FEAR Trail Fest 2026

About Trail Fest:
FEAR Trail Fest is a 5 mile lollipop loop trail race in Lewis Morris Park in Morristown, NJ. The course is run mostly on the Yellow Trail in Lewis Morris Park. It’s a runnable course with a mix of rocks, roots, and some good climbs totaling around 600 feet of elevation gain. The course starts with a wide section of crushed gravel on the Patriots Path before moving to single track for the full Yellow Trail loop before traversing the short section of the Patriots Path again back to the finish. The course is meant to attract runners looking to tackle their first trail race, or an experienced veteran on the trails looking to have a fun and race fast! Hikers are welcome too, with a generous 2:30 hour time limit.

Additionally, we will host course previews (dates TBD) on the race course so you can familiarize yourself with everything ahead of time. These course previews are free and will be educational and informative if you’ve never run trails before or have never been to Lewis Morris Park.

Sustainability:
Trail Fest is going cupless! Hydrapak will be providing reusable cups for runners to be used before, during, and after the race for all your electrolyte needs.

Additionally, we are ditching traditional PVC-made race bibs and going with hemp bibs. These are much more environmentally friendly versus old traditional bibs.

New for 2026:
1. Finisher medal for all participants.
2. Additional porta potty.
3. Menstrual products for the ladies, donated by Drahos PT!

Logistics:
Who: Everyone’s invited (but limited to 120 runners)! New trail runners, experienced trail runners and hikers. We’ll even adopt road runners for the day! We also have prizes for the top male, female, and non-binary runners!
What: A 5 mile trail race (route below)!
Where: Lewis Morris Park Sunrise Lake Dr., Morristown, NJ 07960. Once you get to this road, keep driving until you see the lot.
When: Sunday, November 22, 2026 starting at 9AM
Why: Why not! What else could you possibly be doing on a Sunday morning?

Giveaways:
– Root Runners will be providing prize packages to the 1st and 2nd place male and female finishers.
– Brooks Running will be raffling off 2 pairs of shoes as well as providing a pair of shoes to the first overall male, female, and non-binary winners.
– Feetures has donated socks to be raffled off.
– SPIbelt provided us with 3 race belts to be raffled off, too.

Course Previews:
We will be hosting two course previews, with dates to be determined as the race approaches. Please meet at the picnic shelter on the map below at 8:50AM so we can start running at 9AM.