• Sylva, NC

Greening Up the Mountains 5k

  • Distance(s): 5K
    • Race Overview: A race coming up on 2026-04-25 in Sylva, NC. Get all the nerdy details below or follow the sign up links to secure your spot today!
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    Race data last checked: 2025-12-29

    Race Overview:

    Greening Up the Mountains Annual 5k will be held, Saturday, April 25th, 2026

    8:00am Registration

    9:00am Race Starts!

    10:00am Awards Ceremony

    Mark Watson Park
    86 Mark Watson Park
    Sylva, NC 28779

    All Proceeds support the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department!

    Awards:

    OVERALL MALE and FEMALE

    Top 3 in each age group! 10 and under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+

     

    Course:

    Course begins at Mark Watson Park in downtown Sylva, crosses Business 23 onto Old Dillsboro Road, loops into Monteith Park and returns on the same route back to Mark Watson Park. This is a relatively flat course with both paved and graveled road sections.

    Shirts guaranteed to first 150 to register and available on race day until we run out.

     

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