About the Routes

The 8 K Route:

NOTE: Due to construction on Hydro Road, there is a slightly different 8K route for 2025.

The 8 km route is an out-and-back course that takes you to the beautiful Kakabeka Falls. You will turn right off the start from the Royal Canadian Legion to run west along the Trans-Canada Highway to the Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park.

You will go back the same way, but take a short detour down the Beach Road at the park, the loop back and head to the highway. Then run through Kakabeka Village and take the Trans-Canada Highway east back to the Royal Canadian Legion.

The Half Marathon Route:

The half marathon route (13.11 miles) will take you left off the start from the Royal Canadian Legion on the Trans-Canada Highway. You will turn right onto highway 588 towards the Stanley Hotel. You will then turn right onto Harstone Drive, following this to Luckens Road. Be on the look out for this gravel road, as you don’t want to miss this turn off. It can be a bit hard to find.

Once on Luckens, go up and down the many “rolling hills” to the top. Here you will turn into the beautiful Kakabeka Provincial Park. Follow the park road to the Poplar Point Trail. Run this 4 km trail, exiting the campground at the top of the hill. Run down the hill, then loop around the magnificent Kakabeka Falls, coming back out onto the Trans-Canada Highway.

Next, you will then run through the township of Kakabeka, where local folk will cheer you on toward the finish at the Royal Canadian Legion.