Kimberley’s eighth annual Round the Mountain race is taking place this weekend on Sunday, June 24, 2018. Registration kicks off the event at 6a.m., while the races and festival runs from 7a.m. to 4p.m..
The annual event features hiking, running, and mountain biking challenges, plus live music, food vendors, a beer garden, kids activities and much more.
The event is hosted by the Kimberley Orienteering Club, the Kimberley Trails Society, and the Kootenay Freewheelers’ Cycling Club. The race finishes at the Kimberley Nordic Centre, where the festival portion of the event will be taking place.
Those who aren’t participating in the races are welcome to attend the festivities, says Festival Director Jodi Hawley.
Hawley reminds those attending that parking is limited at the Nordic Centre, so participants and spectators are encouraged to park at the Kimberley Alpine Resort parking lot and take the free shuttle up the hill.
Registration for the race is now full, and there are over with 480 racers registered.