Tobacco Road Relay

Saturday, April 24, 2027 · Chapel Hill → Raleigh, NC

Official site

Total distance: 75.3mi
Legs: 12
Runners per team: 4–6
Longest leg: 8.4mi
Average leg: 6.3mi

The course

StartChapel Hill, NCOrange County Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

FinishRaleigh, NCTobacco Road Brewery, 505 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27603

No elevation profile yet

We don't have a route the organizer has published for this race. Handoff only shows climbs and descents measured along the official route; we never estimate them.

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Leg distancesModerateHard

Leg 16.2 miHard
Leg 28.4 miVery Hard
Leg 36.4 miHard
Leg 46.3 miHard
Leg 56.4 miHard
Leg 65.4 miModerate
Leg 76.4 miHard
Leg 86.9 miHard

Getting there

The airports closest to the race, and about how far each is by car from the start area and from the finish area.

RDURaleigh/Durham · Major30 min from the start area · 30 min from the finish areaClosest to both ends
FAYFayetteville · Regional2 hr from the start area · 1½ hr from the finish area

The two ends are about 45 min apart by road, so plan where each van and car ends up.

Drive times without traffic, rounded, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT, on map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Airports from OurAirports.

Race weekend weather

The last 5 race weekends, for a team starting at 7 AM and running 10-minute miles. A guide to what to pack, not a forecast.

Start · Sat 7 AM54°F on average

Orange County Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. Between 46 and 59°F over 5 years.

Coldest on course54°F low

The coldest hour, on average. The whole run is in daylight.

Finish · Sat 7:33 PM73°F on average

Tobacco Road Brewery, 505 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27603. Between 63 and 83°F over 5 years.

Low to high on course, each year

2026
2025
2024
2023
2022

Daylight across a typical team's 13 hours

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Other data sources