Scrub Jay 5K/ Scrub Jay Scramble 10K

Join us for the 26th annual 5K and Scramble 10K.  

The 5K and 10K utilize different starts and courses!  the 5K is more road-runner friendly with some trails and the Scramble 10K is a more challenging trail course but with the same finish and a post race party by the Nature Center and pavilions.  Everything is in the vicinity of the Nature Center at Lake Osprey:  packet pick up, starts, finish and post race are all within a very short walk of the parking areas.

The Scrub Jay 5K is a course designed with the road-runners in mind.  There is still the beauty and nature of Oscar Scherer Park on mostly hard packed surfaces but there are still some tree roots and a section on the trails and a little bit of the dreaded "sugar sand."  You will begin near the Nature Center and travel the length of the main entrance road just about to the entrance before turning onto the Lester Finley trail and South Creek Nature Trail on mostly prepared-surface park trails including crushed shell and paver paths then onto earthen trails for the last 3/4 mile with only a very small sandy area.

The Scrub Jay Scramble 10K is a course on the trails, sugar-sand included, with some ups and downs using recently created pedestrian underpasses and overpasses. Designed by trail runners for trail runners using the parks' features to challenge even experienced trail runners.  Check out the detailed description and map of the Scrub Jay Scramble 10K. For 2025 there will be a slight detour to avoid the damaged areas of the Orange Trail.

Your registration includes custom finisher's medal for all finishers and a post-race featuring hot dogs (veggie dogs on request), fruit and other snacks.  Participants will receive a tech race shirt as long as supplies last.