Fall Backyard Burn Trail Run - Riverbend
About this race
Riverbend lies adjacent to the Potomac River and just west of Great Falls National Park. The course is beautiful and includes incredible riverside singletrack, a few short hills, and amazing views. This is not a super technical course. We are excited to introduce more trail runners to this special park and hope you will decide to come join the fun.
Race Date: Sunday November 22, 2026
Course Length: 5 miles OR 10 miles
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.
Race Website
Please see the race website for all race day information.
Pick your distance
Trail running
5 Mile
10 Mile
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Great Falls, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:59 AM and sets at 4:50 PM local time (EST) in Great Falls on November 22, 2026 — 9h 50m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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Results — Fall Backyard Burn Trail Run - Riverbend
Other races near Great Falls
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Friends of Reston Fall 5K
New Year's Day 5K & 1K
National Capital 20 Miler and Janet Braunstein 5 Miler
Founders Half Marathon
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 Great Falls events
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