LELT’s new Trail Race Series launches Aug. 3

The 2024 Loon Echo Trail Race Series kicks off on Saturday, Aug. 3.

The inaugural trail running race series takes place across three trail networks owned and managed by Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT). All proceeds from the events support LELT trails and conservation work.

Loon Echo Land Trust will launch a new trail
race series with the Fluvial 5K at Crooked
River Forest in Harrison on Saturday, Aug. 3.
The series will include three different races in
 the area this summer. SUBMITTED PHOTO 

The Fluvial 5K at Crooked River Forest begins at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 in Harrison. The cost to participate is $25.

This is a good introduction to trail racing and will take participants down to the historic Crooked River and have you exploring the trails of the Crooked River Forest.

Afterward, participants can enjoy some après brews from one of the best craft micro-breweries Maine has to offer at Fluvial Brewing.

The Bald Pate 10K will be held starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 in South Bridgton.

The fee to participate is $35.

During the Bald Pate 10K participants will wind their way through the ancient pitch pine forest and take in beautiful views of Foster Pond and the surrounding area.

Bald Pate is a much beloved mountain and trail network, and this is your chance to experience the best of it.

The trail race series for 2024 wraps up with the Pleasant Mountain Race, a half-marathon, starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 in Bridgton.

The cost is $75 if registered before Sept. 1.

This is the second time that the Pleasant Mountain Half Marathon Race will be held.

Participants will be able to take in the spectacular fall foliage as they navigate the technical single-track and traverse across Pleasant Mountain’s iconic ridge.

Runners who sign up for one race in the series will receive $5 off another race in the series.

More information and registration links for all of the trail series races can be found at LELT.org/race-series.

Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT), founded in 1987, is a nonprofit organization that protects land, ensures public access to the outdoors, and builds and maintains recreational trails in Raymond, Casco, Naples, Harrison, Sebago, Bridgton, and Denmark.

For more details about LELT properties, upcoming events, or how to get involved with the land trust, visit LELT.org or find them on Facebook under Loon Echo Land Trust. <