Birds Of a Feather Trail Trot
Chapel Hill, United States • 27 Nov 2025
Event overview
The Birds of a Feather Trail Trot is a Thanksgiving Day trail event on November 27, 2025 at Briar Chapel's Great Meadow Park in Chapel Hill, NC (161 Salt Cedar Lane). The event offers timed and untimed options for two distances and includes post-event pie, an awards ceremony with contests and giveaways, and free race photos. PORCH Briar Chapel is the charity partner; Roadless Races will match 10% of funds collected and PORCH will collect food and cash donations.
Courses and entry
- 2 Mile : 2.04 miles, 134 ft elevation gain
- 5K : 3.38 miles (5.4K), 217 ft elevation gain
The 2 mile course includes about 0.79 mile of paved surfaces, 0.71 mile of grass and mostly smooth double/single-track, and 0.54 mile of sidewalks and paved trail. The 5K begins with 0.43 mile of pavement, continues with 2.79 miles of undulating double-track and single-track with roots, rocks, and short climbs, and finishes on 0.26 mile of paved trail. Both distances can be run as timed races with chip timing or as untimed fun runs. Each timed race is limited to 200 participants and the event maximum is 600. Minimum ages apply: 5 years for the 2 mile race and 6 years for the 5K; younger runners must run accompanied according to the event rules. Aid stations, medical support, race tee pickup at check-in, and course marking are provided. Strollers are permitted only on the 2 mile fun run; pets are not permitted. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.