5 Peaks - Kelso
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Kelso, Ontario - 5 Peaks Trail Running
This event takes place at Kelso Conservation Area, a multi-use park also known as Glen Eden when operating as a ski hill. The venue offers an extensive network of trails used for hiking, trail running, and mountain biking in spring, summer and fall.
Distances offered:
- Kid's Race : 1 km
- Kid's Race : 3 km
- Sport Run or Hike : 6.9 km
- Enduro Run or Hike : 13.8 km
- Grit Run : 20.6 km
Maps, elevation profiles and aid station locations are provided online for each course. Race distances and maps may change based on trail conditions up to race day.
Facilities and race operations include washrooms at the start/finish area, water and electrolyte drink at the start and finish and at one or more aid stations, and on-site availability of event merchandise and optional finisher medals. The event is cup-free; participants planning to be out longer than an hour are asked to carry a vessel for liquids and nutrition.
Course rules prohibit dogs, headphones, strollers or baby joggers, and nordic walking poles. Parking at Kelso is limited. Spectators are welcome, with the best viewing from the start/finish area. Volunteer opportunities are available.
Awards and medals are given to the top three finishers in each gender for each age category and to top overall finishers; awards must be picked up at the event and will not be mailed.
The event includes a land acknowledgement for the treaty lands and traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee, the Huron-Wendat and Neutral Peoples. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
