The Herring Run is held on one 9.75 km loop, run once or twice depending on your gumption. The trail runs into the woods and along the rocky shore of Passamaquoddy Bay. (pass-uh-muh-kwoddy) "The pollock plenty place". You even get to cross a good size cove at low tide. Only a few private landowners have been gracious enough to open up their property for such shenanigans and so we are all grateful to them.
This year we have a very different course due to some property shifts. It is more technical, has more vert and is 1k shorter. So yeah, Its an 9.75 k and 19.5k race now!
The 2021-2025 old course was 10.74k and 2 1 1 m of vert.
The new 2026 course is 9.75k with 278m of vert.
There is about 25% more technical singletrack as well.
There is no road section this year.
If you are doing the 19.5k double loop, we are keeping the 1 .5 hr cutoff for the 1st lap to be sure racers get across the cove at low tide. Our goal is to have all racers finished in 3 hours whether they are running the 9.75k or the 19.5k.
2026 Herring Run route
Race Date is Sunday, July 19 2026 at 8:30AM
Registration for The 2026 Herring Run Will Open on Feb 1 at 6:30am this year.
https://www.hackmatacktrailracing.com/herring-run-1122k.html
Registration fees
Prices are inclusive of mandatory charges, items, and fees
9.75K Sold out
Once around da loop!
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CA$65.00Feb 1 - Jul 13
19.5K Sold out
2wice around da loop!
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CA$65.00Feb 1 - Jul 13
Event schedule
- Sun, July 19, 2026 6:30 AM - Check in start
- Sun, July 19, 2026 8:00 AM - Check in closed
- Sun, July 19, 2026 8:30 AM - Race Start ~ 11 & 22k
- Sun, July 19, 2026 9:30 AM - Snacks for tired racers
- Sun, July 19, 2026 12:00 PM - kids race
- Sun, July 19, 2026 12:30 PM - Awards and prizes
- Sun, July 19, 2026 11:30 PM - Luncheon
Contact information
- Event contact
- Bryan Gagner
- Phone
- +1 506-754-2488
- Website
- Visit website
