Each month three new #microchallenges are set to add interest and silliness to your kilometres.

These three fun #microchallenges will help you better appreciate your surroundings and have fun on your walks. Our favourite six #microchallenge completers receive a Walk1200km badge, while the best entry for each challenge receives a prize from our partners. 

#microchallenge7: Cool off!

February is often the hottest month of the year – show us how you cool off during or after a walk.

#microchallenge7 Partner prize: A pair of Salewa Mountain Trainer Lite hiking shoes worth $349.90.

#microchallenge8: Find some urban art

Do an urban walk that takes you past an artwork. It could be a sculpture, a painting on a building, graffiti art or some other work in a public space. Photograph the artwork and tell us about it. Thanks to Jenny Marshall for this idea.

#microchallenge8 Partner prize: A pair of feet-comforting Bridgedale Midweight Merino Performance Fit socks.

#microchallenge9: Spot a small creature 

Can you find a wētā, powelliphanta, stick insect or any other of the less common insects, bugs and slugs found in New Zealand during one of your walks? Take a photograph and show us what you found.

#microchallenge9 Partner prize: A $100 Further Faster 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. #microchallenge7 – by February 21 (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 April 2024 issue of Wilderness. 

Got an idea for a challenge? Email walk1200km@lifestylepublishing.co.nz