Uwharrie Mountain Run
About this race
The 36th annual Uwharrie Mountain Run offers challenging, winter, single-track trail runs of 8, 20, and 40 miles in central North Carolina’s Uwharrie National Forest. Rocks, roots, creeks, cookies, and handmade pottery awards make Uwharrie a perennial favorite among both recreational and elite trail runners.
Join us February 6, 2027 for a chilly, hilly good time!
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UWHARRIE SWAG AND AWARDS
All participants will receive a long sleeve race t-shirt, complimentary parking and shuttles, well stocked aid stations, and plenty of food and refreshments at the finish line. Awards are a special tradition at Uwharrie, a region known for its beautiful pottery. All finishers receive pottery awards that are hand-crafted by Michael Mahan, a local Seagrove potter. The top 3 male and female winners in each race will receive handmade commemorative pottery and top overall male and female overall will also receive Altra shoe certificates. Awards are presented as runners finish.
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Trail running
40-MILE
The 40-mile course is an out-and-back run that turns around at the 20-mile finish area. The time limit for the 40-mile is 12.5 hours. For the safety of participants and volunteers, 40M runners will be stopped at the 32-mile point after 5:00 pm, at the 35-mile point after 6:00 pm, and at the 38-mile point after 7:00 pm. To continue past the 32-mile point after 4:00 pm, runners must have a light.
20-MILE
The 20-mile course is a point-to-point course starting at Jumping Off Rock trailhead and finishing at Wood Run Trailhead at Hwy 24/27. The 20-mile time limit is 6 hours.
8-MILE
The 8-mile course is a point-to-point race starting at Jumping Off Rock Trailhead and finishing at Highway 109 Trailhead. The 8-mile time limit is 2 hours.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Ophir, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:15 AM and sets at 5:52 PM local time (EST) in Ophir on February 6, 2027 — 10h 37m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Uwharrie Mountain 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 Ophir event
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