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Old Dominion 100 course map and aid stations

A one-day 100 miler on roads and trails around the Massanutten mountains, starting and finishing at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds.

June 4 to 6, 2027 Woodstock, Virginia

Pat and Wayne Botts started the Old Dominion in 1979, modeled on Western States, to give East Coast runners a shot at 100 miles in under 24 hours. It's still on the first weekend in June and still run by volunteers with no sponsors. The 2027 edition, the 49th, starts at 4 AM on Saturday, June 5.

The course leaves the fairgrounds in Woodstock, crosses the Shenandoah River and loops the Massanutten range through Fort Valley and the George Washington National Forest. About 62% of it is dirt and gravel road, 22% trail and 16% pavement, with around 14,000 feet of climbing. Elizabeth Furnace, at mile 75, has the only cutoff.

Crews drive back roads between the pit crew points and may not drive on the marked course, and most runners cover Sherman Gap and Veach Gap at night. Download the map before you go: your phone's GPS shows where you are on it without a signal.

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Old Dominion course map

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Old Dominion courses

CourseDistanceClimbingStartTime limit
100 Mile100 mi (161 km)14,000 ft (4,267 m)Sat, Jun 5, 4:00 AM28 h

Old Dominion 100 Mile

One lap of the Massanutten range from Woodstock, through Fort Valley and back over Woodstock Mountain.

Distance
100 mi (161 km)
Climbing
14,000 ft (4,267 m)
Start
Sat, Jun 5, 4:00 AM
Time limit
28 h

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The first six miles wind through Woodstock. Then you cross the Shenandoah by bridge at Burnshire Dam and climb a steep gravel switchback to Woodstock Gap. From there you drop into Fort Valley, ringed by the Massanutten ridges, and climb the rugged Lavender Trail along the west ridge before a long stretch of country roads to Four Points. Out of Four Points a trail climbs to the 675 Overlook, and a stretch of pavement brings you to the Duncan Hollow trail, the high ground of the day, usually in the midday sun. Past Edinburg Gap, the Powell Mountain trail is a rough ATV route over Opechee Peak. Later, below Mudhole Gap, a mile of trail follows Little Passage Creek and crosses it five times.

Leave Elizabeth Furnace by midnight. The steep climb of Sherman Gap comes right after, then the descent of Veach Gap, both in the dark for most runners. Good country roads take you from there back over Woodstock Mountain and through town to the fairgrounds track. The longest gap between stations is the first, 7.18 miles from the start to Woodstock Gap. After that the long ones are Four Points to Peach Orchard (6.12 miles) and Elizabeth Furnace to the unstaffed water at 613 (5.95 miles).

The line on the map is an independent route of the 2024 course, and the stops come from the aid station chart on the race's site. Three stations on the chart aren't pinned because we couldn't place them: Boyer-In (mile 10.2), Boyer-Out (14.6) and Creekside (28.5).

aid stations

miWhereCutoff
0Shenandoah County Fairgrounds (start and finish)
7.2Woodstock Gap
19.6770/758 Crew, Drop bag
22.7803/678
25.4St. David's Church
32.6Four Points Crew, Drop bag
38.6Peach Orchard (limited aid)
43.1Crisman Hollow Road (medical check 1)
47.7Four Points Crew, Drop bag
50.9Mountain Top
56.5Edinburg Gap Crew, Drop bag
59.6Peter's Mill Pond
64.2Little Fort Crew, Drop bag
69.5Mudhole Gap
74.9Elizabeth Furnace (medical check 2) Crew, Drop bagSat midnight
80.9613T (water only, unstaffed)
82.8Veach East
86.6Veach West Crew, Drop bag
91770/758 Crew, Drop bag
93.1Woodstock Gap
97.4Water Street Crew, Drop bag
100Shenandoah County Fairgrounds (start and finish) CrewSun 8:00 AM
Grey rock outcrops and a small tree above blue ridges in Shenandoah National Park
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Entry and qualifying

Registration for 2027 opens on UltraSignup on November 28, 2026, at midnight Eastern. There are 110 places, and once they fill you go on a waitlist that stays open until entries close. The fee is $280 until May 2 and $300 from May 3 to May 23, when entries close. Refunds stop after May 9.

To qualify, finish a race of 50 miles or more within its time limit between June 6, 2026 and May 16, 2027, or have a previous Old Dominion finish under 24 hours. You must be 18, and the run committee reviews every entry.

Getting to Woodstock

Shenandoah Valley pasture and a wooden fence at sunset, with low mountains behind
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The fairgrounds are at 300 Fairgrounds Road, just off I-81 at exit 283: take Route 42 and turn left at the second light, Ox Road. Washington Dulles is 82 miles away, Reagan National 98 and Baltimore/Washington 130, and from any of them you need a rental car.

Several hotels are a few minutes from the fairgrounds. You can also camp there for free, in a tent on the grass or in a camper in a parking space, though there are no RV hookups. The indoor bathrooms stay open all weekend. A partner hotel lets runners shower free on Sunday.

