Pocahontas Trail Festival
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Pocahontas Trail Festival

Chesterfield, Virginia, United States View on map
Oct 04, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Trail running

About this race

Pocahontas Trail Fest 10k and 1/2 Marathon 
October 5, 2025

Racers receive

Professionally chipped time race
Live results

RACE START TIMES:  All race starts at 9am.  

Race Venue: 
Pocahontas State Park 10301 State Park Rd. Chesterfield, VA 23832

The race staging area will be located about 1 1/2 miles straight into the park on State Park Rd.  Once you pass the entrance parking contact station, you continue straight, following park signs to the pool parking lot/boat launch about 1 1/2 miles down State Park Rd.  Start, finish and staging will be located on the large grass field adjacent to the boat launch.  All race activities will be located at the black and orange tents on the field

Parking:  The park regular fee is required if you don't have a state park permit.  All day parking access is currently $10 per car load on weekends.  Although the park accepts cards, cash is the fastest way to move past the contact station.  

Race Day pickup: October 5 Sunday 730-9am at the staging area at Pocahontas State Park.

Timing: 
Your race number will have a timing chip on the back.  Please do not fold, remove the chip.  Race numbers should be attached so numerals are right side up. Your numbers should be visible during the entire event and placement on your shirt is best as this helps with tagging any photos to your result link. If you mist pin on your shorts it needs to be visible from the front.

Award breakdown:
The following will be awarded race day for the 10k and 1/2 Marathon M and F.

19 and under
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60+

Course info:

With the building of some new hiking trails and a redesign of the course we feel we have a great course waiting for you.

The new course has a loop course for the 10k and a larger loop for the1/2 marathon. The races will cover the first 10k together. This newer course will give you more picturesque views and a better trail race experience!  The newest built trails, on the 1/2 marathon course, are very runnable with good footing most of the way. You will be finishing your last 4+ miles on these beautiful trail (Coop and Trooper Trails).


On-course
aid:
 
Water stations will be approximately 3, 6 and 9 miles. Best if you carry your own refillable water pack and fuel, as you will be remote much of the race.

Bathrooms:  There are two indoor bathrooms available near the start/finish.  One is located behind the soda machines (on the right side of the main pool lot) and the other near shelter #2 between the lot and the staging area.

 

Pick your distance

Trail running

Half Marathon

Oct 04, 2026 Half-Marathon 9:00 AM
$65.00
Open

10k

Oct 04, 2026 10K 9:00 AM
$55.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Chesterfield, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 9.9° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 20.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 8.4° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 21.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.3
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
69.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 4, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 4, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 40m

The sun rises at 7:08 AM and sets at 6:49 PM local time (EDT) in Chesterfield on October 4, 2026 — 11h 40m 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, 15 Chesterfield events

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