Hoke Community Forest Dog Friendly Trail Run and Hike 5k

NC Urban Mushing is teaming up with Hoke County Parks and Recreation to offer a dog friendly 5k trail run/hike.  You don't have to have a dog to participate, but all dogs on site must have their rabies vaccines and be on leash at all times during this event. 

We will have 2 starts for this event

• The first start will be for the humans/dogs running canicross (with a dog in a non-restrictive harness attached to their human's waist belt)  These teams will start one at a time every 20 seconds for safety as the dogs in this event like to race and usually a bit excited so we'll get them out on the trail first. 
• The main start will be for everyone else (dogs/no dogs) and will be at approximately 8:15AM and you have until 10:30 to finish the ~3 mile loop. 

All finishers will get a commemorative finisher's medal

Trail conditions:

This is a beautiful trail system through the NC Sandhills and Long Leaf Pines of Hoke Community Forest. 

All but ~1/4 mile of the course is a nice wide smooth trail (with hills). The 1/4 mile is more overgrown but flat and will have a cleared path to follow. 

The footing is primarily sand. There may be a few rocks/roots but minimal trip hazards. There are hills. 

The course map is: 3.1ish mi Hoke Community Forest Run