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Greenbrier River Trail Marathon & Half Marathon

Name: Greenbrier River Trail Marathon 2022 - FULL COURSE
Uploaded: 2022-10-05
Description: It is a flat and fast marathon held on the Greenbrier River Trail in West Virginia.

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

USOctober 202742.195km · 21.1km

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Race date Oct expected: October 2027
City · Distance: Marlinton · 42.195km · 21.1km
Entry fee: $70From the 2025 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date October 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Oct 4, 2026 · Entry Feb 1, 2026 ~ Oct 4, 2026 · Entry fee $70 · Start 08:00

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 13, 2026

About the race Runner stories How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

It is a flat and fast marathon held on the Greenbrier River Trail in West Virginia.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

Race reports: 1

Derek Clark

“Entering the portal, I quickly learned the tunnel is curved so you can’t see the other end and it is amazingly dark.”

The runner followed woods and riverside trails at Greenbrier River Trail Marathon, passing through dark Sharps Tunnel. They moved into the lead late on, but their legs grew very tired at the end.

Read the original on Mountain Ridge Physical Therapy

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Greenbrier River Trail Marathon 2022 - FULL COURSE

OTT MOUNTAIN

View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2025 edition

Marathon

Entry cost $70

until May 31, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Half

Entry cost $50

until May 31, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 42.195km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2025 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 08:00

Event	Start
2026 Greenbrier River Trail Marathon & Half Marathon42.195km	08:00
2026 Greenbrier River Trail Marathon & Half Marathon21.0975km	08:00

START

711 1st Avenue, Marlinton, WV

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

711 1st Avenue, Marlinton, WV

Finish · Google Maps

Starting this year, this is an out-and-back course on the Greenbrier River Trail, starting and finishing in downtown Marlinton. USATF-certified and Boston-qualifier eligible.

The Full Marathon and Half Marathon races are held together.

Start line is at Marlinton, WV, Marlinton, WV, and the start time is 8:00 AM local time.

Course is a point-to-point course with a different start and finish.

The finish is at Stillwell Park.

Organizer: Fleet Feet Roanoke

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2025 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

The Greenbrier River Trail Marathon in Marlinton; packet pickup details have not been published.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startPoint-to-point trail race.
Getting to the finishStillwell Park, Marlinton, WV

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Point-to-point trail race. Runners must park at the finish (Stillwell Park, Marlinton, WV) and ride an official shuttle to the start in Cass.

Shuttles depart from Stillwell Park and the Wellness Center, from 6:15-6:40am. Remote West Virginia rail-trail race — private car to Marlinton required to use the shuttle system.

Getting to the finish

Stillwell Park, Marlinton, WV

Post-race return shuttles depart the finish-line park when full, ~1:00, 2:30, and 4:00pm.

Map

Start shuttle

Mandatory race-organized shuttle bus, Marlinton (Stillwell Park / Wellness Center) → Cass, 6:15-6:40am.

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

Registration is done through the online platform RunSignUp,

and registering after September 7 does not guarantee a commemorative t-shirt or name printing on the bib.

Course starts in downtown Marlinton, West Virginia, and follows the Greenbrier River Trail out and back.

Since it's a small town far from any major city, it's worth checking the organizer's separate transportation and lodging information page.

Times are local to Marlinton. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Moore House Inn & Cabins

Inn · 933m

9.3/10(81)

Greenbrier River Trail Marathon & Half Marathon

About Greenbrier River Trail Marathon & Half Marathon — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run