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A Choice of Two Challenging Walks
The Full 30 Miles “Mountain Trail Challenge”
Or
The “Short” 17 Miles “Mountain Trail Challenge”
Taking place over the weekend of
20th of September 2008
The events inaugural year will take place in the
Brecon Beacons.
The walk will take in the
highest summit
in the area “Pen-y-Fan” (886m) and includes some spectacular ridgeline walking as well as walking through forestry plantations and alongside some picturesque reservoirs and waterfalls.
The routes will also take in some of the less trodden areas of the region giving you the opportunity to see the National Park as perhaps you have not seen it before.
The Brecon Beacons have been used by the British Army as a training area and is where they have put their elite forces to the test. Do not panic we won’t be making you black out your face or carry a pack the size of a house and a rifle!
You can enter as an individual, as a pair or walk as a team. Do the Full or Short Route, it’s up to you!
At the start of the event, you will be issued with a “Check-in card” which will be “marked” at each of the Checkpoints around the course.
At the finish line, hand in the completed “Check-in card” to complete the challenge and be issued with your
Mountain Trail Challenge certificate.
Depending how fast you walk or how slow you plod it should take between 10 and 18 hours to complete. Remember this is
NOT A RACE the event is simply: -
To challenge yourself!
To walk the checkpoints within the allotted time
To complete the course
To take in the spectacular views
To feel the highs and the lows of long distance walking.
And
To have FUN!
Some of the Participants may be completing the challenge throughout the night, thus giving some the opportunity to experience some night time walking.
(Don’t forget your head torch!)
The routes will be marked along the way so you should have minimal, if any map reading to do. However an “OS Leisure 12” map or equivalent (in waterproof case) and compass must be carried and you should know how to use them.
Each of the main checkpoints will have a Marshal to mark your “Check-in Card” and to answer any questions you may have. Marshals will also be dotted along the way to offer encouragement.
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