2013 Hike the Highlands Festival
Registration
Online Registration for 2013 Hike the Highlands Festival is now open. It is expected that the Hike the Highlands Festival digital brochure will be available by mid-May. You will have 4 options to register and pay – 1) online, 2) by snail mail, 3) at festival headquarters in Ingonish (see hours of operation below) and 4 ) at the trailhead.
Online registration is a two step process – Register for your hikes online , and then payment of your festival registration online (see process below)
a) 1st register for your hikes online
b) Our festival use the eventbrite online registration system with paypal. Proceed now to pay your registration fee online
c) Make sure in the quantity column on the right is on number one. Use the arrow key and pick the number and highlight it with your mouse.
d) Next click on the icon you are going to pay with – visa, mastercard etc. This takes you to Paypal. You have two options you can pay with your paypal account or by your credit card. If you are going to pay by credit card – click continue.
e) Next complete billing information, then click on review order & continue button
f) Next if everything looks in order, click pay now.
g) You will receive 3 e-mails, 1) one from paypal indicating payment was sent to Hike the Highlands Festival Society(organizers) by using paypal, 2) an e-mail from Eventbrite that allows you access to your ticket information and print your ticket/receipt and 3) an e-mail from Hike the Highlands Festival Society (organizers) verifying your order confirmed and your receipt.
Deadline for online payment and registration is Thursday, September 20, 2012.
The festival headquarters is located at St. John’s Hall, 35891 Cabot Trail, Ingonish. The hours the registration desk is open are as follows :
| Date | Hours | ||
| Fri, Sept 14 | 12:00 noon – 9:00pm | ||
| Sat, Sept 15 | 8:00am – 8:00pm | ||
| Sun, Sept 16 | 8:00am – 10:00am and 6:00pm – 8:00pm | ||
| Mon, Sept 17 | 8:00am – 10:00am and 6:00pm – 8:00pm | ||
| Tue, Sept 18 | 8:00am – 10:00am | ||
| Wed, Sept 19 | 8:00am – 10:00am | ||
| Thu, Sept 20 | 8:00am – 10:00am and 6:00pm – 8:00pm | ||
| Fri, Sept 21 | 8:00am – 10:00am and 6:00pm – 8:00pm | ||
| Sat, Sept 22 | 8:00am – noon and 6:00pm – 8:00pm | ||
| Sun, Sept 23 | Closed/Clean-up |
2013 REGISTRATION FEES:
Combined Hike the Highlands Festival Pass & National Park Pass*:
| Individual | $95.00 | |
| Couples | $150.00 | |
| Family | $175.00 |
Note: * All hikes in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park require an park entry pass.
Hike the Highlands Festival Pass only:
| Individual | $75.00 | ||
| Couples | $105.00 | ||
| Family | $115.00 | ||
| Weekend | $45.00 ( Friday, Saturday & Sunday) | ||
| Day Pass | $20.00 (includes 2 hikes (same day) & evening presentation (same day) | ||
| One Hike | $15.00 (hike only) |
Registration fee includes:
Hike the Highlands Pass
Guided hikes
Trained guides and sweeps
hikers distance award program and a special 10th Anniversary log book.
Water and granola bars for each hike
Your National Park Pass (if you purchased both of them together)
Evening presentations & activities
Opening ceremonies with a Special Show – A Look Back at the Past with Wally Hayes & Tom Wilson
Closing Supper and Closing Ceremonies
10% discount from Nature Book Store
a new Cape Breton Highlands National Park Topo Map