Boreal Quest: MTB Orienteering Challenge
Discover the Trails. Test Your Navigation. Ride Your Adventure.
Join us for the first-ever Boreal Cycling Club event—a Mountain Bike Orienteering Challenge through the scenic Hersey Lake Trail network!
🗺️ What’s the Challenge?
You’ll receive a trail map with 20 control points (CPs) scattered across the network. Each CP has a point value based on difficulty. Plan your route, ride smart, and collect as many points as you can within 2 hours!
🏁 Go Solo or Team Up
Ride solo or with friends—your adventure, your pace.
⏱️ Time Limit & Scoring
Finish within 2 hours to keep your full score. Late finishes lose 10 points per minute past the cutoff.
🚴 What You’ll Need
Intermediate MTB skills
Mountain bike & helmet
GPS or compass
Nutrition & hydration for 2 hours
We’ll supply maps, number plates & punch cards
📋 Race-Day Schedule (TBC):
Kit Pick-Up: 10:00–10:45 AM
Race Briefing: 10:45 AM
Race Start: 11:00 AM
Course Cut-Off: 1:00 PM
💰 Registration:
Free for 2025 Boreal Cycling Club members
Non-members: Join the club for just $50 to participate
📍 Explore. Compete. Connect.
Whether you're in it to win or just to discover new trails, this is your chance to ride, navigate, and celebrate the Boreal trail system.
New Members reduced fee option:
Register as a BCC member at borealcyclingclub.com/membership, pay via etransfer, cash or at O'Reilly Source for Sports.
Your $50 event registration fee also covers your 2025 annual membership, which helps grow the cycling scene in Timmins & Northeastern Ontario—and comes with awesome perks:
- Group rides & events
- Insurance on BCC trails
- Support for new trail builds
- Winter grooming for fatbikes
- Maintenance equipment & signage
- Discounts at local sporting stores
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We're a volunteer-run, nonprofit committed to building a strong cycling community in Timmins and beyond.
