GENERAL INFORMATION
Are you ready for a day of adventure in the beautiful Maine wilderness?
Now in its fifth year, 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 the vast Atlantic.
The 2021 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. Teams will race nonstop by foot, bike, and boat through remote and rarely visited areas of Maine.
Registration fees for all races including includes race t-shirt, swag bag, maps, boats, 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.
Now in its fifth year, 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 the vast Atlantic.
The 2021 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. Teams will race nonstop by foot, bike, and boat through remote and rarely visited areas of Maine.
Registration fees for all races including includes race t-shirt, swag bag, maps, boats, 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:
- Co-ed 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
2021 24-Hour race course information
- The 24-hour race will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 17 and will end at 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 18. Check-in and map hand-out begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday at the Events Center/Market at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine. A final pre-race briefing will occur at 9:30 a.m.
- Estimated minimum distances (in no particular order) are: 12 miles of hiking, 50 miles of biking including optional technical mountain biking, and 10 miles of paddling. Extra, optional checkpoints will add significantly to the total distances traveled in each of those disciplines. Estimated maximum distances are 30 miles of trekking, 90 miles of biking (with at least 25 miles of mountain biking on trails), and 15 miles of paddling.
- A mountain bike is required.
- There may also be an optional quarter-mile swim.
- This year the 24-hour race will feature an optional packrafting section. Teams wishing to complete the full course should register for the packraft division and bring their own packrafting gear to the race. For teams who do not own a packraft, there are packraft rental options that may be available for the race. Teams in the non-packraft division will still compete on the same course as the packraft division but will use an alternate means of travel around the packrafting section. Teams in both divisions will also paddle kayaks during the race.
2021 8-hour race course information
- The 8-hour race will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 17. Check-in and map hand-out begins at 6 a.m. on Saturday at the Events Center/Market at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine. A final pre-race briefing will occur at 7:30 a.m.
- Estimated minimum distances (in no particular order) are: 3 miles of hiking, 20 miles of biking including optional technical mountain biking, and 3 miles of paddling. Extra, optional checkpoints will add to the total distances traveled in each of those disciplines. Estimated maximum distances are 6 miles of trekking, 35 miles of biking, and 6 miles of paddling.
- 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.
- There may also be an optional quarter-mile swim.
2021 3-hour race course information
- The 3-hour race will begin at 12:00 p.m. and end at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 17. Check-in and map hand-out begins at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Events Center/Market at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine. A final pre-race briefing will occur at 11:30 a.m.
- The entire 3-hour course is optional so the minimum distance will be as short as your team chooses it to be. Estimated maximum distances are 3 miles of trekking and 10 miles of biking.
- The 3-hour event is a foot- and bike-only event with no paddling on and around the Pineland Farms property. Biking will be on paved and gravel road surfaces.
- The 3-hour event is family-friendly and appropriate for racers of all ages. Bike trailers and kids seats are welcome!
