21Nov
5K Run/Walk - Adults
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 13:00
- Entry fee
- $20.00
Brighter Paths Trail 5K
Mendota,
Virginia,
United States
6 days left
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Date
21 Nov, 2026
Races
2 distances
Entry fee
$10.00 – $20.00
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Website
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Brighter Paths Trail 5K
About the event
1:00 pm. Communities In Schools Appalachian Highlands presents the 1st Annual Brighter Paths Trail 5K. This event is also presented by Greendale and Valley Institute Elementary Schools and their school running programs. Starting from the Mendota Community Center and running on the Mendota Trail, this will be the most beautiful run in the area with breathtaking sights of the North Fork of the Holston River. Proceeds will be divided equally between the Mendota Kids Club and St. Jude.
Races offered
21Nov
5K Run/Walk - Students (18 under)
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 13:00
- Entry fee
- $10.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for November in Mendota.
Temperature4.1° / 15.0°
Feels like0.7° / 11.9°
Sunshine hours7h 21m
Rainfall1.7 mm
Snowfall—
Wind9.7 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity69.5%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:07
Sunset18:20
About Mendota
Learn more about the host city, Mendota.
Mendota is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Virginia, at an elevation of approximately 1411 feet. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 135.
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