Lost River State Park, Mathias WV
Saturday, May 3rd, 2025
The Lost River Trail Run features a beautiful, challenging running course through the wooded mountain trails of Lost River State Park. The course is hilly with sections of relatively smooth single and double track, a little pavement, and several shallow water crossings.
The Lost River Trail Run will benefit the Lost River Trails Coalition, a non-profit dedicated to maintaining and developing the trails in Lost River State Park, Hardy County, West Virginia. Funds support regular trail maintenance (such as clearing trails from debris) that benefits all trail users, the development of mountain biking trails in Lost River State Park, and the Cryptids, a National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) mountain bike team in Hardy County for students in 6th-12th grades.
The top 3 male and female competitors in each distance category (excluding the 1 mile run/walk) will receive prizes. All participants will receive a T-shirt (while supplies last) and post-run pizza.
COURSE: The 1 mile course is a primarily paved out and back (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41755969).
The 4.5 mile, 9 mile, and 1/2 Marathon are 1, 2, or 3 laps through several trails, with aid stations located at approximately mile 1.6 and near the finish of each lap (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46498843).
Routes are best viewed using the OSM layer on Ride with GPS.
This event is made possible with the support of local businesses and other organizations in Hardy County, WV:
For more details, please visit the race page: Lost River Trail Run.
Course Map
Suggested Races
Find The Run Newsletter
© 2025 Find The Run. All rights reserved.