Historic Hillsborough Half Marathon & 5k

October 5, 2025
Hillsborough
Road
Distances
Half-Marathon, 5k
Starting Time

7:00 AM

Fees

$60+

Perfect For

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100-500
Some Hills
Small Town
High: 75°
/ Low: 56°

Hillsborough, North Carolina is no ordinary small, southern town. Its scenic beauty and graceful architecture spanning three centuries, provide an incredible location for a road race. Hillsborough continues to host numerous successful races, including the Little River Trail runs, Got GRIT 5K race, and the Camp Chestnut Ridge Trail races. It has however, it had been many years since Hillsborough has hosted a longer distance race.

Hillsborough Running Club are very pleased to present the 5th Annual Historic Hillsborough Half Marathon and 5K road races. Both the half marathon and 5K routes have been designed to showcase many of Hillsborough’s historic sites, and scenic routes.

1. Run past many historic sites in Hillsborough: Old Orange County Courthouse, Burwell School, Margaret Lane Cemetery, Occoneechee Indian Village 2. Half Marathon and 5K runners will run one lap of the Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail, the only surviving track from NASCAR’s inaugural 1949 season 3. Enjoy running on Churton Street, and on Hillsborough’s River Walk, part of the Mountains to Sea trail

Overview

Hillsborough, North Carolina is no ordinary small, southern town. Its scenic beauty and graceful architecture spanning three centuries, provide an incredible location for a road race. Hillsborough continues to host numerous successful races, including the Little River Trail runs, Got GRIT 5K race, and the Camp Chestnut Ridge Trail races. It has however, it had been many years since Hillsborough has hosted a longer distance race.

Hillsborough Running Club are very pleased to present the 5th Annual Historic Hillsborough Half Marathon and 5K road races. Both the half marathon and 5K routes have been designed to showcase many of Hillsborough’s historic sites, and scenic routes.

1. Run past many historic sites in Hillsborough: Old Orange County Courthouse, Burwell School, Margaret Lane Cemetery, Occoneechee Indian Village 2. Half Marathon and 5K runners will run one lap of the Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail, the only surviving track from NASCAR’s inaugural 1949 season 3. Enjoy running on Churton Street, and on Hillsborough’s River Walk, part of the Mountains to Sea trail

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Historic Hillsborough Half Marathon & 5k Course Map

Distances
Half Marathon, 5k
Starting Time

7:00 AM

Fees

$60+

Perfect For

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