Common Rush Trail Run

New Hill

Offering 5 and 10 mile course options that include outstanding lake views, mellow single-track, and scenic open field running, the Common Rush Trail Run at Harris Lake is a super-fun, mid-summer trail run at one of the most beautiful parks in the Triangle. Providing easy passing, this one-loop 5.5 mile and two-loop 10.0 mile course begins with .5 miles of wide dirt road running. After this beginning section, athletes run along a combination of open meadows, wide dirt road double-track, and forested single-track, much of it with gorgeous lake views. While this course is comprised primarily of single-track trails, it is not overly tight, so there are plenty of passing opportunities spread throughout. There is minimal root and rock filled sections and only 211′ and 397′ of elevation gain for the 5 mile and 10 mile courses, respectively. Harris Lake is owned and operated by Wake County, NC and located in the southwest corner of the county. This beautiful 680-acre park forms a peninsula on