3 Peaks Challenge

Hike 3 breathtaking summits in one day!

Saturday, June 22, 2024

 

 

The 14th Annual Cape Breton Highlands 3 Peaks Challenge will take place Saturday, June 22, 2024. Teams will hike 3 mountains in one day. They include 1) Roberts Mountain (4 km), 2) Blueberry Mountain (7.25 km) and 3) Acadien (8.4 km). Teams hike approximately 20 km with an elevation of approximately 3500. The above short video (5 minutes) is a look back at last year’s event.  Enjoy. 

The 3 Peaks challenge is a team event that requires teams to hike 3 mountains in one day. Each  team consist of 4 members, one of which is a team captain. It is his/her responsibility to prepare the team for the event and make sure everyone on the team competes the event safely. Only 24 teams will be allowed to participate in this event. They can be all female, all male or mixed.

Team Registration fee for this event is $200.00 and includes a long sleeve t-shirt for each team member, cooling towels for each team member, one Cape Breton Highlands National Park park pass for one day, a map and other items.

Online Registration & Online payment will open on Jan. 26th, 2024 and is two step process. 1) You must register your team and 2) Then pay online. You are not officially registered unless you complete both steps.

Some tips for online payment. 1) Make sure you allow pop-up windows. Go into settings or preference in your browser :  Safari, Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge,  to allow or enable pop-up windows. 2) When you click pay online it will take you to eventbrite site. Look on right side of the window for – or plus sign It should have one team registration,  use the plus sign to get the number of tickets you require. Most only require one. Then click checkout. Up comes another window. This window is called Billing info. It asks for name and email address.  Once completed, click place order. You will be then taken to PayPal for payment. You can pay two ways –  thru a PayPal account or a credit card. Recommend the credit card. Follow instructions and complete. If you are having problems please email us at hthfestivaloffice@gmail.com 

 

The day will look approximately like this :
6:30 am.  Team registration at Pleasant Bay Fire Dept. parking lot, Red River.
6:55 am.  Group Photo
7:00 am.  The event begins – 1st Mountain – Roberts Mtn.
9:00 am.  Teams leave and travel to second mountain – Blueberry Mtn.
                 (approx. 35-40 minutes)
9:45 am.  Teams arrive and hike 2nd Mountain – Blueberry Mountain
12:15 pm. Teams leave and travel to last mountain – Acadien 
12:30 pm. Teams arrive and hike the last mountain – Acadien 
4:30 pm.   Teams complete the last mountain & event.