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FREE Ridenour Preserve - 5K/10K/Bike Race

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FREE Ridenour Preserve - 5K/10K/Bike Race

About the Event

Join us in celebrating the land and trail expansion at Ridenour Lake.

We have grown from 60 to 319 acres and now have over 20 miles of new trails. Along with the free trail run and mtb race we will have a food truck, fishing, kayaks and paddle boats. A full day of trail celebration sponsored by Nitro CVB.

FREE! FREE! FREE!

10:00am - Trail Running Race 5K or 10K
12:00pm - Ribbon Cutting
12:30pm - Mountain Bike Race 11 Miles!

Register an hour before the event start for either the trail run or mountain bike race times

Races Offered

10K Trail Run

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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10:00

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$0.00

5K Trail Run

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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10:00

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$0.00

11 Mile Mountain Bike Race

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — 11 Miles

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12:30

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$0.00

11 Mile Mountain Bike Race (E-Bike Division)

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — 11 Miles

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12:30

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$0.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for June in Nitro.

thermostat Temperature
17.2° / 28.9°
wb_sunny Feels like
17.5° / 29.0°
light_mode Avg sunshine hours
12h 24m
water_drop Avg rainfall
2.6 mm
ac_unit Avg snowfall
air Avg wind speed
8.3 km/h (Light breeze)
opacity Sweat loss rate
High
terrain Course conditions
Hard and dry surface
sunny Max UV Index
Very High (8.0)
humidity_mid Humidity
70.4%
wb_twilight Sunrise
06:03
nightlight Sunset
20:51

About Nitro

Learn more about the host city, Nitro.

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Nitro is a city in Kanawha and Putnam counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It takes its name from a World War I-era nitrocellulose plant. The population was 6,618 according to the 2020 census. It is part of the Charleston metropolitan area.

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