The third annual Cross County Trail Marathon and Half is set for Veterans Day Friday November 11th, 2016. The marathon and half marathon will start at 8:00AM. This event will take place in its entirety in Virginia on the Cross County Trail surfaced by pavement, crushed stone, and dirt.
Altis Endurance Sports is happy to note that the 2015 race volunteers were Lee High School students who donated their time to support the Sunshine School in Capetown, South Africa – http://sunshineschool.co.za. Runners were extremely grateful for the excellent support they received at the race from the volunteers.
The race start/finish is at Lake Accotink Park in the parking lot .7 miles past the park front entrance at 7578 Accotink Park Road, Springfield, Va. 22150. 
The race start/finish will be at the Lake Accotink front entrance parking lot. Runners will run north on the trail for 3.8 miles until reaching the north course turnaround. At this point runners will turn around and head south for 6.56 miles on the trail until reaching the course south turnaround point. Upon reaching the south turnaround point runners will turn around and head north to the start/finish. Upon reaching the start/finish the half marathoners will finish their race. The marathoners will complete another loop of the course to complete their race. The course is fairly flat with about 435 feet of elevation gain and loss in the half marathon and about 870 feet of gain and loss in the marathon. To read more on the 40 miles long Cross County Trail go to 
The 2016 course map link can be viewed at 