SPRING ARK FEST
JUNE 1, 2025
Summer is getting closer and before the woods get thick and it heats up, time for one final pre-summer Adventure! The Spring ARK Fest is a run through Southern Ontario's woods as they are springing to life with the warmer upcoming summer weather.
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​​​RACE LOCATION
Lasalle Park, Burlington
CATEGORIES
ARK FEST: U12, U10 and U8.
ART FEST: U18 and U14
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Participants in ARK Fest are required to take part with an adult unless they have extensive solo navigation experience.
Parents do not need to separately register for the race.
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**ages as of December 31, 2025
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COURSES
ARK Fest: 1 hour 'Choose Your Adventure'. You have 1 hour to visit as many checkpoints as possible, scoring points for each CP visited. Don't be late though, you start to lose points after 1 hour!
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ART Fest: ~4km 'Point to Point' course. Participants must visit all the checkpoints in the order specified. This course is suitable for those with navigation experience. This course is intended to give ART participants thge taste of a true orienteering style race.
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ENTRY FEES & REGISTRATION
Free for ARK or ART Spring 2025 participants
EARLY BIRD
By April 2
JUNIOR: $15
NORMAL
By May 14
JUNIOR: $20
LATE
By May 28
JUNIOR: $25
DAY OF
NO DAY OF REGISTRATION
Registration closes at midnight on May 28th
Entry fee copies of the race map, and 2025 DontGetLost Adventure Running membership to cover race insurance.
Entry fee does not include online transaction charge or HST.
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RACE-DAY SCHEDULE
9:00-10:00: Race-kit pick-up and registration
9:45: Race Briefing
10:00 - 10:30: Start course at any time
11:30: Time limit for last starts
11:45: Race course closes. All participants should return to the finish at this time.
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​CONTACT
Jay Thompson
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