2024-25 Winter Trails Challenge
Schedule
Mon Jan 06 2025 at 08:00 am to 10:00 pm
UTC-09:00Location
1920 Lathrop St, Fairbanks, AK, United States, Alaska 99701 | Fairbanks, AK
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The Fairbanks Winter Trails Challenge is BACK for the 2024 season! Running December 21st, 2024 - April 15th, 2025.Important Info:
- Registration is required to participate however, FNSB Parks & Recreation will be moving softwares on January 6th. Say goodbye to MyRec and hello to CivicRec! Registration for this challenge will only be accepted through CivicRec once launched on January 6th
- You can register your furry friends for the Pawblazer Award!
- Find the Trails Guide here: https://issuu.com/fnsbparksandrec/docs/winter_2024-25_trails_guide?fr=sOGE5NzY0NjQ4NTY
Trails Challenge list:
1) Island Trail - Tanana Lakes Recreation Area
2) Bonnifield Trail - Tanana Lakes Recreation Area
3) Peninsula Trail - Chena Lake Recreation Area (River Park)
4) 3.8 M - Chena Lake Recreation Area (Lake Park)
5) Puffin Trail - Pearl Creek Nordic Ski Park
6) Outer Loop - Fairbanks Golf Course
7) Pooch Loop - UAF North Campus
8) Big Whizzy - UAF North Campus
9) North Forty - Birch Hill Recreation Area
10) Biathlon Range - Birch Hill Recreation Area
11) Boreal Forest - Creamer's Field
12) Snowshoe Trail - Chinook Conservation Park
13) Wickersham Creek Trail - White Mountains National Recreation Area
14) Colorado Creek Winter Trail - Chena River State Recreation Area
15) 19.8 - ADMA/Creamer's Field
What is the Trails Challenge?
The Fairbanks Trails Challenge is an all-ages, all-abilities, outdoor scavenger hunt of epic proportions! The Trails Challenge is designed to get you out with your friends and family to explore our wonderful local trails, both new and familiar. Each summer and winter season, Parks Department staff temporarily installs special signs in secret locations along a dozen or so local trails. While the signs are up, we invite everyone to visit the trails and try and find the signs. Along the way we hope you have a chance to learn new skills, see new places, and make positive memories.
How do you take the Trails Challenge?
Anyone is allowed to participate in the search. When you find a sign, prove you made it by taking a “selfie” photo with the sign and posting it on social media with the hashtag “#FNSBTrails," email your photo to [email protected] or to [email protected]. Posting or emailing photos is optional, but to get credit you must complete the finisher checklist form. And of course, leave the sign to be found by the next trail challenge participant. Participants who find AT LEAST TEN signs during the event can win prizes from local sponsors and the coveted Trailblazer Award. Participants under the age of ten can find at least five signs to win the Junior Trailblazer Award! Whether you find one or find them all, challenge yourself to get outside and enjoy nature!
When can we take the Trails Challenge?
The Trails Office hosts two Fairbanks Trails Challenge events each year: a Winter Trails Challenge and a Summer Trails Challenge. The Winter Trails Challenge starts roughly in mid-December and lasts through April. Start and end dates fluctuate depending on weather and trail conditions. The signs stay in place for the season then are removed to be placed in new and different locations for the next challenge. So each season you are challenged to have a new adventure!
TRAILS CHALLENGE QUESTIONS?
Contact the Trails Coordinator at [email protected] or 907-459-7401.
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Where is it happening?
1920 Lathrop St, Fairbanks, AK, United States, Alaska 99701Event Location & Nearby Stays:
