Mineshaft 10k
About this race
This race uses part of the Hellgate 100k course (miles 47-52 but in reverse, which is, by far the better direction). It’s a great backcountry section of the Glenwood Horse Trail that goes between Bobletts Gap Road and the Bearwallow Trailhead. Due to parking limitations, this event will be capped at 100 vehicles and we’ll be shuttling racers to the start, 4.1 miles away.
The course will climb approximately 1 mile on a dirt road before climbing, steeply for .3 miles, onto the Glenwood Horse Trail. You will be on the GHT for the remaining 5 miles to the finish. This is a great trail that travels past many old mines. It’s an up and down route until the last 1.5 miles that will have you screaming down one of the best sections of trail. Beware the rock gardens at the 5 mile mark of the course.
Make sure you carpool when you can and park closely to the person next to you. The park has limited parking.
* In the event of inclement weather, this race may be run as an out and back.
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Trail running
Mineshaft 10k
Mineshaft 10k and RNUTS Bundle
Running
Mineshaft 10k Virtual Run
Our Virtual events are setup for you to be a part of the series without having to be present since there are so many layers to activities. This is a run anywhere option, that counts as one of the RNUTS qualifying races. In addition, you will get the race shirt until 1/2/25, after that, all registrants will get a Mountain Junkies LLC Socks Hoo Rag (similar to a Buff).
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Buchanan, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:32 AM and sets at 6:23 PM local time (EST) in Buchanan on March 13, 2027 — 11h 51m of daylight.
Course
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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, 2 Buchanan events
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