SPRING ARK FEST
JUNE 9, 2024
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.
2024 ARK FEST RESULTS
RACE LOCATION
The Arboretum
200 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
Specific meet location will be emailed to all registered participants AFTER registration closes (end of day June 7).
CATEGORIES
ARK FEST: U12, U10 and U8.
ART FEST: U18 and U14
Participants in ARK Fest are required to take part with an adult unless they have extensive solo navigation experience. It is strongly suggested that all participants take part with an adult as well, particularly those with little to no navigation experience. Parents do not need to separately register for the race.
**ages as of December 31, 2024
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!
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. There ARE off-trail checkpoints on this course.
ENTRY FEES & REGISTRATION
Free for ARK or ART Spring 2024 participants
CLOSED
EARLY BIRD
By April 25
JUNIOR: $10
NORMAL
By May 30
JUNIOR: $15
LATE
By June 6
JUNIOR: $20
DAY OF
NO DAY OF REGISTRATION
Registration closes at midnight on June 6th
Entry fee copies of the race map, and 2024 DontGetLost Adventure Running membership to cover race insurance.
Entry fee does not include online transaction charge or HST.
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.
2023 ARK FEST FINAL RESULTS
2023 ART FEST FINAL RESULTS
2022 ARK FEST RESULTS
2022 ARX FEST RESULTS
2021 RESULTS
2020 RESULTS
Overall Results
Spring ARK Fest Results
Jungle Adventure Run Results
Link to 'RAW' MapRUNF Results
Link to Routes