Date
Sat, 24 Oct 2026
Start
09:00
Venue
Haw Ridge Campground, Haw Ridge Park, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Oak Ridge, Anderson County
Countdown
October
Twelve hours of lapping a 7 to 8 mile loop, solo or as a team. Ride your own pace, and the last laps will be in the dark.
Key facts
01Mass start at 09:00, and the 12-hour window closes at 21:00
02Lights are required for late laps
03Class 1 e-bikes only; singlespeeds must be single-geared
Create a free training plan for the Hill of Truth Festival 12 hours
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Oak Ridge · one lap
Duration12hr
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate13.8 km
Weather
Late-October, Oak Ridge
21°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
25%Days with rain
Highs around 21°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to -4°C. Rain on 25% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserClinch Valley Trail Alliance (CVTA)
Websitehilloftruthfestival.com
Instagram@hilloftruthfestival
Running since1999
Training
Training for the Hill of Truth Festival 12 hours
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Hill of Truth Festival 12 hours plan targets
Typical sessions
A sustained 12hr effort
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Terrain and skills practice specific to the course
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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