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Join us for the 6th Annual Fair Hill Fox Trot 5k & 1 Mile Bark in the Park

Fox Trot 5K and 1 Mile Bark in the Park @ The Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Race day - Registration and check in opens at 7:00am

Race start time: 9:00am

$40 for 5K Runners

$25 for 1M Bark in the Park Walkers

Location: Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area: Sawmill area of the Five Star course.

Parking located in the Sawmill Preferred Parking Lot.

• With purchase of your race or walk bib, you receive a t-shirt, swag bag including a seedling tree from Bartlett Tree Experts, one complimentary Sunday General Admission ticket to the MD Five Star at Fair Hill AND a 20% off friends and family code to purchase additional tickets.

• Age bracket winners will receive prizes provided by W. L. Gore.

Located in the scenic hills of Northeastern Maryland, the Fair Hill Nature Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, providing immersive, hands-on environmental education opportunities for students in Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.

Our environmental educators serve approximately 7,500 elementary students during the school year for grade level specific field trips exploring topics such as water quality (5th grade), soil science (4th grade), ecosystems (3rd grade), insects (2nd grade) and hibernation (Kindergarten). 58% of our students are economically disadvantaged and 17% are disabled. Your race registration helps us to continue serving these students!

Thank you for supporting our mission of inspiring stewardship and community through outdoor environmental education.

PHUNT 25K & 50K TRAIL RACE

DISTANCE: 25K & 50K (two loops)

DATE: Saturday, January 16th, 2027

WHEN: 50K starts at 8 a.m., 25K starts at 9 a.m. End time is 5 p.m.

CUT-OFF: AS3 at 4 p.m., which gives participants an hour to travel 4 miles to the finish.

WHERE: Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area

START/FINISH: Edward L. Walls Activity Hall.

The hall is at the intersection of Ranger Skinner Drive & Kennel Road., Elkton, MD 21921. Use 4640 Telegraph Road for navigation apps.

FEE: Online: $40 + processing fee

FIELD: Maximum 600 runners, no exceptions.

AMENITIES:

All finishers will receive a medal and swag item(buff, beanie, pint glass). The activity hall(start/finish) is heated, w/ full kitchen and restrooms. Capacity is 400, so there will be room to leave your gear, or change of clothes. In addition, alcohol (byob), will be permitted at the activity hall. While ample parking will be available, please consider car-pooling. After all, you’re going to be running around in the woods for at least 4 hours. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a fellow runner to commiserate with on the drive back home?

There will be a major aid station at mile 4.3, 7.5, and 11.5 over the 15.6 mile course. The start/finish area will also act as an aid station for 50K runners. Aid stations are stocked with a variety of items, such as gels, electrolyte drink, water, soda, beer, candy, cookies, chips, bananas, oranges, broth, bacon, grilled cheese sandwiches, and Uncrustables. Each aid station will have a wood or propane fire pit.

COURSE: In comparison to other parks in the mid-Atlantic region, Fair Hill is fairly tame. The park has gentle rolling hills, intermingled with moderately steep climbs that will not exceed 150 feet. The 15.6 mile course will start/finish on about 0.5 mile of asphalt/gravel road, which makes it 1.0 miles total. There's about 1.0 miles of pasture/open field running. The remainder is beautiful, single-track trails.

While not the exact course, this is probably 85% accurate.

https://www.trailrunproject.com/trail/7013781/phunt-trail-race-course

WEATHER: It’s the wintertime in the mid-Atlantic; expect anything mother nature has to offer. In fact, in 2014, PHUNT started at a bone chilling 6 degrees before topping out at a blistering 30 degrees. Oh, and runners had to contend w/ 5 inches of fresh snow.

Having said that, the average low is 24, & the average high is 42.

REFUNDS, BIB TRANSFERS, & DEFERMENT: Sorry, but we do not offer refunds, bib transfers, or deferment. If you can not make the event, the RD considers your entry fee a donation and the funds will be used as he deems necessary.