A free, all-ages clue hunt along the Fairfield Loop Trail every spring. Put on your detective cap, find the checkpoints, and you could win prizes from local businesses.
Each spring, the Jefferson County Trails Council hosts its Scavenger Hunt across the trail system. It's a fun, free way for families, kids, and newcomers to explore the Fairfield Loop Trail and discover corners of it they might never have visited.
Ten clues lead you to ten checkpoints hidden along the trail corridor and in nearby parks. Each checkpoint has an orange hole punch marked with its checkpoint number — use it to punch your card. Find all ten and you're entered in drawings for prizes. Every year has a fresh set of clues and a new theme, so it's worth playing again and again.
This year — 12th Annual
Theme: Service Organizations of Fairfield. The hunt opens April 25, 2026 at sunrise and closes July 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM. One entry per person.
Don't want to print it? Pick up a ready-made card at a trailhead kiosk or one of the pickup spots listed below.
It's easy
Download and print the punch card above, or grab one from a trailhead kiosk or a local pickup spot. Each card has the ten clues and a checkpoint map.
Use each clue to find its checkpoint along the trail or in a nearby park. At each one, an orange punch marked with the checkpoint number lets you punch your card.
Punch all ten checkpoints, fill in your name and contact info, and submit your card by the deadline to be entered in the prize drawings.
🆕 New this year (2026): Complete checkpoint 5 no later than May 2 and receive a free ticket to the Rotary Spring Festival. Redeem your punch card at the volunteer booth in Central Park on May 2 — recite the "Rotary Four Way Test" when redeeming and you'll get a second free ticket.
The prize drawing takes place during Fairfield First Fridays on July 3, 2026. You need not be present to win.
The reward
Participants who find all ten checkpoints are entered to win various prizes and gift cards donated by local businesses — a great reason to support the shops that support the trails.
Found a missing or damaged checkpoint punch? Call the number printed on your punch card to report it.
Download your card, lace up, and head for the trail. Questions about this year's hunt? We're happy to help.