THE POCAHONTAS
STATE PARK COURSE
The courses on Bright Hope Trail has been USATF approved for
a 5K & 10K distance.
This is a forest trail run that is a mix of dirt and pine needles that makes for a softer run. There are some minor hills throughout the route. The 5k and 10k are out-and-backs once each, while the half is out-and-back twice with a detour at the beginning. Check the course map for more info on the elevation gain.
Back of the Pack time: 11:00 (5k/10k); 12:00 (half)
5k – VA17045RT
10k – VA17046RT
Course Maps
5k (Bright Hope Trail)
10k (Bright Hope Trail)
Half-Marathon (Bright Hope Trail)
2 Laps of the 10k, with a detour at the beginning
5k (Beaver Lake Trail)
10k is two laps of the trail
Course Records
Think you could dominate this course and set the fastest time?
See below for the course records and which races they were set in…
5K (Bright Hope Trail)
| Mens Course Records | Womens Course Records | |||||||||||
| 1 | Chance | Hobday | 0:18:19 | 2019 | Summer Pocahontas 5k | 1 | Dana | Hayden | 0:21:36 | 2020 | Summer Pocahontas 5k | |
| 2 | Gerod | Green | 0:18:33 | 2021 | Pocahontas 5k | 2 | Amelia | Seabury | 0:22:47 | 2019 | Pocahontas 5k | |
| 3 | Travis | Booker | 0:18:45 | 2020 | Summer Pocahontas 5k | 3 | Claire | Beville | 0:23:49 | 2023 | Pocahontas 5k | |
| 4 | Randy | Shelton | 0:19:04 | 2018 | Summer Pocahontas 5k | 4 | Carolyn | Beville | 0:24:32 | 2023 | Pocahontas 5k | |
| 5 | Randy | Shelton | 0:19:28 | 2019 | Summer Pocahontas 5k | 5 | Laura | Burke | 0:25:08 | 2019 | Summer Pocahontas 5k | |
10K (Bright Hope Trail)
| Mens Course Records | Womens Course Records | |||||||||||
| 1 | James | Waters | 0:38:21 | 2018 | Pocahontas 10k | 1 | Caroline | Ballam | 0:46:17 | 2018 | Pocahontas 10k | |
| 2 | Jack | Slagle | 0:39:06 | 2021 | Pocahontas 10k | 2 | Ellis | Mumford | 0:46:21 | 2023 | Pocahontas 10k | |
| 3 | Brian | Waters | 0:39:09 | 2018 | Pocahontas 10k | 3 | Anna | West | 0:49:00 | 2020 | Pocahontas 10k | |
| 4 | Matt | Popowski | 0:40:13 | 2022 | Pocahontas 10k | 4 | Juliana | Perry | 0:49:12 | 2020 | Pocahontas 10k | |
| 5 | Jesse | Sewell | 0:40:36 | 2018 | Summer Pocahontas 10k | 5 | Riley | Campbell | 0:49:51 | 2024 | Pocahontas 10k | |
Half Marathon (Bright Hope Trail)
| Mens Course Records | Womens Course Records | |||||||||||
| 1 | William | Orndorff | 1:21:26 | 2024 | Pocahontas Half | 1 | Anna | Purcell | 1:38:46 | 2018 | Summer Pocahontas Half | |
| 2 | Joseph | Hengoed | 1:24:38 | 2020 | Summer Pocahontas Half | 2 | Katie | Carbiener | 1:39:15 | 2021 | Pocahontas Half | |
| 3 | Jared | Monseur | 1:25:34 | 2019 | Summer Pocahontas Half | 3 | Allyson | Castle | 1:39:42 | 2024 | Pocahontas Half | |
| 4 | Payton | Nevills | 1:26:15 | 2024 | Pocahontas Half | 4 | Kacey | Gibson | 1:39:33 | 2019 | Summer Pocahontas Half | |
| 5 | John | Robertson | 1:29:13 | 2024 | Pocahontas Half | 5 | Rachel | Aubert | 1:41:28 | 2018 | Summer Pocahontas Half | |
5K (Beaver Lake Trail)
| Mens Course Records | Womens Course Records | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bryan | Browe | 0:25:29 | 2020 | Devil’s Damn Hot 5k | 1 | Anne | Condon | 0:26:56 | 2020 | Devil’s Halloween 5k | |
| 2 | Riley | Rodriguez | 0:31:09 | 2020 | Devil’s Damn Hot 5k | 2 | Marcia | Byerley | 0:28:57 | 2020 | Devil’s Damn Hot 5k | |
| 3 | Joel | Zuloaga | 0:31:34 | 2020 | Devil’s Damn Hot 5k | 3 | Marcia | Byerley | 0:29:26 | 2020 | Devil’s Halloween 5k | |
| 4 | Rich | Nolan | 0:31:51 | 2020 | Devil’s Halloween 5k | 4 | Brooke | Swarringim | 0:31:25 | 2020 | Devil’s Damn Hot 5k | |
| 5 | Mark | Swarringim | 0:32:28 | 2020 | Devil’s Damn Hot 5k | 5 | Gail | Holstrom | 0:35:27 | 2020 | Devil’s Halloween 5k | |
10K (Beaver Lake Trail)
| Mens Course Records | Womens Course Records | |||||||||||
| 1 | Chris | Vinciguerra | 0:48:28 | 2020 | Devil’s Damn Hot 10k | 1 | Sarah | Brooks | 0:56:47 | 2020 | Devil’s Halloween 10k | |
| 2 | John | Hussar | 0:52:06 | 2020 | Devil’s Halloween 10k | 2 | Laureen | Trice | 0:59:35 | 2020 | Devil’s Halloween 10k | |
| 3 | Bryan | Browe | 0:52:19 | 2020 | Devil’s Halloween 10k | 3 | Deanna | Krautner | 1:03:03 | 2020 | Devil’s Halloween 10k | |
| 4 | Gregory | Krautner | 0:53:45 | 2020 | Devil’s Halloween 10k | 4 | Trisha | Brooks | 1:05:09 | 2020 | Devil’s Halloween 10k | |
| 5 | Ben | Katzman | 0:55:47 | 2020 | Devil’s Damn Hot 10k | 5 | Tracy | Applewhite | 1:05:09 | 2020 | Devil’s Halloween 10k | |