In each issue, three new #microchallenges are set to add interest and silliness to your kilometres.
These three fun #microchallenges will help you to appreciate your surroundings and have fun on your walks. Our favourite six #microchallenge completers receive a money-can’t-buy limited edition Walk1200km badge, and the best entry for each challenge receives a prize from our partners.
The magazine about walking wants to go for a walk, so show it (and us) your favourite track, reserve, bush walk or mountain view. #microchallenge07
Partner prize: A pair of Bridgedale Midweight Merino Performance Fit socks!
Can you spy one of New Zealand’s 7500 fabulous fungi on your walk? Thanks to Walk1200km participant Louise Slocombe for this idea. #microchallenge08
Partner prize: A $100 Back Country Cuisine voucher!
New Zealand has more than 900 backcountry huts scattered across the land. Visit one and take a photo of yourself in the doorway. #microchallenge09
Partner prize: A $100 Further Faster shop voucher!
How to enter
You must be a registered Walk1200km participant to win. Take a photo of yourself completing the challenge (yes, people make a photo more interesting and winsome!) and share it on the Walk1200km Facebook group with a descriptive caption and using the relevant hashtag – e.g. #microchallenge07 – by April 13 (or email entries to walk1200km@lifestylepublishing.co.nz with the relevant hashtag in the subject line and the description in the email). Winners will be published in the June 2025 issue of Wilderness. Do you have an idea for a challenge? Email walk1200km@lifestylepublishing.co.nz
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