Wild Goose Trail Festival

Hewitt, United States • 20-21 Sep 2025

The Wild Goose Trail Festival takes place at Wawayanda State Park in Hewitt, New Jersey, offering a variety of trail running events over September 20-21, 2025. Distances range from a 1-mile kids run to a challenging 100-mile ultramarathon with a generous 36-hour cutoff, making it ideal for first-time 100-milers. The course features diverse terrain including doublewide trails, rolling singletracks, technical rocky and rooty sections, boardwalks, and some road, with an average elevation gain of 112 feet per mile. The festival atmosphere includes aid stations, free camping, panels, film screenings, and family-friendly activities. A new rucking division and volunteer incentives add to the community spirit. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Race information

36 km
36 Hour
36 km
36 Hour - Lightweight Ruck
36 km
36 Hour - Heavyweight Ruck
100 mi
11275 m+
100 Miler
100 km
100k
50 mi
50 Miler
50 km
50k
21 km
Half Marathon
10 km
10k
1 Mile Kids Run
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