Perimeter Challenge Registration

Price range: $10.00 through $100.00

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The Perimeter Challenge in Frontenac Provincial Park is a demanding 47-kilometer trek that circumnavigates the trails along the park’s boundaries. Unlike the longer Frontenac Challenge, which covers approximately 160 kilometers, the Perimeter Challenge offers a more concentrated yet equally rewarding experience for seasoned hikers. Participants navigate diverse landscapes, including dense forests, rocky outcrops, and scenic lakes, all while adhering to the park’s established trails. This challenge is typically undertaken over multiple days, with hikers either choosing to do day hikes or camping at designated backcountry sites along the route.

Organized by the Friends of Frontenac Park, the Perimeter Challenge commences in May, providing hikers with the opportunity to experience the park’s springtime beauty. Yes, there will be bugs, but the profusion of flowers, great birding, and scenery make it worthwhile. And, there’s a badge for those who successfully complete this Challenge!

Participants who complete the Challenge for the first time get the green badge shown above. For years 2-5, you will get 1/4 of a badge each year, with the blackfly portion for the 2nd year, the trillium for the 3rd year, the frog for the 4th, and the scarlet tanager for year 5.

If you’re signing up multiple people for the Perimeter Challenge please add each person’s name and which badge each person is working towards (green, blackfly, trillium) in the Order Notes while checking out.

Participants are encouraged to prepare thoroughly, as the challenge demands physical endurance and proficient navigation skills. Completing the Perimeter Challenge not only offers a profound sense of achievement but also deepens one’s appreciation for the natural splendor and ecological diversity of Frontenac Provincial Park.

Rules and Tips:

1. REGISTRATION: Participants must register for the Challenge between April 1 and May 15.

2. The Challenge must be completed between May 1 to May 31. Participants can only be credited for completion of one Challenge per year.

3. Confirmation must be submitted via email no later than 11:59 on June 1.

4. Trail confirmation: Proof of the hikes is to be submitted in the form of a GPS track. A handheld GPS or a navigation App such as AllTrails or GaiaGPS can be used to record the track. Take a screenshot of your track that also shows the date, or download it as a GPX file. Email either of those to perimeterchallenge2026@gmail.com. Please specify if this is your first time, or second time, etc. (In other words, which badge you are working towards.)

5. If you have registered for more than one person and are submitted GPS tracks for them, please include the first and last names of those persons in the email body, and also attach a copy of your PayPal receipt.

6. If someone else paid for you but you are emailing your own GPS proof, please provide the first and last names of the person who registered you.

7. Pace Yourself: This challenge is best broken into two or three hikes. See the image and suggested start and end points at the bottom of the page.

8. Must Hike On Foot: All hikers must hike all sections on their own feet, you cannot be carried for any duration of the hike.

9. Anyone who is found to be cheating will be disqualified from the challenge for the current and following years. The Challenge Coordinator determines if cheating has occurred and has the final decision.

10. The Rideau Trail Association will probably post guided hikes for this Challenge. If you want a guided hike, this is a great way to do it! Check out their web page for more information. Home – Rideau Trail Association

11. Access via Clear Lake Road is not permitted. You will be disqualified if you do so. This is to respect the wishes of residents on this road.

10. If you want your challenge badge mailed to you, please drop off a self-addressed postage-paid envelope at the park office before June 1.

11. Badges can be picked up at the park office in late June, or at the Challenge Celebration event in the fall.

Share your photos with others:

Capture the moment – Share your hikes on social media here: Friends of Frontenac Provincial Park (The Official Group) | Facebook
Please note that another Facebook Group that calls itself “Frontenac Park” is independent and not affiliated with Ontario Parks nor with the Friends of Frontenac Park.