Date
Sat, 11 Sept 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Camden Hills State Park, main entrance on Route 1, Camden, Maine
Camden, Knox County
Countdown
September
A 50K trail loop that never doubles back on itself, apart from three short out-and-backs. With 2,316 m of climbing, runners earn every mile of it.
Key facts
0111-hour overall cut-off
029.5-hour cut-off at mile 25
03Course is one loop with three short out-and-back sections
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The course
The route
Camden
Distance50km
Total climb2,316m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate46.7 km
Weather
Mid-September, Camden
20°CTypical high
14°CTypical low
7°CColdest in 20 years
32%Days with rain
Highs around 20°C and lows around 14°C, but it has dropped to 7°C. Rain on 32% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Lila GAUDRAULT05:33:209.0 km/h
02Erica ZAVETA06:31:357.7 km/h
03Lianna ALTIERI06:39:207.5 km/h
26
Women finishers
8:05:51
Median time
6.2 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserMegunticook50
Websitemegunticooktrailfestival.com
Instagram@megunticooktrailfestival
Running since2020
Training
Training for the Megunticook Trail Festival
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 Megunticook Trail Festival plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 2,316 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
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
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