Wild Goose Trail Festival
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Wild Goose Trail Festival : Wawayanda State Park, Hewitt NJ
The Wild Goose Trail Festival is a multi-day trail running event held at Wawayanda State Park in Hewitt, New Jersey. The festival includes trail races, panels, a film screening, and festival activities across several days in September 2026. Free camping is available to participants, pacers, and crew on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Race options span a wide range of distances:
- 36 hour event and ultramarathon distances including 100 miles
- 100K
- 50 miles
- 50K
- 30K
- Half marathon
- 10K
- Kids 1 mile
The 100 mile course (100.25 miles) lists 11,275 ft of ascent and 11,239 ft of descent, averaging about 112 ft gain per mile. The course surface includes doublewide trails, rolling singletrack, technical sections with rocks and roots, wood plank boardwalks, and some road and gravel sections. Aid station support is provided on the long-distance course for the full duration of the event.
Pacer and guide policies: long distance participants who remain on-course after sunset may have pacers until the finish. Runners over age 60 and athletes with disabilities may use a pacer or guide at any time. 100 mile and 36 hour entrants must complete eight hours of trail work or volunteering within a specified window or make a $100 donation to the charity partner instead.
The festival partners with a mental health nonprofit and offers hardship entry and youth programming, including a kids 1 mile race for ages 3 to 12 with participation medals and family activities. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
