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. 

#microchallenge28: Find the middle ground

Get creative and plan a walk to the middle of something – the North Island, New Zealand (pictured above!), a park or the halfway point to somewhere. Take a photo, tell us where you are and what it’s like! #microchallenge28

Partner prize: A Big Agnes Impassable 20 pack worth $360!

#microchallenge29: Your oldest piece of kit in regular use

Share a photo of the oldest piece of kit that you still use regularly and tell us why it’s so awesome. Thanks to participant Beth Jolly for this idea. #microchallenge29

Partner prize: A $100 Back Country Cuisine Voucher

#microchallenge30: Eyes up!

Lean back or lie down to take a photo of the forest canopy – or just trees – set against a blue sky. #microchallenge30

Partner prize: A pair of Bridgedale Midweight Merino Performance Fit socks!

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. #microchallenge25 – by December 22 (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 March 2026 issue of Wilderness. 

Do you have an idea for a challenge? Email walk1200km@lifestylepublishing.co.nz