Fall Foliage Adventure Race
14-hour and 4-hour races / October 19, 2024
4-Hour OR 14-Hour - Paddle, Bike & Trek
2023 - Results / 4hr Photos / 15hr Photos / 15hr GPS Tracks
2022 - Results / Photos / Video
Make a team or go solo as the temperatures start cooling off and the leaves start falling and changing color during our Fall Foliage Adventure Race in and around the stunningly beautiful Mason Neck peninsula in Lorton, Virginia. If you love being outdoors, then this is the event for you.
4-hour Race: For the first time, our 4-hour fall race will have biking, but no worries, this will be the most beginner biking we could think of as it'll all be a mix of paved trails and gravel. As usual this race will start alongside our bigger race and and consist of some smaller parts from that course.
14-hour Race: This year we're taking our more seasoned racers through a bunch of areas in and around the Mason Neck peninsula, it will consist of multiple parks, conservancies and historical sites with plenty trekking, paddling and biking along with some other fun challenges thrown in and ending going into the night.
Highlights video from previous race:
New to adventure racing? What is an adventure race? Simply put, Adventure Racing (AR) is an outdoor scavenger hunt: orienteering (navigating with a map and compass) but via multiple modes of travel. Unlike your average 10K/5K, marathon or obstacle course race where there is a strict roped off race course to follow; with orienteering/AR you are given a map with marked checkpoints (CPs), and its up to you/your team to navigate and find as many checkpoints as you can within a time limit. The best teams will work together and help each other to not only go fast, but also efficiently, acquiring the most checkpoints wins (fastest time as tie-breaker).
• This is a USARA-sanctioned event (both races score USARA national ranking points).
• Race will score points for the Virginia State Parks Adventure Series
• This race will also count towards the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Autumn Adventure Series
Spectators are welcome to watch, hang out, take pictures, fish or just picnic in the park during this event but are NOT allowed to assist participants. This is a USARA-sanctioned race.
4-Hour | 14-Hour | |
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Paddle | 4+ miles | 9+ miles |
Trek | 5+ miles | 25+ miles |
Bike | 8+ miles | 24+ miles |
Age limit | 4+ | 8+ |
*Distance estimates are for clearing the full course (getting every single checkpoint)
100% of Race Proceeds to Benefit
To Be Announced very shortly :)
Race Schedule - (tentative):
SATURDAY, OCT. 19
7:00am - Packet Pickup Opens (both races)
7:45am - 14HR Pre Race Brief
8:00am - 14HR Race Start
9:00am - 4HR Race start
1:00pm - 4HR - Race Cutoff
1:15pm - 4HR - Awards
10:00pm - 14HR - Race Cutoff
10:15pm - 14HR - Awards
4-Hour | 14-Hour | |
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Before Apr. 1 | $80 | $190 |
Before Aug. 1 | $90 | $205 |
On/After Aug. 1 | $100 | $220 |
*USARA membership required/checked during registration.
Single-event membership = $8, or $35 annual membership.
Registration Includes:
Other Event Details:
Mandatory Gear (provided by participant):
Mandatory Gear (provided by BROR):
Recommended but Optional Gear (provided by participant):
Race Rules:
Address for GPS / Parking Directions:
Race will start/finish at
George Mason's Gunston Hall:
10709 Gunston Rd.
Lorton, VA 22079
Camping:
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