hiking trails, stream crossings, grassy fields, and minimal pavement.
Hemlock Overlook, located along the banks of the historic Bull Run, feels surprisingly remote for being so close to Washington D.C. Sightings of deer, beaver, turkey, osprey and great blue heron are not uncommon in this 425 acre park. This beautiful race course consists mostly of hiking trails (including the Bull Run Occoquan Trail), old dirt roads, and open fields. Competitors will run over rocks and roots and along bull run. The course is designed to be spectator friendly with several areas designated for family and friends to cheer on their racers.
For course maps and additional information, please visit the race website.
Our charity partner for this event is Homestretch. If you are able, please consider making a donation to this amazing organization during registration.
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Trail running
5 Mile
10 Mile
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Clifton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:52 AM and sets at 4:56 PM local time (EST) in Clifton on November 15, 2026 — 10h 04m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Fall Backyard Burn Trail Run - Hemlock Overlook
Other races near Clifton
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
HFA's Michael Pennefather Memorial 5K and Fun Run
Fall for the Park 5K: Flannel Fest
Fall Backyard Burn Trail Run - Fountainhead
Virginia Run Turkey Trot
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, 4 Clifton events
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