Oregon Coast trail

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Series Overview

Welcome to the Oregon Coast Trail Series, featuring our trio of trail running events along the surf, capes, dunes, forests and villages of Oregon’s world-renown central coastline! Each of the three events offers a 50K ultra distance option and shorter race options ranging from 10K-20 miles.

To participate in and complete the OCT Series, a runner needs to finish a race at each of the three events in the series. All OCT Series finishers receive a commemorative award, plus additional prizes for top series finishers. We hope you can join us for an exciting trail series tour along Oregon’s scenic shores!

Series Events

2025 Series Locations & Dates

Race 1: Siuslaw Dunes

  • Date: March 8

  • Distances: 50K, 20 miler, 12K

Race 2: Cape Mountain

  • Dates: May 31 & June 1

  • Distances: 50K, 25K, 10K

Race 3: Perpetua Coast

  • Dates: October 4 & 5

  • Distances: 50K, 20 miler, Half Marathon

Registration

Registration for each of the three races must be done separately via each event. During registration for the final race at Perpetua Coast, answer “Yes” to the question about participating in the OCT Series. If we are forced to cancel any races in the series in a year, completing the OCT Series will be recognized as finishing the remaining races in that year.

Series Details

Scoring

  • Participants must get a finish at ALL THREE EVENTS to complete the series and be eligible for OCT Series placement and awards.

  • A runner’s placement in the final series standings is determined by the cumulative sum of their overall mileage, then the sum of their finish times from all three races. The runner with the most distance completed wins. In the event of a mileage tie, runners are then ranked based on fastest accumulated finish time of their three finishes.

  • Men’s and women’s results are separate.

  • As OCT Series participation grows, we may create an ‘ultra’ division and a ‘sub ultra’ division.

Awards

Everyone who completes a race in all three OCT series events in the same calendar year receives a custom Oregon Coast Trail Series t-shirt and pint glass after finishing the final race in the series.

Results

Following the last race in the OCT Series at Perpetua Coast, we will announce the final standings here:

Cancellations

Please refer to the standard Daybreak Racing Cancellation Policy.

This event series is held under special use permits, administered by the U.S. Forest Service and Oregon Parks & Recreation Department. In accordance with State and Federal law, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.  U.S. Forest Service and Oregon Parks & Recreation Department are equal opportunity providers and employers.