Philosopher's Way Trail Runs - 10 mile and 7 kilometer
About this race
We are excited to present the 18th running of the Philosopher’s Way Trail Runs at Carolina North Forest in Chapel Hill, NC on Sunday, April 26th, 2026!
If you prefer to run or walk the course on your own, the courses will be open Monday, April 28th through Sunday, May 3rd. For those not running the in-person event on the 26th, the courses will be marked, and we invite registrants to run or walk anytime during park hours (8:00 am to 6:00 pm). We will provide information on how to upload evidence of your run, and we will do random drawings for prizes (from our amazing sponsors) from among all runners who upload their results. In the event of single-track closures, there will be courses marked on the Forest’s gravel roads.
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🏃♀️ View & download course maps
Logistics
In-person race logistic document
Self-timed event logistics document
Cost
$45 for race registration, which includes a custom designed shirt (in the size of your choice if registering before April 7th).Sponsors
Pick your distance
Trail running
PWTR 10 mile run
Race Day Event Schedule (tentative): 7:00 AM - runner check in opens 7:50 AM - 10 mile runners gather at start race briefing 8:00 AM - 10 mile start 10:30 AM - awards/prizes
PWTR 7 kilometer run
Race Day Event Schedule (tentative): 7:00 AM - runner check in opens 8:10 AM - 7K runners gather at start for race briefing 8:20 AM - 7K start 10:30 AM - awards/prizes
Running
PWTR 10 mile run (self-timed -- run on your own, between 4/28 and 5/5, on the race course)
PWTR 7 kilometer run (self-timed -- run on your own, between 4/28 and 5/5, on the race course)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Chapel Hill, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:30 AM and sets at 7:57 PM local time (EDT) in Chapel Hill on April 25, 2027 — 13h 27m 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 — Philosopher's Way Trail Runs - 10 mile and 7 kilometer
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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, 23 Chapel Hill events
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