Perpetua Coast 10K is the 10.6km trail race at Perpetua Coast 2026 (Yachats, United States). The race starts on October 4, 2026 at 09:30 AM. It starts and finishes in Yachats. The time limit is 4 h.
Short race: go all out.
The course climbs 381m+. With 36m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 28% of the distance is uphill, 34% downhill and 37% flat. The longest climb runs 3.8km at an average 7.3% grade (274m of vertical). The longest descent runs 7.4km at an average 4.1% grade (303m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 15.7% over 1.1km. The steepest descent drops at 17.4% over 1.0km. Surface: 57% trail, 35% road, and 7% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 15.1 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 1.1km of pole-friendly terrain.
There is too little runnable descent to damage the quads: plan the race around climbing and fuelling.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 11°C to 15°C, with around 12°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 31%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 5% of days around this date.
108 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Brian Schofield (United States) in 57:52. Women's winner: Heike McNeil (United States) in 1:10:00.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Perpetua Coast 10K.
Other distances of Perpetua Coast 2026Perpetua Coast 50K (50.0km)·Perpetua Coast 20 Miler (32.4km)·Perpetua Coast Half Marathon (21.6km)
Other editions of Perpetua Coast 10K2027
Official websitewww.daybreakracing.com/perpetua-coast
