Little River Trail Runs
About this race
Read Racer Briefing HERE!
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The 21st Annual Little River Trail Runs will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at Little River Regional Park in beautiful Rougemont, North Carolina. We have two race distances - 10 miles and 7 kilometers. Both races are run primarily on well-marked single track, and we'll have race volunteers and three aid stations along the course. As always, all proceeds from the races go towards support and maintenance of the park and trail system for the community.
Cost:
$50 - 10 mi (we can not guarantee a t-shirt but we will do our best to have one for you!) $45 - 7k (we can not guarantee a t-shirt but we will do our best to have one for you!) Friends of the Forest Bundle - SAVE $20 by registering for both LRTR and PWTR!Flagging:
7k route will be BLUE
10 mile route will be ORANGE
Date:
January 10, 2026
Distance and start times:
10 mile (9:00am) and 7k (9:30am)
Bib number and shirt pickup:
Friday, January 9, 2026 at Bull City Running (SoDu location, 202 W. NC 54, Durham), Time: 2:30pm - 5:30pm.
2026 Sponsors
Bull City Running
Balanced Movement Studio
Brandwein's Bagels
Carrboro Coffee Roasters
Halchin Hives
Open Eye Cafe
Purple Bowl
TrailHeads.org
Weaver Street Market
Zenith Coaching
Ready to test your limits? The Little River Trail Runs brings a highly anticipated 16.1K, 7K to Rougemont on January 7, 2023. Expect a fantastic route right in the heart of North Carolina.
Pick your distance
Trail running
LRTR 10 Mile Run
This is an in-person event, on Saturday, January 7, 2023.
LRTR 7 kilometer run
This is an in-person event, on Saturday, January 7, 2023.
Running
LRTR 10 mile run (hybrid -- run on your own, between 12pm on 1/7 and 5pm on 1/16, on the race course)
This is a hybrid event: run the race on the marked course at Little River Regional Park, and upload your time/evidence of your run. You may run anytime during park hours (8am to 5pm), between January 7 at noon and January 16 at 5pm. Hybrid run participants are not eligible for awards.
LRTR 7km run (hybrid -- run on your own, between 1/7 and 1/16, on the race course)
This is a hybrid event: run the race on the marked course at Little River Regional Park, and upload your time/evidence of your run. You may run anytime during park hours (8am to 5pm), between January 7 at noon and January 16 at 5pm. Hybrid run participants are not eligible for awards.
Weather Overview
These values reflect historical conditions on the race dates in Rougemont in 2023, from Open-Meteo archive data.
About Rougemont
Little River Trail Runs takes place in Rougemont, North Carolina, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.
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