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Ultras · US · OR

Perpetua Coast

50K · 31.1 miles
Ran · this year's race is done.
Race dateOctober 3-4, 2026
Duration2 days
Start8:00am
When21 days ago

Who's going to Perpetua Coast?

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Distance The race
31.1 miles
Climb The race
5,700 ft
Descent The race
5,700 ft
High point
not checked yet
Time limit The race
9:00:00
Aid stations
6
Started
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Finished
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Finish rate
not checked yet
The course

Where it goes lollipop · 6 aid stations · rust marks a stop your crew can reach

A lollipop loop from The Adobe Resort in Yachats: a beach section early on, then old growth coastal rainforest trails in the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area with views of the coastline throughout.

Most of the course is very runnable. A 2.7 mile section of beach near the beginning is flat and quick, with a few minor creek crossings. The Oregon Coast Trail along the Yachats shoreline is also fast and flat, on lawn, gravel path and paved road shoulder. After the Hwy 101 crossing the course is almost entirely dirt singletrack and much hillier, with nearly all of the climbing and descending. Shallow spruce roots and rocks, and footbridges that can be very slick.

The race

What this one is

Trail races in Yachats on the central Oregon coast and in the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area. A 50K and a 20 miler on Saturday, a half marathon and a 10K on Sunday, over beach, coastal bluffs and moss-draped old growth rainforest singletrack. Everything is staged at The Adobe Resort. The 2026 50K was the USATF 50K Trail National Championship.

From 2014 to 2021 this event was hosted as the Oregon Coast trail runs by Rainshadow Running. Daybreak Racing carries it on as Perpetua Coast.

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
UltraSignup daybreakracing.com
Qualifying
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Minimum age
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Transfers
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Deferrals
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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 daybreakracing.com
Vehicles per runner
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Pacers
No daybreakracing.com
Muling
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Drop bags
Yes daybreakracing.com
Cupless
Yes daybreakracing.com
Course marking
Fully Marked daybreakracing.com
Night running
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Dogs
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Headphones
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Crew rules
Crew are welcome at Adobe Aid Station #1 next to the start/finish line. Crew can hike or run to Perpetua Aid Stations #2 and #4 and to Cummins Aid Station #3 from Cape Perpetua Visitor Center. There is no parking at the Perpetua or Cummins aid stations. Parking is $5/vehicle at the Visitor Center or display your NW Forest Pass. There is minimal or no cell phone service in the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area.
Pacer rules
The event permit does not allow pacers.
Drop bag rules
Drop bags for Adobe Aid Station #1 and Perpetua Aid Stations #2 and #4 are left at morning check-in at The Adobe. One bag per runner, smaller than a 20L daypack, water resistant and made of durable material, labelled with first name, last name and bib number. Bags are not returned to the staging area until the aid station shuts down after the sweepers arrive.
Cutoff philosophy
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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
0.00 Start - The Adobe Resort
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? 4.50
4.50 #1 - Adobe
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ● ● ? ? 6.60
11.10 #2 - Perpetua Campground
NoneSignal wrong?
 11:15am ● ● ? ? 6.00
17.10 #3 - Cummins
NoneSignal wrong?
 12:45pm ● ○ ? ? 7.40
24.50 #4 - Perpetua Campground (2)
NoneSignal wrong?
 3:00pm ● ● ? ? 6.60
31.10 Finish - Adobe Resort
NoneSignal wrong?
 5:00pm ? ? ? ? ?
Driving your crew

Getting your people there 3 stops with directions the race published.

#2 - Perpetua Campground mile 11.10 cutoff 11:15am

Walk from Cape Perpetua Visitor Center north along the course for .25 miles on Giant Spruce Trail to the aid station at Cape Perpetua Campground (follow the course markings between the Visitor Center and restrooms). The campground is closed and gated for the season. Do not park at the entrance to Cape Perpetua Campground or anywhere other than Cape Perpetua Visitor Center.

Parking. There is no parking at the aid station. Parking is $5/vehicle at Cape Perpetua Visitor Center, or display your NW Forest Pass.

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#3 - Cummins mile 17.10 cutoff 12:45pm

Hike or run the 1.5 miles from Cape Perpetua Visitor Center south along the Oregon Coast Trail that parallels Hwy 101 to the aid station at Cummins Creek Trailhead.

Parking. There is no parking at the aid station or along the gravel entry road to the Cummins Creek Trailhead, because the road is part of the course. Parking is $5/vehicle at Cape Perpetua Visitor Center, or display your NW Forest Pass.

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#4 - Perpetua Campground (2) mile 24.50 cutoff 3:00pm

Walk from Cape Perpetua Visitor Center north along the course for .25 miles on Giant Spruce Trail to the aid station at Cape Perpetua Campground (follow the course markings between the Visitor Center and restrooms). The campground is closed and gated for the season. Do not park at the entrance to Cape Perpetua Campground or anywhere other than Cape Perpetua Visitor Center.

Parking. There is no parking at the aid station. Parking is $5/vehicle at Cape Perpetua Visitor Center, or display your NW Forest Pass.

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50K

  • Start - The Adobe Resort mile 0.0
  • #1 - Adobe mile 4.5
  • #2 - Perpetua Campground mile 11.1
  • #3 - Cummins mile 17.1
  • #4 - Perpetua Campground (2) mile 24.5
  • Finish - Adobe Resort mile 31.1

20 Miler

  • Start - Adobe Resort mile 0.0
  • #1 - Perpetua Campground mile 6.7
  • #2 - Perpetua Campground (2) mile 13.5
  • Finish - Adobe Resort mile 20.1

Half Marathon

  • Start - Perpetua Campground mile 0.0
  • #1 - Perpetua Campground mile 6.8
  • Finish - Adobe Resort mile 13.4
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Ultras change. We will tell you when this one does.

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.