august 7-9, 2026

the village of mabou and the capes 100 crew welcome all of yas to this magical place!

beautiful scenery. amazing locals. incredible fun.

46k. 2000m. 14 hours.

• Aid Station #1 = 11k Mabou Trailhead
• Aid Station #2 = 20k MacKinnon’s Brook Bridge 1
• Aid Station #3 = 26k MacKinnon’s Brook Bridge 2 (cut-off time here is 8hrs/2:00pm)
• Aid Station #4 = 35k Mabou Trailhead
• Finish = 46k!

**if you drop out at any point, the only option for pickup by your crew is at the Mabou Trailhead Aid Station (KM 11/35). Runners will have to make their way to this aid stations to be safely transported back to the start/finish area by their crew.

• Note that distances are +/- 2km…so don’t get too flustered if your watch distance doesn’t match up.
• NO CREW ACCESS for 46k.
• NO PACERS for 46k or 86k runners.
• Check the updated MANDATORY GEAR list under “FAQ” section.
• Aid station locations and course revisions may happen up until race day.
• Stashing gear on the course is prohibited.

Price: $140.

86k. 3400m. 22 hours.

• Aid Station #1 = 11k Mabou Trailhead
• Aid Station #2 = 20k MacKinnon’s Brook Bridge 1
• Aid Station #3 (unmanned – water only) = 26k Cape Mabou Trailhead (Cow Pasture)
• Aid Station #4 = 35k Broad Cove Banks Road 1 (drop bag location)
• Crew access at “Beach Road No. 1, Inverness” — 41k — not an aid station
• Aid Station #5 = 45k Broad Cove Banks Road 2 (drop bag location)
• Aid Station #6 = 58k MacKinnon’s Brook Bridge 2 (cut-off time here is 13h30m/7:30pm)
• Aid Station #7 = 66k MacKinnon’s Brook Bridge 3
• Aid Station #8 = 75k Mabou Trailhead
• Finish = 86k!

**if you drop out at any point, the only options for pickup by your crew are at the Mabou Trailhead Aid Station (KM 11/75) and Broad Cove Banks Aid Station (KM 35/45). Runners will have to make their way to these aid stations to be safely transported back to the start/finish area by their crew.

• Note that distances are +/- 2km…so don’t get too flustered if your watch distance doesn’t match up.
• Only crew access for 87k runners is at KM ~41 (Beach Road No. 1, Inverness)
• NO PACERS for 46k or 86k runners.
• Aid station locations and course revisions may happen up until race day.
• Stashing gear on the course is prohibited.

Price: $200.

162k. 6400m. 36 hours.

• Aid Station #1 = 11k Mabou Trailhead
• Aid Station #2 = 20k MacKinnon’s Brook Bridge 1
• Aid Station #3 (unmanned – water only) = 26k Cape Mabou Trailhead (Cow Pasture)
• Aid Station #4 = 35k Broad Cove Banks Road 1 (drop bag location)
• *Crew access at “Beach Road No. 1, Inverness” — 41k — not an aid station/no Capes volunteers will be here
• Aid Station #5 = 45k Broad Cove Banks Road 2 (drop bag location)
• Aid Station #6 = 58k MacKinnon’s Brook Bridge 2 (cut-off time here is 13h30m race time)
• Aid Station #7 = 66k MacKinnon’s Brook Bridge 3
• Aid Station #8 = 75k Mabou Trailhead
• Turn Around Point for 100 mile runners at Mabou Harbour Rd/NE Mabou Road = 85k (cut-off time here is 18h30m/12:30am) *Crew Access.
• Aid Station #9 = 94k Mabou Trailhead (cut-off time here is 20hrs/2:00am)
• Aid Station #10 = 103k MacKinnon’s Brook Bridge 4
• Aid Station #11 (unmanned – water only) = 109k Cape Mabou Trailhead (Cow Pasture) (cut-off time here is 24hrs/6:00am) *Crew Access & PACER PICK-UP HERE*
• Aid Station #12 =  118k Broad Cove Banks Road 3 (drop bag location)
• ***100 milers turn left and head to Sight Point Trailhead on loop 2 *DO NOT do run into Inverness a 2nd time!***
• Aid Station #13 = 132k MacKinnon’s Brook Bridge 5 (cut-off time here is 29hrs/11:00am)
• Aid Station #14 = 140k MacKinnon’s Brook Bridge 6
• Aid Station #15 = 149k Mabou Trailhead
• Finish = 160k!

**if you drop out at any point, the only options for pickup by your crew are at the Mabou Trailhead Aid Station (KM 11/75/94/149), Cape Mabou Trailhead (KM 109) and Broad Cove Banks Aid Station (KM 35/45/118). Runners will have to make their way to these aid stations to be safely transported back to the start/finish area by their crew.

