The Weekend

Area 9 Hike and Bike is the ultimate fun challenge....

Competitors arrive on Friday evening and enjoy the fantastic bars, pubs and restaurants in the stunning Lake District.

Hike

On Saturday, teams of 4 will set out at 3 minute intervals from the YHA. Teams are given the next checkpoint coordinates and are told to get their within a pre-set time. If they get to the checkpoint within the pre-set time, they will be given a number of points. For every minute it takes them to get there in excess of the pre-set time, the team will lose points.

There are usually 6-8 checkpoints on the hike, with a maximum 400 points that can be gained.

The length of the hike is approximately 15 miles.

Hike Challenges

At some checkpoints, there will be some fun challenges where guile, dexterity, cunning and intelligence will be rewarded with a maximum of an extra 200 points towards their total

Previous challenges include the bushtucker challenge, hay bale races, 4x4 pulling, and water challenges.

Bike

The next day, the teams will set out on the bike orienteering challenge. There are usually 3-4 checkpoints, and between the checkpoints, there are questions along the way that earn points. The total number of points that can be achieved is 400 points.

The length of the bike is between 20-25 miles, although its not necessary to go to every checkpoint - however the quicker you get there, and the more checkpoints you get to, the more points you get!