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. 

‭#‬microchallenge1‭: ‬A bench‭, ‬a view and you

Ease into Walk1200km with one of our favourite challenges‭. ‬Find a bench with a brilliant view and take a photo of the seat‭, ‬the‭ ‬view and you‭!‬ #microchallenge1

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

‭#‬microchallenge2‭: ‬Take Wilderness for a walk

The magazine about walking wants to go for a walk‭, ‬so show it‭ (‬and us‭) ‬your favourite track‭, ‬reserve‭, ‬bush walk or mountain view‭. ‬#microchallenge2

Partner prize‭:‬ A‭ $‬100‭ ‬Further Faster shop voucher‭!‬

‭#‬microchallenge3‭: ‬Climb a hill

Climb a hill‭, ‬big or small‭, ‬and photograph yourself enjoying the scenery‭. ‬Think Auckland’s volcanoes‭, ‬Canterbury’s foothills or any other bump in the landscape‭.‬ #microchallenge3

Partner prize‭:‬ A‭ $‬100‭ ‬Yum breakfast hamper‭!‬

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. #‬microchallenge1‭ ‬‮–‬‭ ‬by February 9‭ (‬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 2026‭ ‬issue of‭ ‬Wilderness‭. ‬

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