Camden Hills Retreats 2024

Camden Hills State Park and the smaller surrounding conservancies are the home trails for our whole crew. With beautiful vistas over lake and ocean, stretches of soft piney trail, and plenty of technical terrain to traverse, it’s trail runner paradise. Camden Hills is home of the infamous Megunticook 50K.

You’ll stay in a beautiful home on the ocean with hot tub and plenty of space to relax. Yoga and/or strength classes will be offered daily to compliment your running.

We will have trail running options everyday with milage to suit your training preferences. Contact Ramona about a training plan if you want to build your mileage in preparation for this trip.

Our professional chef will serve delicious and wholesome breakfasts, lunches and dinners. We’ll also have plenty of homemade snacks for on and off the trail.

Proof of vaccination is required prior to arrival. Testing prior to arrival may also be a requirement depending on case numbers this spring.

On this all women trip the maximum number of participants is 12. On the first and last day we will do short 3-4 mile runs. The next two days the runs will be 6-8 miles. On the last day we will do a longer 12-15 mile run. Sometimes the route or the mileage we have planned for the day won’t work for you. When this happens I will happily advise on an alternative.

What’s included:

~4 nights accommodation in a luxury oceanfront home with a hot tub.

~4 dinners, 4 breakfasts and 3 lunches all by renowned local chef Anna Miller.  All meat and seafood and as much produce as is available will be locally sourced.  GF, vegetarian and vegan options available.  Plus ample snacks, baked goods and beverages to keep you fueled for your runs.

~5 guided trail runs.  Different mileage options are possible for each run.  Only the 3 mile run on our first day is mandatory.

~3 morning yoga classes.

~2 mini-workshop “Body weight training for runners” & “Yoga and breathwork for runners.”

~1 restorative yoga class. 

~Free time for relaxing, being a tourist or taking yourself on more runs.

Itinerary 

Day 1

3-4:30 arrival, check in, house tour.

5 pm “Shake off Your Travels Meet Your New Friends” run at Fernald’s Neck Preserve. 3.3 miles.

6 pm Lakeside appetizers plus hot and cold beverages at Fernald’s Neck. (Weather Permitting)

7 pm DINNER

Day 2

7-8 am Morning Yoga*

8-9 am BREAKFAST: buffet including baked goods or hearty pancakes, fresh fruit, yogurt, homemade granola, eggs, breakfast meats and oatmeal or breakfast porridge.

9:45 am parking lot prerun group stretch. 

 10 am Camden Hills Run.  5-10 miles depending on your preference.**

 1:30 pm LUNCH

 2:30-5 Free time.  Read a book, soak in the hot tub, walk along the beach to the entrance of the Duck Trap river. Take yourself on a hike or a trip into Camden or Belfast.

5 pm mini workshop “Body weight training for runners”.

 6:30 DINNER

 Day 3

 7-8 am Morning Yoga*

8-9 am BREAKFAST

 9:45 am parking lot prerun group stretch. 

 10 am Ragged Mountain Run.  5-10 miles depending on your preference.

 1:30 pm LUNCH

 2:30-5 Free time.  Read a book, soak in the hot tub, walk along the beach to the entrance of the Duck Trap river. Take yourself on a hike or a trip into Camden or Belfast.

 5 pm mini workshop “Yoga and breathwork for runners”.

 6:30 DINNER

Day 4  LONG RUN DAY

 7-8 AM BREAKFAST

 8:45 parking lot prerun group stretch.

 9 am Long run in Camdens Hills State Park 15-20miles (shorter options available)

Rolling end with shuttles back to the house.  Snacks and beverages in the parking lot.

 1:30-3 LUNCH

 5:00 Restorative Yoga

 6:30 Last Night Celebration Dinner. 

 Day 5

 6am Sunrise Run up Bald Rock Mountain

 7:30 am Morning Yoga

8:30 am Breakfast

 9-10am Departure.

 *All yoga and running are optional.  With the exception of the “Shake off Your Travels Meet Your New Friends” run at Fernald’s Neck Preserve. 3.3 miles.

 **All runs happen regardless of weather.  Pack accordingly.

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