The Devil's Key Trail Race 2026

By Hildeberto Mendonca
Saturday, August 22, 2026

The Devil's Key landed exactly one week after finishing ENDURrun Ultimate 2026, and the days between were not the taper I needed — I spent most of them sick, still fighting off the viral infection that caught up with me during that race. By the morning of the start, at Devil's Glen Country Club in Duntroon, I'd already regretted signing up for The Devil's Key more than once. 66.6km on the Bruce Trail, my second time on this course, was waiting anyway.

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