# Greening Up the Mountains 5k

- **When:** Fri, Apr 23, 2027 · 7:00 PM CDT
- **Where:** 86 Mark Watson Park, Sylva, NC, 28779
- **Event page:** https://runthis.run/event/rs-30223-greening-up-the-mountains-5k

## Registration

Register on the event's own site: https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Sylva/GreeningUptheMountains?aflt_token=58wBqomPr6bPwa1YDhuKo0IQvrNCjzTq

## Description

Greening Up the Mountains Annual 5k will be held, Saturday, April 24th, 2027

8:00am Registration 

9:00am Race Starts!

10:00am Awards Ceremony

Mark Watson Park 

86 Mark Watson Park
Sylva, NC 28779

All Proceeds support the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department!

Awards:

OVERALL MALE and FEMALE

Top 3 in each age group! 10 and under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+

 

Course:

Course begins at Mark Watson Park in downtown Sylva, crosses Business 23 onto Old Dillsboro Road, loops into Monteith Park and returns on the same route back to Mark Watson Park. This is a relatively flat course with both paved and graveled road sections.

Shirts guaranteed to first 150 to register and available on race day until we run out.

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Source: [https://runthis.run/event/rs-30223-greening-up-the-mountains-5k](https://runthis.run/event/rs-30223-greening-up-the-mountains-5k) — data from Run This (runthis.run).