Scioto Miles Gravel Series

🏃‍♂️ Scioto Miles Gravel Series

We are proud to present the Scioto Miles Gravel Series in partnership with Salomon!

Join us for an exciting series featuring two races on October 25th and November 8th, offering participants the opportunity to challenge themselves with distances of 11 miles, 22 miles, or 50K at each event, while traversing some of the most beautiful and rolling gravel roads Ohio has to offer located within Scioto Trails State Park just south of Chillicothe.

Series participants will receive a pair of Salomon Gravel Shoes, a custom buff, a race shirt, and two finisher medals to commemorate their accomplishments.

Whether you are a seasoned runner or a beginner looking to start your racing journey, this series has something for everyone. Lace up your shoes and join us for an unforgettable racing experience!

📅 Event Details

• What: 11 miles, 22 miles, or 50K Race Series. Both dates feature a 10.5 mile gravel loop course! Participants have the option to complete the distance of their choice at both events.
• When: Saturday, October 25th and Saturday, November 8th.
• Start Time: 8:00 AM for 11 miles, 22 miles, or 50K for both events!
• Where: Scioto Trails State Park just south of Chillicothe, OH!

🎁 The Swag

You like swag?! We got it! You get a race shirt, you get a buff, two medals and a pair of shoes from Salomon!

👕 The Shirt

Our partner, Wood Street Sports, designs and produces the most stylish and comfortable shirts in running events! We're confident you'll like the Scioto Miles event tee as much as we do!

👟 The Shoes

During registration you will select your shoe size. If unknown, we will help you find the right fit during pick up! The Scioto Miles Gravel Series shoes are the Salomon Gravel Shoes. Colors will vary, and are first come first served.

🧢 The Buff

Fartlek Apparel produces high quality, sustainable running apparel for runners of every speed. Their buffs are designed for athletes and adventurers of all kinds. We are stoked to collaborate for our exclusive Fartlek x Scioto Miles running buff!

🏅 The Medals

We love the outdoors as much as you do, and we hope you enjoy our earthy medals for this year's event! The 2025 medals will be locally carved and hand painted wood!

📝 More Details

• Packet Pickup: Two separate packet pickup dates for each event.
• October 25th event: October 23-24 at Fleet Feet Lewis Center.
• November 8th event: November 6-7 at Fleet Feet Lewis Center.
• Race day: Starting at 7:00 a.m. No shoe pickup. Shirt (Buff for 11/8 event) and bib pickup only!

💰 Entry Fee

Your entry fee gets you entry into both of the two races!

• 3 distances to choose from for each event.
• 1 pair of Salomon Gravel running shoes!
• 1 custom Fartlek running buff
• 1 unique event tee
• 2 Carved and hand-painted wooden Finisher’s Medals

❓ Individual Event Information

Not sure you can commit to both dates?! No worries, you can sign up for each event individually! Individual event participants receive the following:

• October 25 event:
  • 3 distances to choose from.
  • 1 unique event tee (no hat for race 1!)
  • 1 Finisher medal
• November 8th event:
  • 3 distances to choose from.
  • 1 custom Fartlek running buff (no shirt for race 2!)
  • 1 Finisher medal

🅿️ Parking

Parking is located at the race start/finish off Airport Road.

🏞️ The Course

The course is a beautiful 11 mile loop on well maintained gravel roads through Scioto Trails State Park. Enjoy the changing colors of the fall foliage, with stunning views. There is a 3/4 mile section of single track trail from miles 9.75-10.5 of the loop. Click the Strava map below to view and save the Strava Route.

📝 Shoe Pickup

Participants for the series will receive a pair of Running Shoes!

• Registered participants for the series are receiving a pair of Running Shoes!
• Shoes are limited to the first 300 registrants. (If you can select shoe size during registration they are still available! If you can't select size they are no longer available.)
• During shoe pick up Fleet Feet will verify your size, and you will test the fit. No size exchanges once shoes have left Fleet Feet.
• Shoes will be available to pick up beginning October 1! You may choose to come in at any time during normal business hours. Stay tuned for more details about shoe pick up.

📸 Results and Photos

2025 - Race 1 - Results | Photos (links coming soon!)

2025 - Race 2 - Results | Photos (links coming soon!)

*2022 and 2023 were held as single events under the Scioto Trail Challenge name.

2023 - Results

2022 - Results

For more information and to register, please visit: Scioto Miles Gravel Series.