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Into the Darkness Night Trail Run
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Into the Darkness Night Trail Run

Roanoke, Virginia, United States View on map
Oct 24, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Trail running

About this race

This is the Roanoke Valley’s most unique event.  The course will take you through 3.6 miles of the Explore Park.  Following the successful Mountain Bike Nationals XCO event, we finally got out to the Explore Park to see what we could put together for our 19th Into the Darkness.  The course will be totally different this year and we'll be running the XCO course in reverse.  The course consists of .25 miles of asphalt road before putting you on twisty rolling single track for the rest of the event.  The trails will be marked with reflective arrows, glow sticks, and the occasional surprise (nothing scary, this is a family event).  Every effort will be taken so that you will easily be able to find your way and stay on course.

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Trail running

Night Trail Run

A light source is mandatory; it is recommended that you have at least a headlamp or flashlight. I personally think it is best to carry one of each. A headlamp to see where you are going and a flashlight to cast shadows and give you depth perception (easier to see those sneaky roots and rocks). We will leave this up to your personal preference. It is recommended that you try your choice of light source under similar conditions prior to running the race.

Oct 24, 2026 5.9K 7:00 PM
$35.00
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Typical race-day weather

Based on 11 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Roanoke.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-day average) 7.5° / Maximum temperature (race-day average) 19.4°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 4.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 19.4°
Wind (km/h)
Average wind speed (race-day average)
15.8
Precip (mm)
Average precipitation (race-day average)
1.4mm
Humidity
Average relative humidity (race-day average)
70.6%

Course

Route map and elevation profile

No course map published yet.

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Results — Into the Darkness Night Trail Run

2016 edition View Results

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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, 24 Roanoke events

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