Hike 3 breathtaking summits in one day!
Saturday, July 18, 2020
The 11th Annual Cape Breton Highlands 3 Peaks Challenge will take place on Saturday, July 18, 2020. The event is held rain or shine. Twenty-four teams ( four members on a team) will have the opportunity to hiked three mountains in one day. Teams can be mixed, all females and all males. This is not a timed event but a personal challenge. Each team will designate a captain, their leader. The captain will be responsible to prepare, train, and plan his/her team for this event. Each team is responsible to have a first aid kit.
The three mountains you will hike in one day include Roberts Mountain, Blueberry Mountain, and Acadien. Total distance you will hike is 19.7 km.
The registration fee for 2020 event is $150.00 per team. Your registration fee includes one National Park pass per team, and t-shirts for each team member, and other items. Your team will also receive newsletters preparing you for this event. You must register your team and pay online. A team is considered registered only when they have completed the online registration form and paid online. This event is now sold out (Feb. 8, 2020) , 24 teams have registered and paid online.
The event begins at 7:00 am. at the Trail Head at Roberts Mountain(Trailhead). Here is what the itinerary looks like for the day.
a) 6:30 am. Teams will pick up their t-shirts, park pass, instructions at the parking lot for Roberts Mountain.
b) 6:50 am. Group Photo at Roberts Mountain
c) 7:00 am. Teams start the event
d) 9:00 am. -10:00 am. Teams arrive back at the Roberts Mountain parking lot and head to the second peak – Blueberry Mountain
e) 9:30 am. – 10:20 am. Arrive at Blueberry Mt. Parking Lot (Cap Rouge)
f) 9:45 am. – 12:45 pm. Hike Blueberry Mountain, eat lunch on top.
g) 12:00 pm. – 1:00 pm. Arrive back at Blueberry Mtn. parking lot, then travel to Acadien parking lot at Cheticamp Visitor Centre (CBHNP)
h) 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm . Arrive at Acadien Trailhead and begin going up
i) 3:45 pm. – 4:45 pm. Finished hiking Acadien
Note: All times for hikes and driving are approximate.