Get everyone moving with a 1 Mile Fun Run/ Walk. Free for kids from 1 to 100Ribbon CuttingCVRTC will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony to officailly open the new bridge and trail extension into downtown Shippensburg at 12:30 pm. After the ribbon cutting the 1 Mile Fun Run will start at the bridge at run on the new trail. Join in this free event and try out the new trail. You are welcome to continue on the the end of the extension and turn the 1 mile into a two mile tour.
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Course   |
1 Mile out and back rail trail course.
The course starts and finishes at the Shippensburg Township Park trail head of the Cumberland Valley Rail-Trail with no road crossings. The Rail-Trail has a smooth, crushed stone surface.
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| Awards |
This is a non-competitive event. No awards will be given.
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| Entry Fees |
Guaranteed shirt deadline April 10Everyone registered by April 10 for all events except the 1 mile will receive either cotton t-shirt or a tech shirt upgrade. Shirts will be availabe for purchase for the 1 mile. After April 10 tech shirts will not be available to order. Extra cotton t-shirts will be available and will be given out first come first served until they are gone.
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Refund PolicyClick here for Timber Hill Timing's refund policy.
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| Registration |
Online registration is open and will close on Saturday April 22 at 8:00 PM.
Race day registration and bib pickup will begin at 11:00 AM at the Shippensburg Township Park, 304 Britton Rd., Shippensburg, PA. Registration closes 15 minutes before the event starts, please be considerate of others and register on time.Free for kids from 1 to 100
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Directions  |
Shippensburg Township Park
304 Britton Rd.
Shippensburg, PA 17257
From the north use I-81 exit 29, turn right onto Walnut Bottom Rd. Left onto King Street (US 11). Turn right onto North Queen Street at Sheetz then right onto Britton Road; approximately 1/2 mile to the park.
From the south use I-81 exit 24, turn left onto Olde Scotland Rd. Left onto Fayette Street. Right onto King Street (US 11). Turn left onto North Queen Street at Sheetz then right onto Britton Road; approximately 1/2 mile to the park.
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| Event Links |
Event Flyer 
Course Map
Sponsor Letter
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| Other Events |
R4: 9:00AM  
15k Race 1:00PM  
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| Your Hosts |
 This event is hosted by and proceeds benefit the Cumberland Valley Rails-to-Trails Council, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
CVRTC is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable corporation dedicated to conservation, historic preservation, recreation and alternative transportation in the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania through the development of multi-use trails along former railroad corridors and other areas. CVRTC owns and maintains the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail that runs 13 miles from Shippensburg to noth west of Newville and is working on extending the trail to Carlisle and south of Shippensburg.
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| Contact |
For more information or to volunteer contact Garret Stahlman at garrets@comcast.net or by phone at (717) 300-1337
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