Megunticook Trail Festival
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Event details
The Megunticook Trail Festival is a trail running event in Camden Hills State Park, Camden, Maine, on Saturday, September 12, 2026. The park covers over 5,700 acres and has over 30 miles of trails. Mount Megunticook rises to 1,385 feet above sea level and offers views of Penobscot Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Entries are limited. The festival is held on the ancestral, unceded lands of the Wabanaki Nations (Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, Mi’kmaq); Indigenous peoples from Wabanaki Nations and beyond are invited to run free of charge.
Race courses and features
The festival includes three trail races. Distances and notable course facts:
- 50K - one-way course covering over 90% of park trails, about 7,600 feet of elevation gain.
- Halfast 20k - mainly on wide gravel multi-use trail, about 1,900 feet of elevation gain.
- Wicked Tough 10k - mostly singletrack with about 1,600 feet of elevation gain.
The 50K visits the park's six named peaks (Battie, Bald Rock, Derry, Frohock, Cameron, Megunticook), includes multiple brooks and streams, and uses several aid stations (six total, with one station passed twice). The 20k includes roughly 3.9 km of singletrack, two aid stations (one passed twice), and a single summit at Cameron Mountain. All courses mix forested trail, rocky sections, and exposed ledges with coastal views.
Registration and included items
The registration fee for all races includes a bib, a t-shirt, a swag item, and a post-race meal. Registrations are nonrefundable; deferrals are allowed for pregnancy or for volunteering. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
