The Limberlost Challenge® - July 4th 2026

Save the date! The Limberlost Challenge Returns on July 4th 2026!

Save the date! The Limberlost Challenge®

returns on July 4th 2026!

The Venue: Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve

Your race entry includes a donation to Trails Youth Initiatives. Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve is their northern campus.

Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve hosts The Limberlost Challenge® and is set  amongst a year round wilderness haven with twenty private lakes and more than 10,000 unspoiled acres of mixed forest and terrain.
Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve offers a variety of recreational activities. They have over 70km of hiking trails along with over 25km of groomed ski trails and a 18 hole disc golf course. Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve is open to the public at no charge every day of the week. There are also a range of accommodations available to the public including: seven lakefront cottages, four outposts, as well as 55 campsites all surrounded by extensive woodland trails and sandy beaches. 

 

You will run through technical areas that will require the nimblest of footwork and on trails that allow you to open up to your best speed, plus everything in between. You will marvel at the extraordinary beauty of this privately owned Reserve that we are so privileged to enjoy. It will leave you breathless in more ways than one!

We promise you a well marked course, enthusiastic volunteers and a post-race meal that you will write home about.

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The Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve have spent countless hours restoring these historic wilderness trails and are pleased to be able to welcome local residents and visitors to experience them.

The date: Saturday July 4th, 2026.
The location: The Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve, 1002 Buck Lake Landing Road. For directions, click the link to Google Maps.
Race distances: 7km14km, 28km, 42km and 56km.
Registration coming soon.

The Limberlost Challenge® supports the excellent work of Trails Youth Initiative, and will be making a donation to them following the race. www.trails.ca

The Limberlost Challenge® 2026 ….Run Somewhere Extraordinary!

Run Better with Trail Tactics

We are proud to announce our new series, Trail Tactics brought to you by The SportLab, in partership with The Limberlost Challenge®. 

Trail Tactics is hosted by our Race Medicine Director Lowell Greib MSc ND CISSN. His tips and tricks for trail running will help you run smarter, perform stronger, and reduce your risk of injury on the trails. Look forward to our first episodes releasing shortly on our Trail Tactics page!

 

Watch Trail Tactics
Go Green With Us!

New for this year, we have a No T-Shirt “Green” option! Don’t need a new t-shirt? Choose this option and we will donate the equivalent value to the Muskoka Conservancy supporting Muskoka’s natural environment!

Our proud partnership with Muskoka Conservancy is just another step that The Limberlost Challenge® has taken in furthering our commitment to a sustainable and healthy environment for years to come. Choose our new “Green” option when registering for our amazing event!

Thank you to our sponsors!
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