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2026 Mayor's Fitness Challenge Results
| Award Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Asheboro City Schools Mayor’s Cup | McCrary Mustangs | 83,621 avg steps/person |
| Randolph County School System Superintendent’s Cup | RCSS Kitchen Crew | 462,726 avg steps/person |
| Team with Most Steps – A3 Plaque | McCrary Mustangs | 31,201,967 steps |
| Team with Most Members – HC Plaque | Balfour Bulldogs | 555 members |
| Top Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Team | Steps |
| Top Male | |||
| 1 | Dave Forrest | Wandering Forrest | 1,743,970 |
| 2 | Ernie Hall | Green Gains Brigade | 802,122 |
| 3 | Danny Coggins | Taking Care of Fitness | 783,932 |
| Top Female | |||
| 1 | Evie Forrest | Wandering Forrest | 1,328,540 |
| 2 | Andrea Brunk | Green Gains Brigade | 1,061,120 |
| 3 | Nan Revell | Rotary Rocks | 946,430 |
| Top Teams (Average Steps per Person) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Steps |
| 1 | Wandering Forrest | 1,536,255 |
| 2 | RCSS Kitchen Crew | 462,726 |
| 3 | Taking Care of Fitness | 460,261 |
| Event Totals | |
|---|---|
| Total Steps | 120 million (22,745 miles) |
| Participants | 1,563 (76,834 avg steps / 15 miles) |
| Teams | 13 |
| Events |
Mayor’s Walks: 117 · Sunday Hikes: 79 · Great Trails Day: 91 Total: 256 |
2026 Hikes
All Sunday Hikes
Location: Asheboro, NC. Meet at the Downtown Farmer's Market at 1:30 pm to car pool to the site of the hike or meet at the site at 2 pm.
Info: Contact Mary Joan Pugh (336) 963-2715 - [email protected]
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Monday January 1
First Day Outdoors – Hike at Franklinville to Bush Creek Bridge. Meet at Faith Rock (West Riverside Park) Trailhead. Optional Faith Rock Trail.
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February 8
Hike at Mundo Vista at Camp Caraway to Slip Rock Mountain.
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March 8
Hike to the top of Mt Shepherd, highest elevation in Randolph County.
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April 12
Hike at the Piedmont Land Conservancy’s Caraway Creek Preserve with views of Mt Shepherd and Caraway Mountain.
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May 17
Hike to Russell Gold Mine, Uwharrie National Forest.
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June 6 (Saturday)
National Trails Day – Spring Trail at NC Zoo.
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July 12*
Hike at Tot Hill Farm TH to Cooler’s Knob in the Birkhead Wilderness of the Uwharrie National Forest with a side trip to Col Balfour Grave site.
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August 9*
Hike to Cooper Mountain Cemetery from Robbins Branch TH in the Birkhead Wilderness of the Uwharrie National Forest.
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September 13*
Hike at Franklinville to Faith Rock and Sandy Creek Bridge.
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October
Mayor’s Fitness Challenge Events – Walks on Saturdays and hikes on Sundays.
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October 18
Great Trails State Day – details to follow.
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November
Mayor’s Fitness Challenge Events – Walks on November 7 and hikes on November 1 and 8.
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December
No hikes planned.
*Denotes hikes in celebration of America 250.
Randolph County Trail Guide
NEW Randolph County Trail Guide. Piedmont Legacy Trails (PLT), a 12-county regional trails system in partnership with the Piedmont Land Conservancy and the Piedmont Triad Regional Council, has produced the Randolph County Trail Guide that offers a description, map, and photo for each of the 19 trails in Randolph County. The Trail Guide includes the trails in the parks of seven municipalities, the Deep River State Trail, the Uwharrie National Recreational Trail, and the North Carolina Zoo.
Trail GuideDeep River State Trail Brochure
NEW Deep River State Trail Brochure. Although 5 miles of the DRST are complete, they are in the three municipalities of Randleman, Franklinville and Ramseur. This Brochure contains trailhead locations, descriptions, map, photos and more.
Brochure