The Chill Winter Adventure Race

JAN

24

2026

Tackle a winter adventure on January 24 at Cumberland State Forest and Bear Creek Lake with an 8 to 10 hour course combining mountain biking and trekking. Compete solo or in teams, navigate your own route and choose how much of the course to complete.

Sat 24 Jan 2026

Cumberland, Virginia

Website Registration

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Event overview

The Chill Winter Adventure Race takes place on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at Cumberland State Forest and Bear Creek Lake in Cumberland, VA. The event base is listed as 22 Bear Creek Lake Rd, Cumberland, VA 23040. The event fee for the listed race is $180, with the price increasing after January 4, 2026 at 11:59pm EST. Registration is open to participants aged 7 to 100.

Format and logistics

The race runs over an 8-10 hour course once finalized. Entrants may compete solo or in teams of 2-4. The course will include both trekking on foot and mountain biking; due to the winter season, there will be no paddling. Organizers anticipate roughly half the event time spent on foot and half on bike, though actual time split depends on each team’s route choices and pace. All checkpoints on the course are optional; all transition areas (TAs) are mandatory. Teams may complete as much or as little of the course as they choose within the allowed time. The course design will require navigation and route decision making on both bike and foot. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.