Challenge Alberta

Challenge Alberta

Experience Alberta Virtually!

Challenge Alberta is a virtual fitness event tasking teams to walk, run or cycle through Alberta from the start line in Montana to the finish line in Northwest Territories. Each time anyone on your team completes a portion of your selected activity, your team advances along an interactive map towards the finish line.

Team members can be located anywhere in the world!

Start any time after the challenge begins on May 30th, 2021.

The Alberta Challenge will end at 11:59 PM MST on August 31th, 2021

Let's see how far your team can get in 94 days!

The Course

Challenge Alberta teams start at the Montana border in Waterton Lakes National Park. Established in 1895 and located on traditional Blackfoot territory, Waterton Lakes National Park covers 505 square km and borders with Glacier National Park in Montana, United States. Teams will head northwest towards the Crowsnest Pass, and then follow the scenic route through Highwood Pass, the highest mountain pass in Canada. From there you'll arrive in Banff National Park and then on to the Icefields Parkway connecting Lake Louise and Jasper. If there was one spot on the course to play with Google Street /View, it is definitely here along the 230 km of pristine alpine vistas following the continental divide. After completing the Icefields Parkway, you will arrive in Jasper National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with no shortage of spectacular attractions such as Maligne Lake, the Skyline Trail and many more. Heading east out of Jasper, teams will head north through Alberta's boreal forest along the Mackenzie Highway. Teams finish at the 60th Parallel where Alberta and the Northwest Territories borders align.

How it Works

Teams use Virtual Baton app and to complete the Challenge Alberta team challenge.

You’ll use the app to manage your team, and move along the course.

Virtual baton app connects with your Strava account to sync your distance to the challenge.

If you are not a Strava user, you are upload your distances manually in the Virtual Baton App!

1 - Assemble Your Team

Register for the event and put together a team. Your team members can be located anywhere in the world!

2 - Add Distance

Add your activities to Strava or manually upload distances in Virtual Baton to add your distance to your team total. Start any time after May 30th!

3 - Finish to Unlock Awards

Follow your team’s progress on the leaderboard and on an interactive map to watch your team move along the course.

Complete the goal distance to unlock special awards as your team travels towards the finish line.