Essex Cross Country Invitational
About this race
Course: We are now running the Invitational at the Tree Farm facility adjacent to Essex High School. The course will start and finish in the back of the facility, with several loops involved through the woods. The Tree Farm facility is located at 189 Old Colchester Rd., Essex Jct., VT 05452. This course offers a mix of trail running, hills, and flat terrain.
Parking: VERY IMPORTANT – School buses will be parking at the Tree Farm Facility. They must arrive before 9:30 AM for safety reasons. Handicap parking is available at the Tree Farm. Spectators MUST park at Essex High School and walk to the Tree Farm facility. There will be signs directing people where to go. There will be no parking or dropping off permitted along either side of Old Colchester Road.
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Essex Junction, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:11 AM and sets at 7:34 PM local time (EDT) in Essex Junction on August 29, 2026 — 13h 22m of daylight.
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Results — Essex Cross Country Invitational
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- Essex Junction 5K Races 5 races
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 6 Essex Junction events
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