PVCA’s 5K/10K Tunnel Trot Fun Run/Walk kicks off the festivities at the 21st Crickfest celebration in Coburn, Pennsylvania on September 1st, 2024. This annual, FREE community festival features live music, local food trucks, educational booths and activities for all ages, a silent auction, bottle rockets, duck races, free workshops, and much more!

Tunnel Trot races begin at the same time and follow similar routes; beginning at the Coburn Park and the confluence of Elk, Pine, and Penns Creek, the course follows Penns downstream along a relatively flat dirt, gravel, and partially paved road to the historic Coburn Tunnel and back. The 5K course follows Tunnel Rd. to the Coburn train tunnel at 2.5K and returns via the same route. The 10K continues on Tunnel Rd., crosses the foot bridge over Penns Creek and onto the Penns Creek rail trail to the 5K turn around point.

Runners, walkers, trotters, wanderers, and moseyers alike will navigate the course alongside gorgeous Penns Creek. The scenery abounds as Bald Eagles hunt for trout, migrating songbirds harmonize in morning chorus, and if you’re really lucky, perhaps even a salamander or wood turtle may cross your path.

Your Tunnel Trot registration fee will support PVCA’s Environmental Education programming in the Penns Valley Area School District and community. Field trips, school gardens, and public programs are only a few of the examples of the impact your donations and sponsorships have had in our community for more than two decades. Thank YOU for joining in the fun and supporting environmental education for the Penns Valley community.

All ages and abilities welcome!
Participants registered before August 20th will receive a commemorative Tunnel Trot t-shirt at the event.
Event check-in begins at 9:30 AM, Trot starts at 10:00 AM
Please register each person who will run/walk in this event. T-shirts and bib numbers will be available at check-in.