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Sun, Oct 04, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Location:
Mactacaddy Drive
Bright Parish, New Brunswick
Canada
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Mactaquac Trail Race 2026

Are you ready to cross the stream?!

Fall is awesome! Join us for the 9^th edition of the Mactaquac Trail Race in beautiful Mactaquac Provincial Park, October 3 & 4, 2026.

There is a variety of trails, both single and double track. We have a 5K, 10K and a 20K, so you just pick the distance you like. Although the course is not very hilly, it is hardly ever flat. You will cross a stream twice and a number of bridges. It can be slippery and roots might be sticking out here and there, so always keep one eye on the trail!

New for 2026!

New for this year's MTR is a 5K race on Saturday October 3, 2026! The 5K will take place after the kids run; there will be awards for numbers 1 -3 both male and female.

This event is especially good for beginning trail runners, but obviously anyone can participate!

The fee is much lower than the Sunday events: there will be no draw prizes or electronic timing (timing is manually) and the selection of food is limited, but every participant will receive the same swag as everyone else and there will be water and some snacks after the race.

Registration

There is NO registration on the day of the race! Online registration will go through Race Roster and will end on Thursday, October 2 by 8pm! There will NOT be a waiting list once the race is sold out, but as soon as the race is sold out a transfer period will open.

There will be NO refunds or deferrals, but a period for transfers will open up as soon as the race is sold out!

We try to keep this event low-key, so a low entry fee and no shirts or medals. Does that mean you will get nothing? Oh no! Far from it. You will get your swag and there will be lots of draw prizes (only on Sunday events)!

Cup-less

In an ongoing effort to be more environment friendly, we will again be (nearly) cup-less! That means that there will be NO cups at the water stations, so you will have to provide your own cup, bottle, bladder etc.

Massages

Massages will be provided by the massage therapy students of Eastern College from 9 to noon on Sunday!

Map of the course

There is no map of the course, but there will be some reconnaissance runs of the course in the weeks/months prior to the race, so if you cannot wait to find out what you will experience in October, we suggest you join them. They will be announced on the race's Facebook page.

After the Sunday races

After the race there will be food and drink, awards and draw prizes. In the past 8 years everyone got a draw prize. We will do our best to get as many draw prizes as possible, but we cannot guarantee that everyone will get one.

Kids run

On Saturday October 3 a free Kids run will be held at the small parking lot next to the Beaver Pond (see instructions for how to get there). Registration will be on-site, not on-line!

You will find all information in this Facebook event:

MTR Kids Run Facebook event

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