10301 State Park Rd, Chesterfield VA
Sunday, February 15th, 2026
🚴♂️ XIII ANNUAL MONSTER CROSS!
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🏁 Race Offerings
- Distances: 25 and 50-mile race/ride.
- Course: Supports cross, gravel, or mountain bikes.
- Awards: Given in over 20 divisions.
🎽 Entry Benefits
- Race: Chip timed race: either the 50 or 25-mile distance.
- Post Race Grub: Lee's Chicken located at the "food" tent post-race.
- Beverage: Monster Cross is buying your 1st. Friends of PSP will be selling beer for spectators and extras as a fundraiser for the park/trails.
- Course Map/GPS: Course: Mini=1 lap and full MX =2 lap.
📍 Race Location
Pocahontas State Park
10301 State Park Rd.
Chesterfield, VA 23832
🏆 Awards Details
50 Mile Awards
- Top 3 Pro/Expert M/F: Eligible for prize money $400, $250, and $100 for third.
- Top 8 Pro/Expert M/F: Receive awards and free entries into Monster Cross 2025.
- Top 6 finishers in each category M/F: Receive awards with the 1st place in each category also receiving a free entry into Monster Cross 2025.
25 Mile Awards
- Top 3: Receive awards in each category (jr, open, and over 50).
🅿️ Parking Information
- Pro Tip: Arrive by 8am to avoid congestion.
- Cost: State Park charges $7 parking per carload.
- VA State Park Permit: Please have it on your mirror/dash: they accept REI receipts for payment.
- Directions: Continue straight on State Park Rd for 1 1/2 miles to reach the parking lot.
🚻 Facilities
- Bathrooms: Two separate indoor options at the parking lot.
- Location 1: Halfway into the parking lot on the right behind the vending machines.
- Location 2: The building nearest to shelter #2 (where race day packet pickup is located).
⏱️ Race Start Times
- Wave 1: Pro/Expert M/F at 10 a.m.
- Wave 2: All other 50-mile divisions.
- Wave 3: All 25-mile divisions.
🎟️ Packet Pickup
- Early Packet Pickup: Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Outpost Richmond, 4813 Forest Hill Ave, Richmond, VA 23225.
- Race Day Pickup: Sunday race morning at Pocahontas State Park from 8-10 a.m.
📏 Course Distance
50 or 25 miles on rolling fire roads and double track. On all pre-rides: Please do not ride on any trails that state no bikes! We have approval to use two short segments race day only.
👥 Age Divisions
For age group divisions, we will take your age as of 12/31/2022. So, if you turn 50 in this calendar year, you can enter 50+.
🅰️ Support Stations
We will offer two on-course aid stations and one at the start/finish area.
For more details, visit the Monster Cross race page.
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