Which streets will be closed for the Raleigh Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving? See race maps
The Turkey Trot, a Thanksgiving morning staple, will close quite a few city streets on Thursday, Nov. 28, as runners race for the gold (before they race to the dinner table that evening).
There will be three major Turkey Trot races across the city, according to the city of Raleigh’s online special events calendar:
- The Turkey Trot at Ridgewood near Meredith College
- The Skinny Turkey at Wakefield High School
- The Trophy Trot in Dorothea Dix Park
Here are the race schedules and what to know about driving around Raleigh this week.
Raleigh roads closed for Turkey Trot
The 8K Turkey Trot at Ridgewood takes place around Meredith College in northwest Raleigh.
Parking (at Meredith College) opens at 6:30 a.m., the race’s website says. The 8K race starts at 8:30 a.m. on Ridge Road between Wade Avenue and Leonard Street, and children will gather for the “Kids Dash” around 9:30 a.m. That area will be closed 5:30-11 a.m. Thursday.
Roads along the race route (outlined below) will be closed 8:15-10 a.m., according to the city of Raleigh:
- Head north on Ridge Road
- Right onto Glen Eden Drive
- Left onto Lubbock Drive
- Right onto Ranlo Drive
- Left onto Vick Avenue
- Left onto Childers Street
- Left onto Blenheim Drive
- Left to continue on Blenheim Drive
- Left onto Ridge Road
- Finish on Ridge Road between Wade Avenue and Leonard Street
All roads one block in each direction will be detoured. View the route at mapmyrun.com/routes.
Get more information at RaleighTurkeyTrot.org.
Raleigh roads closed for Skinny Turkey half marathon
The Skinny Turkey race starts and ends at Wakefield High School in North Raleigh.
There are five races within the event: the half marathon, the 10K, the 5K, the 1-mile and the “drumstick dash” for children.
All races follow an open-road course, meaning roads will not be closed for the event. Runners will follow the flow of traffic and stay to the right with Wake County Sheriff officers along the course to help monitor traffic, the race’s website says.
Note: The children’s drumstick dash will take place in the high school’s driveway circle, not on the road.
Roads will be used for the race 7:30-11 a.m., according to the city of Raleigh.
View the routes and get more information at fsseries.com/event/skinny.
Raleigh roads closed for the Trophy Trot 5K in Dix Park
The Trophy Trot 5K, which starts 9 a.m. Thursday in Dorothea Dix Park, is sponsored by Raleigh’s Trophy Brewing. Registration includes a medal and an after-race beer at Trophy’s Maywood Avenue location.
Goode Street between Lake Wheeler Road and Biggs Drive will be closed 7-11 a.m. Thursday.
Roads along the race route (outlined below) will be closed 8:50-11 a.m., according to the city of Raleigh:
- Start on Goode Street heading north toward Biggs Drive
- Left onto Biggs Drive
- Continue to follow Barbour Drive
- Right onto Blair Drive
- Right onto Dawkins Drive
- Right onto Umstead Drive
- Right onto Barbour Drive
- Right into Spring Hill parking lot
- Right onto Kendall Circle
- Left onto Barbour Drive
- Right onto Bender Street
- Continue on Kilpatrick Drive
- Continue on Dorsett Street
- Right on Barbour Drive
- Continue on Biggs Drive
- Right on Goode Street to Finish
Note: If you park on the Dix Park property, you won’t be able to leave until all racers finish, the race website says. Street parking is available near Trophy’s Maywood location and in other designated parking lots found on the official course map.
View the map and get more information at event.racereach.com/trophy-trot.
This story was originally published November 26, 2024 at 8:00 AM with the headline "Which streets will be closed for the Raleigh Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving? See race maps."
