The Chiggy Ultra 2027
The Cape Chignecto Provincial Park is known for its beauty as well as its challenging vertical gain and single track technical trails. Our event gives the runners the most vertical gain of any event in the Maritimes at 2188m per loop! People who experience Cape Chignecto Park will lovingly refer to it as Chiggy.
Please READ BEFORE SIGNING UP:
We DO NOT OFFER REFUNDS OR DEFERRALS! We realize things unexpectedly can happen, like life, health issues, training not going to plan. Our policy on this is FIRM.
We DO offer Transfers! If you can't make it for any reason, you can sell your Bib to someone else and use the Transfer button on this page. You can Transfer your Bib up until September 24 2027.
Please Consider Ultra Signup’s Runner Insurance at Checkout. Read the link below for Info:
https://help.ultrasignup.com/hc/en-us/articles/42560871509901-SPOT-Refund-Insurance-Refund-Guarantee-Runner-FAQ
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PLEASE Pay attention to Event Start times!
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2027 Chiggy Ultra Events:
Start time Saturday Oct 2nd at 7 AM for One Loop
One Loop - As in years past, it starts out including McGahey Canyon trail, then heading counter clockwise around Cape Chignecto. This will get you approx 2188 meters of Vertical Gain and just over 51 kilometers. On this run you will hit 2 Aid Stations plus one self serve hydration station (Trail Magic), and probably a lot of mud. It's mostly single track technical trail. Are you ready for an adventure?
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Start time Saturday Oct 2nd at 12 AM MIDNIGHT!!!!!!! for Two Loops
Two Loops - Finish one loop and are you prepared to complete what not many have, a second loop. One has some serious bragging rights. Two, twice as many. You will hopefully have a lot of Vert training in the bank. As you head out, those watching you leave will think "Wow, that person must eat galvanized nails for breakfast everyday." The bright side, you'll spend good chunks of your 2nd loop with a lot of others on the trail.
Note: A complete loop is returning all the way back to the Start / Finish, checking in with the tent when you arrive, then again before heading back out.
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Start time Saturday Oct 2nd at 12 AM MIDNIGHT!!!!!!! for Three Loops
Three Loops - This is arguably the toughest accomplishment in the Maritime Provinces. If you sign up for this, you are an animal. You might get to experience not one, but two sunrises at Beautiful Cape Chignecto Park. But seriously, this is no joke. The distance might fall just short of 100 Miles, but the difficulty is NOT short of a 100 miler. You are a beast, just DO it. DO IT!
You WILL get a finishing Buckle.
OH IF you want to complete an official 100 miler, we can EASILY add an extra small section to achieve that.
Note: A complete loop is returning all the way back to the Start / Finish, checking in with the tent when you arrive, then again before heading back out.
All Aid Stations will be closed by 12 pm on Sunday afternoon. Any runners still out on course at this time will be managed on a case by case ability basis.
Sign up today! Buckle numbers are limited. NEW Buckle Design for 2027!
This is the Official Chiggy Ultra Blog website. Please check this frequently until Race Day as we will be updating it with Frequently Asked Questions, Mandatory Items and General Race info. There is a lot of stuff in here, you might just find the answer to your question!
https://trailrunninginwentworthvalley.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-chiggy-ultra-2026.html
Photo Credits
Photo credits to Sydney Saunders, Mike Cann, Debra-Dawn Collicott
Event's current local time: 12:35 PM AST
