Greening Up the Mountains 5k

Name: Greening Up the Mountains 5k
Start: 2026-04-25
End: 2026-04-25
Location: Sylva, North Carolina

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Sylva, North Carolina, United States

calendar_today 25 Apr, 2026

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About the Event

Greening Up the Mountains Annual 5k will be held, Saturday, April 25th, 2026

8:00am Registration

9:00am Race Starts!

10:00am Awards Ceremony

Mark Watson Park

86 Mark Watson Park
Sylva, NC 28779

All Proceeds support the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department!

Awards:

OVERALL MALE and FEMALE

Top 3 in each age group! 10 and under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+

Course:

Course begins at Mark Watson Park in downtown Sylva, crosses Business 23 onto Old Dillsboro Road, loops into Monteith Park and returns on the same route back to Mark Watson Park. This is a relatively flat course with both paved and graveled road sections.

Shirts guaranteed to first 150 to register and available on race day until we run out.

Races Offered

5k Run/Walk

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$20.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Sylva.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 9.3° / 20.6°

wb_sunny 7.6° / 18.4°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 7.6 /

water_drop 70.6%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 9.3° / 20.6°

wb_sunny 7.6° / 18.4°

air 7.6 km/h

water_drop 70.6%

About Sylva

Sylva is a mountain town located along the Plot Balsam Mountain chain of the North Carolina Mountains. Its artsy culture and music roots give the town its popular nickname of being “The New Orleans” of the Carolinas.

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