Check in on Friday between 1 and 5 PM, see the medical team, and stay for the briefing at 5 PM. Runners and crews both have to attend.

Crews, drop bags and safety runners

A wooden suspension footbridge over a stream among spring trees in Fort Valley, Virginia
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Each runner gets one crew vehicle, with a parking permit to show at all times. Crews drive back roads to nine pit crew points: 770/758 and Four Points twice each, Edinburg Gap, Little Fort, Elizabeth Furnace, Veach West and Water Street. Driving on the marked course can get your runner disqualified, so follow the pit crew directions on the race's course page. Parking at Veach West is very tight.

Drop bags go to the fairgrounds by 5 PM Friday, labeled with your name, bib number and aid station. There's no size limit, but they have to close, and leave the glass at home.

There are no pacers. A safety runner can go with you from Elizabeth Furnace to Veach West, the stretch over Sherman Gap and Veach Gap that most people cover at night. They're there to keep you safe and can't pace or help you. The race doesn't provide them, and they get themselves to the start and back from the end with no shuttle.

Heat and weather

Fog hanging low over a dark green forest at Massanutten, Virginia
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The race's Redbook calls race day "the first truly hot and stinkingly humid day of the year" in Virginia. Woodstock's June normals are a high of 81.6°F and a low of 58.3°F, with 4.22 inches of rain over the month. Some years are dry and exposed, others muddy, and the horse flies come out in force.

The medical director says to ease off between 11 AM and 4 PM, the hottest part of the day. There are medical checks at Crisman Hollow and Elizabeth Furnace, and the rules stop you if you lose more than 7% of your body weight or gain more than 5%.

Old Dominion aid stations and GPS coordinates

For crews and spectators: each place on the map in decimal degrees, latitude first. Paste them into any map app or add them as waypoints in Goat Maps.

  • Shenandoah County Fairgrounds (start and finish)

    896 ft (273 m)

    38.87256, -78.52025

  • Water Street

    784 ft (239 m)

    38.88720, -78.49686

  • Woodstock Gap

    1,850 ft (564 m)

    38.87197, -78.44740

  • 770/758

    1,178 ft (359 m)

    38.86179, -78.42970

  • 803/678

    866 ft (264 m)

    38.82667, -78.43264

  • St. David's Church

    915 ft (279 m)

    38.80847, -78.44900

  • Four Points

    1,204 ft (367 m)

    38.73320, -78.51786

  • Peach Orchard (limited aid)

    1,873 ft (571 m)

    38.69293, -78.54821

  • Crisman Hollow Road (medical check 1)

    1,913 ft (583 m)

    38.69136, -78.57990

  • Mountain Top

    1,886 ft (575 m)

    38.72886, -78.56701

  • Edinburg Gap

    1,719 ft (524 m)

    38.78865, -78.52153

  • Peter's Mill Pond

    1,959 ft (597 m)

    38.82003, -78.49442

  • Little Fort

    1,348 ft (411 m)

    38.86742, -78.44416

  • Mudhole Gap

    1,204 ft (367 m)

    38.92090, -78.38043

  • Elizabeth Furnace (medical check 2)

    748 ft (228 m)

    38.92733, -78.32877

  • 613T (water only, unstaffed)

    561 ft (171 m)

    38.88091, -78.31250

  • Veach East

    833 ft (254 m)

    38.86226, -78.32764

  • Veach West

    850 ft (259 m)

    38.87607, -78.37751

Old Dominion FAQ

When is the Old Dominion 100 in 2027?

Saturday, June 5, 2027, starting at 4 AM from the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds in Woodstock. Check-in and the mandatory briefing are on Friday, June 4, and the course closes at 8 AM Sunday.

What are the Old Dominion cutoffs?

You must check out of Elizabeth Furnace, mile 75, by midnight Saturday, 20 hours in. Finish under 24 hours for the sterling silver buckle, or under 28 hours for an official finish.

Is the Old Dominion part of the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning?

Yes. The Grand Slam has five races: Old Dominion, Western States, Vermont, Leadville and Wasatch. To earn it you finish three of the first four and then Wasatch, all in the same year.

Is the Old Dominion a Western States qualifier?

No. It isn't on Western States' lists of qualifiers for the 2027 or 2028 lottery.

Can you have a pacer at the Old Dominion?

No. The only company allowed is a safety runner from Elizabeth Furnace to Veach West, about miles 75 to 86, who is there for your safety and may not pace or help you.

How do you get into the Old Dominion?

Register on UltraSignup from November 28, 2026, with a 50 mile or longer finish between June 6, 2026 and May 16, 2027, or a past Old Dominion under 24 hours. The field is 110, with a waitlist after that.

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Updated . An unofficial guide, from the organizer's published information. Coordinates from the organizer's course and OpenStreetMap contributors. Photos from Unsplash. Organize a race? We help with course files.