Pocahontas Trail Festival

🏞️ Pocahontas Trail Fest 10k and 1/2 Marathon

Date: October 5, 2025

Location: Pocahontas State Park, 10301 State Park Rd., Chesterfield, VA 23832

Racers receive:

• Chipped Timing: RunRideRace will professionally chip time the race.
• Live Results: Stay updated with real-time results.
• Event Swag: Unique merchandise for participants.
• Race Start Times: All races start at 9 AM.

🅿️ Race Venue

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

📅 Race Day

Date: October 5, 2025, from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM at the staging area at Pocahontas State Park.

Timing: Your race number will have a timing chip on the back. Please do not fold or remove the chip. Race numbers should be attached so numerals are right side up and visible during the entire event. Placement on your shirt is best to help with tagging any photos to your result link.

🏆 Award Breakdown

The following will be awarded race day for the 10k and 1/2 Marathon (Male and Female):

• 19 and Under: Awards will be given.
• 20-29: Awards will be given.
• 30-39: Awards will be given.
• 40-49: Awards will be given.
• 50-59: Awards will be given.
• 60+: Awards will be given.

🌲 Course Information

2020-2021 offered a redesigned course. The original course was mostly fire roads throughout the park. Although beautiful, we always intended for more of a trail event. With the building of some new hiking trails and a redesign of the course, we feel we have a great course waiting for you. We have also tweaked a few miles from 2021 to improve on the redesign.

The new course features a loop for the 10k and a larger loop for the 1/2 marathon. The races will cover the first 10k together. This newer course will provide 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 trails (Coop and Trooper Trails).

🥤 On-course Aid

Aid stations will be approximately at 3, 6, and 9 miles.

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 lot) and the other near shelter #2 between the lot and the staging area.

For more details and updates, visit Pocahontas Trail Fest Registration.