adventure racing ontario series 2026 Schedule


Event Name: STARS Winter Adventure Race
Date:
Feb 22nd, 2026
Location: Klondike Sports Park
Website: https://stars.whyjustrun.ca/events/view/5610
Disciplines: Navigation, Snowshoeing
Duration: 2.5-Hour Time Limit
Categories: A single race category for teams of 2. Depending on the number of participants race organizers may create race categories at their discretion
Description: Prepare to attack the tracks and hills by snowshoe with plenty of race strategy and choices


Event Name: Storm Adventure Race
Date:
May 23rd & 24th, 2026
Location: Albion Hills Conservation Area (Caledon)
Website: https://www.stormrace.ca
Disciplines: Navigation, Running Off-Trail and On-Trail, Mountain Biking, Paddling
Duration: 3 Options: 3-5 hour, 4-7 hour, 5-9 hour
Categories: Team of 2, Team of 4: Male, Female, Coed, Family
Description: Through a unique blending of adventure racing and traditional multi-sport components, Storm offers beginners the opportunity to test the waters of off-road adventure, while also providing experienced racers with challenging and creative racecourse designs. Three separate events are staged over the course of race weekend, each featuring progressive levels of distance and degree of difficulty.


Name: Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race - by Bruce Power
Date:
Aug 8th, 2026
Location: Wiarton, ON
Website: www.brucepeninsulamultisportrace.ca
Disciplines: Running On-Trail (No Navigation), MTB, Paddling
Duration: 31km Suntrail, 17.5km Subaru Sprint Course or 30.5 Dun Duathlon
Categories: Solo, Relay and Teams of 2 as well as a 4km Kids Race
Description: The Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race sees soloists and teams tackle the Bruce Peninsula’s cliff-strewn shorelines, forests and waterways by paddling, mountain biking and trail running the area’s hidden gems. Courses are fully-marked and all gear logistics are taken care of by organizers.


Event Name: APEX Adventure Challenge
Date: Aug 29th, 2026
Location: Sudbury, ON

Website: https://www.apexadventurechallenge.ca

Disciplines: Paddling, MTB, Trekking while navigating on and off trail
Duration: 3-5 hours on a marked race tour combined with unmarked sections covering 30-45km
Categories: Teams of 2 or 4: Male, Female, Coed, Masters & Family category available
Description: An adventure race designed especially for beginners, perfect for those looking to challenge themselves with a mix of running, biking and navigating through Sudbury’s scenic trails. The course is mostly on trail giving participants the chance to test their navigation skills while staying accessible to those new to the sport.


Event Name: Muskoka River X
Date:
Sept 12th-13th, 2026
Location: Couples Resort, Galeairy Lake, Whitney, ON
Website: http://www.muskokariverx.com
Disciplines: Paddling, Navigation
Duration: 90km
Categories: Solo or Tandem, in canoe, kayak or on SUP
Description:  Considered by some the most demanding single-day paddling race in the world, River X returns to the fundamentals of Adventure Racing. Starting at dawn teams and finishing at an undisclosed location no other aspect of the route will be revealed until race weekend. Only then will teams decipher the hidden route using the provided course instructions and topographic maps. Paddling and navigating their way through a 90km +/- maze of lakes, rivers, marshes and portages, under the setting sun, they will find their way home.


Event Name: Challenge The Shield Adventure Race
Date:
Sept 13th, 2026
Location: Parry Sound, ON - Nine Mile Lake Beach
Website: http://www.challengetheshield.ca/adventure-race.html
Disciplines: Navigation, Running On-Trail and Off-Trail, Mountain Biking, Paddling
Duration: 6-Hours
Categories: Teams of 2: Male, Female, Coed, Masters, Junior
Description: The Challenge the Shield Adventure Race is an awe-inspiring wilderness endurance challenge on the rugged Canadian Shield. Teams of two have up to 6 hours to tackle as many of the 2,500 points up for grabs. The race begins with a three-part mandatory segment challenge on a marked route. After completing the segment challenge, there are trek, paddle and bike sections which can be taken in any order. The more checkpoints you get the more points you score! The race ends with an optional 125 point marked route swim-run segment. Teams can focus on their endurance sport strengths while also trying new challenges. Shred some wicked advanced black diamond MTB single track. Navigate to as many of the beginner and intermediate checkpoints as possible. Paddle and portage to a backcountry lake. You decide the adventure!
Challenge your friends. Challenge the Shield!


Event Name: Cataraqui Adventure Trek
Date:
 Sept 13th, 2026
Location: Glenburnie, ON
Website: https://mtadventures.ca/adventure-trek-series/
Disciplines: Trail Running, Mountain Biking, Paddling
Duration: 4-Hour Time Limit
Categories: Solo, Team of 2: Male, Female, Coed
Description: This 7-9km course is an Adventure Race crossed with a Triathlon consisting of fast flowy single track mountain biking, a challenging and scenic trail run with hills, roots, rocks and lots of twists and turns and a paddle where the wind conditions will determine its difficulty. Racers have 4 hours to complete the course as many times as they can.


Event Name: Wilderness Traverse
Date:
Sept 26th-27th, 2026 Location: Algonquin Highlands, ON
Website: http://wildernesstraverse.com/
Disciplines: Navigation, Running Off-Trail and On-Trail, Mountain Biking, Paddling
Duration: 150km 24-30-hour
Categories: Teams of 3, or 4: Male, Female, Coed
Description: Wilderness Traverse is a 24 Hour Adventure Race hosted annually in Ontario, Canada. Teams of 3 or 4 navigate using map and compass over 150 kilometers of rugged Canadian Shield back-country on foot, mountain bike and canoe. It is one of the toughest team-based endurance challenges around and simply reaching the finish line is a massive achievement.