Name: Mineshaft 10k
Start: 2026-04-04
End: 2026-04-04
Location: Buchanan, Virginia

About the Event

This race uses part of the Hellgate 100k course (miles 47-52 but in reverse, which is, by far the better direction). It’s a great backcountry section of the Glenwood Horse Trail that goes between Bobletts Gap Road and the Bearwallow Trailhead. Due to parking limitations, this event will be capped at 100 vehicles and we’ll be shuttling racers to the start, 4.1 miles away.

The course will climb approximately 1 mile on a dirt road before climbing, steeply for .3 miles, onto the Glenwood Horse Trail. You will be on the GHT for the remaining 5 miles to the finish. This is a great trail that travels past many old mines. It’s an up and down route until the last 1.5 miles that will have you screaming down one of the best sections of trail. Beware the rock gardens at the 5 mile mark of the course.

Make sure you carpool when you can and park closely to the person next to you. The park has limited parking.

* In the event of inclement weather, this race may be run as an out and back.

Races Offered

Mineshaft 10k

Apr 04, 2026

straighten

Distance — 10K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:00

sell

$35.00

Mineshaft 10k Virtual Run

Apr 04, 2026

straighten

Distance — 10K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:00

sell

$25.00

Mineshaft 10k and RNUTS Bundle

Apr 04, 2026

straighten

Distance — 10K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:00

sell

$0.00

Mineshaft 10k

Apr 04, 2026

straighten

Distance — 10K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

48 days remaining

sell

$35.00

Mineshaft 10k Virtual Run

Apr 04, 2026

straighten

Distance — 10K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

48 days remaining

sell

$25.00

Mineshaft 10k and RNUTS Bundle

Apr 04, 2026

straighten

Distance — 10K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

48 days remaining

sell

$0.00

Weather Overview

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

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 7.4° / 19.1°

wb_sunny 3.8° / 15.9°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 12.4 /

water_drop 64.1%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 7.4° / 19.1°

wb_sunny 3.8° / 15.9°

air 12.4 km/h

water_drop 64.1%

About Buchanan

Buchanan is a town in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,196 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Roanoke metropolitan area. It was the western terminus of the James River and Kanawha Canal when construction on the canal ended.