Maine Summer Adventure Race Brunswick, ME   Jul 13, 2024

Are you ready for a day of adventure in the beautiful Maine wilderness?

The Maine Summer Adventure Race promises to deliver a full day of adventure, sending racers out to explore Maine’s thick pine forests, deep cold lakes and rivers, and its windy roads and trails. Self-supported teams one to four travel nonstop on an unmarked, linear course via mountain bike, foot, and boat, navigating by map and compass. Adventure racing is the ultimate test of endurance, strategy, and teamwork, which is why this race is known as “The hardest day in Maine.”

The Maine Summer AR will be a 24-hour race designed to be the premier one-day race in New England. There will also be a 8-hour and 3-hour events this year for teams looking to for a shorter challenge.

Registration fees for all races including includes race t-shirt, swag bag, maps, kayaks, paddles, PFDs, prizes and giveaways, facility and land-use fees, and a post-race feast, including local fare, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options and a featured local microbrew.

Team Categories
Both races will feature the following team categories:

• Mixed premier: 3- or 4-person mixed gender teams
• Open premier: 3- or 4-person same-sex teams
• 2-person mixed gender
• 2-person single-sex
• Solos considered upon request

24-Hour Race Course Information

• Estimated minimum distances (in no particular order) are: 6 miles of hiking, 60 miles of biking including optional technical mountain biking, and 7 miles of paddling. Extra, optional checkpoints will add significantly to the total distances traveled in each of those disciplines. Estimated distances by discipline for all optional checkpoints are: 25 miles trekking, 80 miles biking, 20 miles paddling.
• A mountain bike is required.
• There will be no packrafting for this year’s edition of the race.

8-Hour Race Course Information

• Estimated minimum distances (in no particular order) are: 3 miles of hiking, 15 miles of biking including optional technical mountain biking, and 4 miles of paddling. Extra, optional checkpoints will add to the total distances traveled in each of those disciplines.
• Mountain bikes are optional and highly recommended if you plan to attempt the entire course, as there is a section of technical mountain biking. But road bikes are fine for teams who wish to skip the mountain biking.

3-Hour Race Course Information

• The all checkpoints on the 3-hour course are optional so the minimum distance will be as short as your team chooses it to be.
• The 3-hour event is a foot- and bike-only event with no paddling. Biking will be on paved, gravel, and smooth trail surfaces. Bikes are required but can be of any type.
• The 3-hour event is family-friendly and appropriate for racers of all ages. Bike trailers and kids seats are welcome!