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Haliburton Forest Trail Race

Haliburton Forest 50K · 50K
Ran · this year's race is done.
Race dateSeptember 12-13, 2026
Duration2 days
Start8:00am
When44 days ago
First held1993

Who's going to Haliburton Forest Trail Race?

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Distance The race
50K
Climb
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Descent
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High point
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Time limit
does not apply to this race
Aid stations
9
Started
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Finished
117
Finish rate
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The course

Where it goes loop · 9 aid stations

One lap of the 50 km course from Base Camp, run counter-clockwise from 8:00 AM Saturday with no time limit. Part of the route differs from the loop run by the longer races and is marked with a different colour of flag.

Much of the course is rugged, and some areas are only accessible by foot or ATV. Poles are allowed, but a runner using poles cannot place higher than 4th.

The race

What this one is

A trail race held on the trails of the privately owned Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve in Ontario's Haliburton Highlands, starting and finishing at Base Camp. Distances run from a 12K to the signature Haliburton Forest 100 Miler, over heavily forested, hilly terrain with lakes and streams.

The first race was run in 1993. It was formerly known as Helen's Race. The 2020 edition was cancelled.

Getting in

Getting in Entry, lottery and what the race asks of you before race day.

Lottery
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Lottery opens
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Lottery draw
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Field cap
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Registration
Other raceroster.com
Qualifying
not checked yet
Minimum age
not checked yet
Transfers
Yes raceroster.com
Deferrals
No raceroster.com
Crew access, pacers and drop bags

The rules that shape your day Anything marked "not checked yet" is a gap in what we hold, never a no from the race.

Crew allowed
Yes haliburtonforest100.org
Vehicles per runner
not checked yet
Pacers
No haliburtonforest100.org
Muling
Not allowed haliburtonforest100.org
Drop bags
Yes haliburtonforest100.org
Cupless
not checked yet
Course marking
Fully Marked haliburtonforest100.org
Night running
not checked yet
Dogs
Not allowed haliburtonforest100.org
Headphones
not checked yet
Crew rules
Crews may only meet or assist runners at designated aid stations and must follow the instructions of aid station personnel. A runner may be disqualified if crew meet or assist the runner away from an aid station. Crews must not park in a way that blocks traffic, trail access, aid stations or other cars. Crew access to certain aid stations may be restricted depending on weather and road conditions; this is finalized before the pre-race dinner and is not negotiable. Crews can reach Aid Station #2 since the road was widened in 2024. haliburtonforest100.org
Pacer rules
Pacers are only allowed for the 100 Mile race, not for any of the others. haliburtonforest100.org
Drop bag rules
One drop bag per aid station, at any or all of the four. Drop bags must be sealed, labelled with name and entry number, in plastic bags or dry sacs (no paper bags, hard boxes, coolers, glass, perishables or ice). Bags are deposited at the Boiler Room by 8:00 PM Friday and returned to the finish line, possibly as late as 3:00 PM Sunday. haliburtonforest100.org
Cutoff philosophy
There are no cut-offs specifically for the 50 km runners. All runners must be off the course by 3:00 PM on Sunday. haliburtonforest100.org
Aid stations

Every stop, and what you get there ● yes   ○ no   ? nobody has checked   – does not apply to this race

Mile Station Cutoff Crew access Bag Pacer Med To next
? Start (Base Camp)
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Aid Station #1
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Aid Station #2
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Aid Station #3
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Water Stop
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Aid Station #2
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ● ? ? ?
? Aid Station #1
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Aid Station #4
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Finish (Base Camp)
NoneSignal wrong?
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Same race, other lines

Other distances and other years

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Haliburton Forest 100 Mile

  • Start (Base Camp) mile 0.0
  • Aid Station #4 (lap 1)
  • Water Stop (lap 1)
  • Aid Station #3 (lap 1)
  • Aid Station #2 (lap 1)
  • Aid Station #1 (lap 1)
  • Base Camp, end of lap 1
  • Aid Station #4 (lap 2)
  • Water Stop (lap 2)
  • Aid Station #3 (lap 2)
  • Aid Station #2 (lap 2)
  • Aid Station #1 (lap 2)
  • Base Camp, end of lap 2
  • Aid Station #4 (lap 3)
  • Water Stop (lap 3)
  • Aid Station #3 (lap 3)
  • Aid Station #2 (lap 3)
  • Aid Station #1 (lap 3)
  • Base Camp, end of lap 3 mile 75.0
  • Aid Station #4 (lap 4)
  • Water Stop (lap 4)
  • Aid Station #3 (lap 4)
  • Aid Station #2 (lap 4)
  • Aid Station #1 (lap 4)
  • Finish (Base Camp) mile 100.0

Haliburton Forest 50 Mile

  • Start (Base Camp) mile 0.0
  • Aid Station #4 (lap 1)
  • Water Stop (lap 1)
  • Aid Station #3 (lap 1)
  • Aid Station #2 (lap 1)
  • Aid Station #1 (lap 1)
  • Base Camp, end of lap 1
  • Aid Station #4 (lap 2)
  • Water Stop (lap 2)
  • Aid Station #3 (lap 2)
  • Aid Station #2 (lap 2)
  • Aid Station #1 (lap 2)
  • Finish (Base Camp) mile 50.0

Haliburton Forest 50K

  • Start (Base Camp)
  • Aid Station #1
  • Aid Station #2
  • Aid Station #3
  • Water Stop
  • Aid Station #2
  • Aid Station #1
  • Aid Station #4
  • Finish (Base Camp)

Haliburton Forest 26K

  • Start (Base Camp)
  • Aid Station #1
  • Aid Station #2 (turnaround just past)
  • Aid Station #1
  • Finish (Base Camp)

Haliburton Forest 12K

  • Start (Base Camp)
  • Aid Station #1 (turnaround)
  • Finish (Base Camp)
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Cutoffs move, races get postponed, lotteries open and close. We read the race's own sources and record where every fact came from. Put your email in and we will send you what changed, and where we read it.

No account, and nothing to cancel.

What happens to your email. Nothing else. I do not sell it, and I will not send you anything except this race changing. One click gets you out.

I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.