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Lake Rhodhiss Trailfest

Name: Lake Rhodhiss Trailfest
Start: 2026-10-10
End: 2026-10-10
Location: Valdese

Valdese, North Carolina, United States

calendar_today 10 Oct, 2026

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sell $40.00 – $80.00

About the Event

Description

While the date remains the same, the events and course are all new this year. Though we appreciate everyone who took part in the 5K, 10K, 10M, and fun run in the past, attendance never took off. So, we're going to try a different type of race that in some ways adds more flexibility and possibilities for the participants, but is also easier for us to manage. For 2026, we're switching the Lake Rhodhiss Trailfest to be a 3 hour, 6 hour, and 12 hour event where your objective is to get as many miles as possible on a 3ish mile loop that includes two miles of trail and one mile of crushed cinder greenway. The flexibility for the participants is that if you aren't interested in maximizing your miles, you can now come with a goal distance you'd like to reach and sign up for the event that allows you time to do so. For example, if you've always wanted to do a 50K, you could sign up for the six hour and run at a 5 mph pace to reach your goal. Or, you could sign up for the 12 hour and even hike your way to your goal. Lake Rhodhiss Trailfest is still the kickoff event for the Great State Trail Day the following weekend. More details will be coming out soon, but there will be space for you to put up a 10x10 tent or table at the start/finish area and an assortment of food and beverages will be available during the races. We also hope to have live music on the pavilion stage at times during the race. Whatever it takes to motivate you into "one more loop."

Races Offered

LRT 12 Hour

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 12 Hours

terrain

Type — Running

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08:00

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$80.00

LRT 3 Hour

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 3 Hours

terrain

Type — Running

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08:00

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$40.00

LRT 6 Hour

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 6 Hours

terrain

Type — Running

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08:00

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$60.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Valdese.

thermostat Temperature

9.7° / 21.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

7.8° / 19.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 36m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.1 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

7.9 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

68.9%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:33

nightlight Sunset

18:49

About Valdese

Learn more about the host city, Valdese.

Valdese is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,689 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. One of the largest Waldensian congregations in the United States was founded in the town in the late nineteenth century, now known as the Waldensian Presbyterian Church. The town was settled by immigrants from the Cottian Alps in the Piedmont region of Italy.