Welcome to the West Virginia Trail Festival (WvTF). WILD. TOUGH. FUN. This family-oriented annual trail running event will occur every May in the heart of Pocahontas County, WV. Pocahontas is known as WV most mountainous county! The WvTF will have a series of trail races: 5K, 30K, 60K, 100k, and kids fun run. Other weekend activities will include a movie night, kids activities, a ride on the Cass Historic Railroad, awards ceremony, and Mother's Day breakfast. The goal is to create a unique one-of-a-kind experience that will highlight West Virginia’s beautiful and mountainous landscape while highlighting her unique history: West Virginia's beautiful State Parks, the beautiful Monongahela National Forest, Cass Historic Railroad, the Green Bank Observatory (GBO), the historic local fire towers, Snowshoe Ski Resort, and Pocahontas County. We promise a WILD, TOUGH, and FUN experience that will be memorable for all.
INDIVIDUAL RACE HIGHLIGHTS
100K HIGHLIGHTS Midnight start 11,500 ft of elevation gain Epic views Climb 2 historic fire towers in Pocahontas County Run through 3 WV State Parks Views of Green Bank Observatory Summit 2 of 3 WV highest peaks Finish in Village at Ski Resort Generous cut-off time of 20 hrs
60K HIGHLIGHTS Cass Historic Railroad Start Positive elevation gain....few in US Climb 2 historic fire towers in Pocahontas County Finish Village at Ski Resort Generous cut-off time of 13 hrs
30K HIGHLIGHTS Climb historic fire tower in Pocahontas County Start/Finish Village at Ski Resort Generous cut-off time of 11 hrs
5K HIGHLIGHTS Evening race 700 feet of vertical gain Start/Finish Village at Ski Resort
MASTER SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Thursday, May 9th 18.30-20.30: Meet your race directors (location TBD at Snowshoe) Friday, May 10th 14.00-17.45: Check-in for all races 18.00: Start of Twilight 5K at Snowshoe Village 19.30: Twilight 5K end 20.00-22.00: Family Movie Saturday May 11th 00.01: Dark Skies 100K start at the entrance to Seneca State Park 07.00: Full Moon 60K start at Cass Historic Railroad Park 09.00: Stargazer 30K start at Snowshoe Village 18.00: Evening Entertainment (Band etc.) 20.00: Cut-off for all races at Snowshoe Village 20.30: Post Race Party at the Junction Sunday May 12th 08.00: Awards Ceremony 09.00-11.00: Mother's Day Brunch at the Junction