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Jonas Cattell Memorial 10-mile Run & Fort Mercer 5K

A point-to-point 10-mile run down Kings Highway from Haddonfield to Red Bank Battlefield in National Park, retracing Jonas Cattell's 1777 run to warn Fort Mercer of a Hessian attack. Gloucester County Parks and Recreation has staged it for more than 50 years, alongside a Fort Mercer 5K at the battlefield.

Event Atlas · Camden County

Races and fun runs · Haddonfield, Camden County

Jonas Cattell Memorial 10-mile Run & Fort Mercer 5K is a race or fun run in Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey, with a listed date of October 16, 2027.

Projected

When: Sat, Oct 16, 2027
Third Saturday in October
10-miler and 5K 8:00 AM
Where: Kings Highway & Mechanic Street (start) to Red Bank Battlefield (finish)
Kings Hwy. & Mechanic St.
Haddonfield, NJ 08033 · Camden County
Directions
Admission: 10-miler $30; Fort Mercer 5K $20
Organized by: Gloucester County Parks and Recreation
County government

Official site Directions

What to expect

57th annual edition in 2026
Historic point-to-point route from Haddonfield to Red Bank Battlefield
Commemorates Jonas Cattell's October 1777 warning to Fort Mercer
Buses carry runners from the battlefield to the Haddonfield start

2027 Projected

Projected from the 2025-2026 pattern (third Saturday in October: Oct. 18, 2025 and Oct. 17, 2026); not announced.

Sat, Oct 16, 2027

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Jonas Cattell Memorial 10-mile Run & Fort Mercer 5KNational Fun Run Atlas listing

Sources

Gloucester County official
RunSignup registration official

Details checked against the organizer’s own pages on Sun, Oct 4, 2026.

2027 Projected

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