Fall Backyard Burn Trail Run - Laurel Hill
About this race
Located just south of the Capital Beltway in Lorton, this beautiful race course includes a mixture of forested and open meadow singletrack meandering through 1600 acres of the former prison grounds. The race starts and ends under the old guard towers at the Workhouse Arts Center, which is the site of the former Lorton Reformatory. The course is one of our least technical and most of it is on singletrack that is a mix of dirt and crushed stone. The only short pavement sections are at the beginning and end of the race. There are no extended climbs, but lots of short ups and downs.
Race Date: Sunday October 4, 2026
Course Length: 5.4 miles (1 lap) OR 10 miles (2 laps)
Charity partnership
During registration, you will have an opportunity to support a local non-profit Homestretch. The goal of the charity partnership is to first and foremost to raise awareness of the services Homestretch provides to families in our area. In addition, we hope to raise funds that will directly support their efforts. Please consider making a donation when you register.
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Trail running
5 Mile
10 Mile
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lorton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:07 AM and sets at 6:47 PM local time (EDT) in Lorton on October 4, 2026 — 11h 39m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Fall Backyard Burn Trail Run - Laurel Hill
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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, 9 Lorton events
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