Spook Hill Cider & Wine 4 Mile Run
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Spook Hill Cider & Wine 4 Mile Run

Burkittsville, Maryland, United States View on map
Oct 01, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Spook Hill, or an iteration thereof may be making a return in 2027. 


Most appreciably, Bill Susa, Race Director, SMHS Runs 

email: spookhill4mile@gmail.com

   

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Running

4 Mile Run

Welcome to the nationally recognized (Runner's World Magazine-twice and Competitor.com), Spook Hill Cider & Wine 4 Mile Run! The footing on this scenic course varies from pavement and gravel to grassy and occasionally uneven cross-country conditions. The orchard, farm, and vineyard portions of the official Spook Hill course are private property and are OFF LIMITS except for those participating in the race on race day. Sorry, no strollers or dogs are permitted. *Our only pre-race early packet pickup event will occur on the Wednesday prior to the race between 3 and 6:30 pm at Charm City Run, Frederick. https://www.charmcityrun.com/shop/locations/frederick/ Race day packet pickup begins on race morning at 0700 and extends through 0820. No late starts - no exceptions. No dogs are permitted and jogging/running strollers are not allowed.

Oct 01, 2026 6.4K 8:30 AM
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Burkittsville, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 11.1° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 20.3°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 10.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 20.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
19.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
5.5mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
71.4%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 1, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 1, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 46m

The sun rises at 7:06 AM and sets at 6:53 PM local time (EDT) in Burkittsville on October 1, 2026 — 11h 46m of daylight.

Course

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Results — Spook Hill Cider & Wine 4 Mile Run

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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, 1 Burkittsville event

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