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 special badge, and the best entry for each challenge receives a prize from our partners. 

How to enter 

You must be a registered Walk1200km participant to enter. Upload a photo with the relevant hashtag and caption to the Walk1200km Facebook group, or email your photo to walk1200km@lifestylepublishing.co.nz with the hashtag included in the subject line by June 21. Winners will be published in the September 2026 issue of Wilderness.

Do you have an idea for a challenge? Email us! 

#microchallenge13: Let’s rock it

Inspired by our Off the Beaten Track story in this issue, can you make a rock the star of a shot? Perhaps you will find a way-finding cairn, a fascinating rock formation, a landscape framed by a cave or rocky outcrop, or a single attractive rock in your path. #microchallenge13

Partner prize: A $100 Further Faster shop voucher!

#microchallenge14: Visit a trig

Thousands of trig stations are dotted around the motu. Photograph yourself visiting one and tell us what you saw from its lofty height. #microchallenge14

Partner prize: A $100 Back Country Cuisine voucher!

#microchallenge15: Dazzle us with your bright colours

Light up a winter’s day with your brightest walking kit – that yellow jacket, orange pack, rainbow hat, purple tights or fluoro pack cover!  #microchallenge12

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