Events
Place
The ENTRANCE and EXIT for Sawmill Preferred Parking is off Gallaher Road.
Entrance GPS Coordinates and Link to Google Maps: 39.69790 N, 75.84216 W
Please DO NOT attempt to use Saw Mill Road within the Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area to reach Sawmill Preferred Parking.
Regardless of travel direction, all cars will enter via Gate 4 off of Gallaher Road as monitored and directed by Cecil County Sheriff’s Office police.
Look for Fair Hill Nature Center event flags on 273 and Gallaher.
Description
Join us for the 5th Annual Fair Hill Fox Trot 5k & 1 Mile Bark in the Park
Fox Trot 5K and 1 Mile Bark in the Park @ The Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill
Sunday, October 19
Race day - Registration and check in opens at 7:00am
Race start time: 8:00am
$40 for 5K Runners
$25 for 1M Bark in the Park Walkers
Location: Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area: Sawmill area of the Five Star course.
Parking located in the Sawmill Preferred Parking Lot.
- With purchase of your race or walk bib, you receive a t-shirt, swag bag including a seedling tree from Bartlett Tree Experts, one complimentary Sunday General Admission ticket to the MD Five Star at Fair Hill AND a 20% off friends and family code to purchase additional tickets.
- Age bracket winners will receive prizes provided by W. L. Gore.
Located in the scenic hills of Northeastern Maryland, the Fair Hill Nature Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, providing immersive, hands-on environmental education opportunities for students in Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
Our environmental educators serve approximately 7,500 elementary students during the school year for grade level specific field trips exploring topics such as water quality (5th grade), soil science (4th grade), ecosystems (3rd grade), insects (2nd grade) and hibernation (Kindergarten). 58% of our students are economically disadvantaged and 17% are disabled. Your race registration helps us to continue serving these students!
Thank you for supporting our mission of inspiring stewardship and community through outdoor environmental education.
Race Contact Info
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Course Route
Directions
*RACE LOCATION HAS CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS* The 2025 Fox Trot 5K and 1 Mile Bark in the Park will be on the grounds of the Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill!
The Race will begin in the Sawmill area of the Special Event Zone (see map below).
Parking can be accessed by turning off Rte. 273 onto Gallaher Rd.
Parking attendants will greet you at the Upper Sawmill Preferred Parking at Gate 4.
For a detailed map of the MD 5 Star, please visit https://www.maryland5star.us/maps/
The ENTRANCE and EXIT for Sawmill Preferred Parking is off Gallaher Road.
Entrance GPS Coordinates and Link to Google Maps: 39.69790 N, 75.84216 W
Please DO NOT attempt to use Saw Mill Road within the Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area to reach Sawmill Preferred Parking.
Regardless of travel direction, all cars will enter via Gate 4 off of Gallaher Road as monitored and directed by Cecil County Sheriff’s Office police.
Look for Fair Hill Nature Center event flags on 273 and Gallaher.
