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Deerfly Trail Race

location_city Fayetteville

location_on North Carolina

flag United States

calendar_today 17 Oct, 2026

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About the Event

WHAT
FRC's only trail race is back for it's sixth year! 
The trail race that you all loved last year will be putting you out in the woods once again! Come on out and get year five shirts and coins. Each year is a unique specially designed race logo featuring our friends, the Deerfly. They've missed you!  

Who will wear the crowns this year?!👸🤴

The race will max out at 200 runners so you should register asap! Our sole sponsor is Heckler Brewing Company so be sure to come to packet pickup and enjoy some great fellowship on Friday night Oct 16.


DATE

Saturday, October 17, 2026


LOCATION

Carvers Creek State Park - Sandhills Access
995 McCloskey Road
Fayetteville, NC 28311


DISTANCES OFFERED

11K - Timed
6K - Timed
11k Dog - Timed
6k Dog - Timed


HOW TO REGISTER

Register by clicking on the Sign Up button to the upper right.
**Space is limited.  The race will only take 200 participants.


PARKING

Carvers Creek Access offers onsite parking.


HOW YOUR REGISTRATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE

The Fayetteville Running Club is a 501c3 non-profit. We give monthly donations to local charities, support our own scholarship fun, and support the Gold Star Teen Adventure Program.

 

Races Offered

11K

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 6.8 Miles

terrain

Type — Trail running

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08:00

6K

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 4.01 Miles

terrain

Type — Trail running

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08:00

Big Dog 11K (Dogs only)

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 6.8 Miles

terrain

Type — Trail running

timer

08:05

Lil Pup 6k (Dogs only)

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 4.01 Miles

terrain

Type — Trail running

timer

08:05

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Fayetteville.

Temp (°C)
Feels Like (°C)
thermostat 12.2° / 22.6°
wb_sunny 10.2° / 21.4°
Wind (km/h)
Humidity (%)
air 10.7 /
water_drop 70.5%

About Fayetteville

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Fayetteville is a city in Cumberland County, in the western part of the North Carolina Coastal Plain region. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg/Liberty/Bragg a major U.S. Army installation northwest of the city.

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