Challenge Event

Central England / Shropshire Hills AONB

Marches

22, 14 or 10ml. from 8am 19th September - 6pm 16th September

Start 8:00 19th September

Entrants will be asked to complete a walk 22, 14 or 10 miles during the week of the Shropshire Way Festival of walks. Your walk can be completed at any time from 8am on the 19th September to 6pm on the 26th September. The walk can be in any area, from the high mountains to your back garden as long as you walk the distance you choose and adhere to the regulations and guidance in your locality.There will be a limited number of places each day to walk the Corvedale Cake Walk actual route. Places which are free to entrants BUT MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE will allow a maximum of 6 walkers to start from each of 3 Designated start points on the route each day to allow for social distancing

General Notes

All entrants will receive • A copy of the Telford T50 50 mile trail guide. This beautifully produced booklet (RRP £5) is edited by Marches group member Anne Suffolk and is a guide to the trail, including the heritage and wildlife to look for on the way • Access to a Strava Club, Face book group, Twitter feed, and to plenty of support and encouragement and a certificate to mark their achievement 5 lucky competition winners will each receive a copy of the Cicerone guide to the Shropshire Way – newly printed and up to date, it is the official guide to the 182 mile Shropshire Way. The competitions are: Best Cake – Recipe and photo or artistic representation required – to be judged by the cake bakers of Holdgate and Eaton. Best Photo – There are 3 categories; “Far and Wide” “Close to the Ground” and “My favourite Checkpoint” All photos to be taken during your Virtual Cakewalk. Photos to be posted on Facebook or Instagram or emailed in. Best piece of descriptive writing – poetry or prose – no more than 300 words- that best captures the spirit of the Shropshire Way. To be judged by the Chairman of the Shropshire Way Association

Entry: Individual £12 Family £20 all entrants to the Corvedale Cake Walk will be able to transfer their entry to the new event. New entrants can include family groups (up to 2 adults and 2 children in one household who opt to receive 1 copy of the Telford T50 50 mile trail guide). Entries open 7th August to entrants from old event and 18th August for new entries.

Marches LDWA