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. 

#microchallenge19: Find a trap

Wooden trap boxes can be found beside tracks in all corners of the country from city parks and reserves to the deepest backcountry. Can you find the most scenic one possible – or one that has done its job? #microchallenge19

Partner prize: A $100 Back Country Cuisine Voucher!

#microchallenge20: Get a sunrise pic

Dawn is never more accessible than in the depths of winter, so wrap up warmly and head out to capture the magical moment. #microchallenge20

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

#microchallenge21: Walk like you’re in Fiordland

In honour of our Great Walks feature this month, go for a walk in the rain – just like you (most likely) would if you were on the greatest of them all: Fiordland’s Milford Track! #microchallenge21

Partner prize: A Big Agnes Impassable 20 day pack worth $369!

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. #microchallenge19 – by September 8 (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 September 2025 issue of Wilderness. 

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