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Monday, October 5, 2026 · New Jersey

Monday, October 5, 2026 · New Jersey

Down East Sunrise Trail Relay

Teams of four to eight run 102.7 miles through the night on a rail trail and back-woods ATV track, finishing at the seawall in Eastport, the easternmost city in the U.S.

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Quirky format · Ellsworth, ME

Down East Sunrise Trail Relay is a quirky-format race in Ellsworth, Maine, with verified dates from July 23 through July 24, 2027.

Confirmed
When
July 23–24, 2027
Fourth weekend of July (Fri-Sat)
Where
Washington Junction (start) to Eastport seawall (finish)
Ellsworth, ME · Hancock
Directions
Entry
$70 per runner (to June 24) / $80
Register
Organized by
Crow Athletics
12th edition in 2026
Official siteRegisterDirectionsAdd to calendar

What to expect

  • overnight relay
  • rail trail
  • ATV trail
  • sunrise
  • point-to-point
  • team event

2026 Season completed

Friday-Saturday, July 24-25, 2026

  • July 24–25, 2026

2027 Confirmed

Friday-Saturday, July 23-24, 2027

  • July 23–24, 2027

Checked Sun, Oct 4, 2026 against the official source.

About the run

An overnight relay from Washington Junction near Ellsworth to Eastport, timed so runners see one of the first sunrises in the continental U.S.

The run

Distances
102.7-mile relay (legs ~4-10 miles)
Season
Summer

Nearby

Sources

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