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The TarDevil 30 Mile Bushwhack

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Chapel Hill
US

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Race date in 142 days: Mar 6, 2027 Sat
City · Distance: Chapel Hill · 30M
Entry fee: $30Varies by event and entry period
Status: OpenTBD ~ Fri, March 5, 2027See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 15, 2026

About the race 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.

This is a point-to-point run covering 30 miles from the University of North Carolina to Duke University.

It is an unofficial training run unaffiliated with any organization, and participation is entirely at your own risk.

The route includes many rugged sections and carries inherent risks.

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.

No runner reports yet. We'll add them here as they come in.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

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

We haven't found a video for this race yet. We'll add one when we do.

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.

Ultra

Entry cost $30

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 30M

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

Runners start · local timeFrom 07:00

Event	Start
Ultra	07:00

START

Duke Chapel, Durham (2027 is odd, so reverse direction

from Duke)

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

UNC Chapel Hill Old Well

Finish

Finish · Google Maps

The Teardevil 30-Mile Bushwhack is an informal annual “Fun Run” that has taken place since 2018.

It is a point-to-point course running from the Old Well on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus to Duke Chapel at Duke University in Durham.

It is a self-organized gathering unaffiliated with any organization, and approximately 90% of the route consists of trails or unpaved sections.

Each year, organizers create a new 30-mile route by linking trails, forest roads, woods, deer paths, creek crossings,

drainage channels, and other sections under temporary permission from public-land agencies and several private landowners.

The direction alternates each year.

Participants run together as a group without rankings or official times,

and there are reportedly no prizes, timing, bib, finisher finisher medal, or marked course.

The event’s underlying goal is reportedly to one day create a permanent walking route connecting UNC and Duke.

Typical race-season temperature: around 10°C (49°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers
Terrain: Approximately 90% trail/off-road.
Format: Unofficial fun run, with no rankings, timing, bib, or finisher medal.

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 2026 edition

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startDuke Chapel, Duke University, Durham, NC
Getting to the finishThe Old Well, UNC-Chapel Hill campus, Chapel Hill, NC
Transit cardThis is an informal, unofficial point-to-point 'fat-ass' fun run through Chapel Hill/Durham (Triangle, NC)…

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Duke Chapel, Duke University, Durham, NC

Stated plainly on official race site (tardevil.org): meet at Duke Chapel at 7:00am. 2027 is an odd year, so direction runs Duke→UNC (alternates by year).

No official transit station — campus landmark. This is an unofficial/informal 'fun run' using public trails and roads with some private landowner permissions between Duke and UNC — not a permitted road-closure event.

Map

Getting to the finish

The Old Well, UNC-Chapel Hill campus, Chapel Hill, NC

Finish around 2:00pm.

Map

Start shuttle

No official shuttle. Official site states plainly: 'Transportation to the start and from the finish is your responsibility,' though organizer notes informal vans may be available on request.

Source · checked Aug 24, 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.

March averages 10°C. In Chapel Hill, wind is a bigger factor than the cold.

A light windbreaker will help retain body heat, and leave a dry change of clothes in advance for after you finish.

Entry fee uses tiered pricing, ranging from $30 to $50 depending on when you register.

The payment processing fee ($3.50) is additional.

Ultras are decided by fueling and foot care, not speed.

Break in your shoes and socks thoroughly before race day, and if there are nighttime sections, bring spare batteries for your headlamp.

Times are local to Chapel Hill. 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.

Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club

Hotel · 864m

9.2/10(88)

The TarDevil 30 Mile Bushwhack

About The TarDevil 30 Mile Bushwhack — 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