Hike the Highlands Festival
A ten-day hiking festival on the Cabot Trail and Northern Cape Breton that features guided hikes, evening activities & presentations, the hiker distance award, opening and closing ceremonies, and a photo contest.
The registration fee for this year’s virtual festival is $50.00 per person. It includes a t-shirt, a participation medal, neck warmer, a lapel pin for the distance you hiked during the festival dates, a Hike the Highlands Festival fridge magnet, and access to all evening activities online.
Online Registration is a two-step process and both must be completed to be fully registered. There will be no offline registration this year.
When: September 11, 2020- September 20, 2020.
Registration Deadline: August 31, 2020.
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