Old Fort Turkey Trot
About this race
Join us to run-jog-walk on SATURDAY NOV 28th! Gobble Gobble! Wobble Wobble!
We will have a finisher table for athletes to select their prize as usual. Refreshments at the finish line. Race registration is free. We will be supporting Mission Ministries Alliance once again in their mission to serve our community with housing, healing and hope.
We will be accepting donations online from now until race day. If you prefer to write a check, it should be made out to: Mission Ministries Alliance and can be submitted on race day. Funds go directly to Mission Ministries Alliance. Mission Ministries Alliance improves the lives of people affected by homelessness, providing emergency shelter, housing services, counseling, rehabilitation, and crisis assistance in McDowell County. If you donate, you will receive a letter of recognition for being a warrior in our fight against homelessness in McDowell County.
Start and finish line at Hillman Beer gravel parking area on Commerce Street in Old Fort. (thank you to Hillman's for your continued support).
Grab a friend or family member and come Trot with us on Thanksgiving! 🦃🏃🏃♀️
If you are interested in being a sponsor for the race or want to know how you can help in this mission, please contact Crystal Sweatt at: crystal.sweatt@m3life.org
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Running
5TH Annual Turkey Trot
Start and finish line will be in the gravel parking lot at Hillman Brewery on Commerce Street. Map coming soon!
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Old Fort yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 7:17 AM and sets at 5:16 PM local time (EST) in Old Fort on November 28, 2026 — 9h 58m 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 — Old Fort Turkey Trot
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Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Black Mountain Turkey Trot 5k
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Asheville Turkey Trot
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, 1 Old Fort event
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