River Valley Run Trail Festival

Join us October 14th, 2023 for one final, epic trail festival to remember! Read full statement here >>

For 16 years the River Valley Run Trail Festival has been Maryland's premier trail run festival event for the whole family! Online registration is now open for what will be our final, memorable River Valley Run event.

For our final event we're going out with a bang and we'd love for everyone who has shared a connection with us over our 16 year history to join if able! Runners of all types are sure to find the challenge that's right for them as our trail festival features our 3 renowned and exciting races lengths through hundreds of breathtaking wooded acres:

a 5K Trail Race for those looking to take the leap into Maryland trail running!
a nationally recognized & award winning 10K Trail Race.
a Half Marathon Trail Race for those after an even bigger endurance challenge.

NEW for 2023

1 Mile untimed walk/run: with special family pricing so all can participate in our final event, regardless or age or fitness level!
Free Beanie: included with registration for Half, 10k and 5k participants!
We've got some EXTRA fun things planned for this final festival, including climbing towers, s'mores pits, live music, a photo booth, and raffle giveaways to make race day even more special!

Trail Run Festival Sponsors

A big shout out to our current Maryland trail running festival sponsors below, and all who have sponsored the River Valley Run trail festival year after year to make this race possible!