• Note that distances are +/- 2km…so don’t get too flustered if your watch distance doesn’t match up.
• NO PACERS for 46k or 86k runners.
• Crew access anywhere else on the course is prohibited and will result in the runner getting a DQ.
• 1 pacer per runner and they can only start at Aid Station #11 – Cape Mabou Trailhead (Cow Pasture) at 109k
• Aid station locations and course revisions may happen up until race day.
• Stashing gear on the course is prohibited.

Price: $290.

It is MANDATORY that all runners, in each event, have the following items with them at all times:

• bottles/flasks/reservoirs that can hold up to 1L of fluids
• a waterproof jacket = seam-sealed/taped/welded jacket/full on rubber. You need to know what this means.
• a basic 1st Aid kit that includes: 2 metres of duct tape/medical tape, a tensor bandage, band-aids, emergency blanket)
• a charged cell phone (with the RD’s phone number)
• whistle
• toque or buff
• course map (on your phone or printed)
• lighter/matches
• knife (think ‘pocket knife’)

**DQ will result if you don’t have any of the above items when checked on course.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:

• Garmin InReach or similar device
• headlamp and extra batteries
• warm layer for upper body
• rain pants
• Benadryl or similar. Every year runners have found a hornet’s nest on course!
• calories of some sort
• sunscreen
• bug repellent
• compass
• trekking poles
• water filter
• Glitter! Why? It gives you super powers!

OFFICIALLY PROHIBITED:

• earbuds, bone conduction thingies, etc, etc.
• music/podcasts/etc being played on a speakerphone is also not allowed
• dogs and/or other pets on the course

Pacers…

Only the 160km runners will have a pacer option. Your pacer can only start at KM 109, which is the Cape Mabou Trailhead (cow pasture) on Cape Mabou Road.

Note: “muling” is prohibited. This means that your pacer cannot carry any gear for you and you can not borrow any gear from your pacer.

aid station fare

Liquids: Water, Coke, Ginger Ale, and Tailwind (orange).

Solids: candy, chips, bananas, cookies, pickles and watermelon.

We’ll most likely have other oddball items thrown into the mix as well.

From 9pm to 6am, we will have some warm food through the night (broth & grilled cheese sandwiches).

Crewing Rule #1: If it doesn’t say “crew accessible”, your crew is not allowed.

Crewing Rule #2: “Receiving aid” anywhere outside the designated areas from your crew (or another crew) will result in a DQ.

weekend schedule

Friday August 7, 2026

• 12:00pm-7:00pm — Check-in/Swag pick up at the Mabou Gaelic College (32 MacDonald Road, Mabou)
• 6:00pm-7:00pm — Live music!
• 7:00pm — Pre-race meeting (mandatory — also at the Mabou Gaelic College)
• 7:00pm — Deadline for drop bags (at the registration area). Note that your belongings should be in a waterproof bag/container.

Saturday August 8, 2026

• 6:00am — all events start at the Mabou Gaelic College
• 2:00pm — Awards for 46k at the Mabou Gaelic College
• 9:00pm — 86k drop bags arrive at start/finish

Sunday August 9, 2026

• 12:00pm — Awards for 86k and 160k at the Mabou Gaelic College
• 12:00pm — 162k drop bags arrive at start/finish
• 6:00pm — 162k course closes

**If you were on the start list for 2025 and deferred your entry to 2026, you’re eligible for a 50% refund up to June 10th, 2026.

For everyone else, if you registered but cannot attend, contact us by January 1st, 2026 for a 75% refund and between January 2nd and June 10th, 2026 for a 50% refund.

No refunds after June 10th, 2026.

In the event of cancellation of the event for reasons including, but not limited to, weather, forest fires, acts of nature, war, strikes or other circumstances, Nova Scotia Trail Running will provide the following 3 options:

1. Automatic deferral to the following year.
2. A partial refund of your entry fee, calculated by Nova Scotia Trail Running, accounting for factors such as incurred event expenses.
3. You can sell your spot.

Are you registered to run but can’t because of injury/illness/training issues/life in general? If you can volunteer on race weekend 2026 for 8 hours, we will defer your entry to the following year!

Since the 2025 Capes 100 was cancelled, we are allowing registrants to sell their spot for 2026 up to August 15th, 2025.

Transfers/selling your spot are not allowed after August 15th, 2025.

After August 15th, we’re back to the normal refund policy and no transfer policy.

Note 1: if you register for the 100 miler or 87k and want to drop down to a shorter distance, you will not get the difference in the registration fee back. Sorry.

Note 2: if you register for the 46k and want to ‘bump up’ to a longer distance, it can be done up to August 6th, 2026 (just send an e-transfer for the difference).

Note 3: Swag and prizing is only for the runners on the start list and the volunteers. We won’t be mailing or delivering any swag or drop bags. If there’s any leftovers, they will go to the volunteers and/or community members.

Easy peasy? 🙂