Trailwalker
Trailwalker is a challenging team walk across the South Downs, raising money for Oxfam and the Gurkha Welfare Trust. Four people, one goal, 100 kilometres, 30 hours. On 18-19 July, 530 teams will attempt the Trailwalker challenge. It’s one of the eleven Trailwalker challenges worldwide.
Entry is now closed for 2009. If you fancy walking Trailwalker in 2010 call us on 0300 200 1244.
Latest news
Fundraising ideas (29.06.2009)
Here’s a selection of some of the latest 100km challenge fundraising ideas we’ve heard about. Thanks for your hard work teams!
Volunteer at Trailwalker (18.06.2009)
Help make Trailwalker a huge success and be part of something amazing - sign up to volunteer today.
Check out Trailtrekker to see what's in store for Trailwalker (03.06.2009)
Trailtrekker, Trailwalker's sister challenge, took place in the Yorkshire Dales this weekend. Take a look at the live blog feed to get an idea of what the event is like on the actual day and talk to Trailtrekker walkers on Facebook for any useful tips.
Teams and Money Pledged Total (11.05.2009)
The total number of teams signed up is 537 with an impressive pledge of £1,022,318.
Tweet for the Trailwalker Page (11.05.2009)
Sign up your team on Twitter and put #twalk09 before your tweets to tweet straight onto this site.
The Trail Guide
See the checkpoints, cheers and chafing with your own eyes. Designed to take you step by step through the Trailwalker checkpoints and give you an insight into the challenge ahead.
The Trailwalker Trail
You'll trek 100km along the stunning South Downs Way. Begin at Queen Elizabeth Country Park near Petersfield, and finish at Brighton Racecourse. There are ten checkpoints along the course where you can refuel.
Get a detailed Map and Directions booklet
Route profile
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| CP No. | Checkpoint | Dist. | Stage | Km | M(Up) | M(Down) |
| Start | QE Country Park | 0 | ||||
| to | 1 | 9.6 | 300 | -210 | ||
| CP1 | Hartling Down | 9.6 | ||||
| to | 2 | 10.4 | 290 | -390 | ||
| CP2 | Hilltop Farm | 20 | ||||
| to | 3 | 8.3 | 190 | -175 | ||
| CP3 | Littleton Farm | 28.3 | ||||
| to | 4 | 9.3 | 180 | -300 | ||
| CP4 | Houghton | 37.6 | ||||
| to | 5 | 12.5 | 280 | -220 | ||
| CP5 | Washington | 50.1 | ||||
| to | 6 | 10.0 | 210 | -270 | ||
| CP6 | Botolphs | 60.1 | ||||
| to | 7 | 9.4 | 330 | -130 | ||
| CP7 | Devils Dyke | 69.5 | ||||
| to | 8 | 6.9 | 190 | -230 | ||
| CP8 | Jack and Jill | 76.4 | ||||
| to | 9 | 12.5 | 264 | -325 | ||
| CP9 | Juggs Road | 88.9 | ||||
| to | 10 | 5.3 | 136 | -80 | ||
| CP10 | Woodingdean | 94.2 | ||||
| to | 11 | 5.8 | 130 | -80 | ||
| Finish | Brighton Racecourse | 100 |
How to raise your pledge
Fundraising is well underway for Trailwalker 2009. Donation pledges have now broken the £1million mark!
We’d like to say a big thank-you to our teams. Their efforts are already helping people all around the world. We’d particularly like to recognise our top-20 fundraising teams:
| Position | Team name | Sponsorship so far! |
| 1 | Lumley's Lads | £11,610 |
| 2 | Any Other Business | £6,239 |
| 3 | Sons Of Zeus | £4,845 |
| 4 | COP SQUAD | £4,084 |
| 5 | The Professionals | £3,804 |
| 6 | Boxercise babes | £3,265 |
| 7 | The Middle Aged Mafia | £3,255 |
| 8 | Sweat-suits | £3,049 |
| 9 | Team Samsung | £2,802 |
| 10 | FIT 4 LIFE | £2,795 |
| 11 | TEAM TRANSACTOR 2 | £2,743 |
| 12 | Are We there Yet? | £2,742 |
| 13 | Team Sfizio | £2,741 |
| 14 | Bedford Clangers | £2,652 |
| 15 | The Wall | £2,598 |
| 16 | The grand slammers | £2,592 |
| 17 | Phyl's Little Soldiers | £2,540 |
| 18 | Jammie DOJers | £2,358 |
| 19 | Saxonbury Strollers | £2,345 |
| 20 | Next Stop The Pub | £2,302 |
You can support our teams with an on-line donation. You can find more details of our Trailwalker teams on Justgiving.
Trailwalkers – if you’re looking for fundraising inspiration use our links below.
Beneficiaries
Trailwalker UK is run in partnership with the Queens Gurkha Signals – they make it a brilliant, and unique event. The money is split fairly between Oxfam, and charities that benefit ex-Gurkha soldiers and their communities. These are the Gurkha Welfare Trust, and the Army Benevolent Fund.
Trailwalker essentials
Make sure you get off to a good start. Get your training and event guide, and maps and directions booklet from our collection of Trailwalker essentials.
Team Leader Info
If you’re the team leader your teamwork, communications and organisation skills are also going to be tested to the limit – read our team leader guide and shape up for the challenge.
The basics
We’ll help you every step of the way with our training and safety guide (coming soon!). In the meantime, here are some of our favourite training tips to get you started.
Volunteer at Trailwalker
Volunteers are the life-blood of our events. Sign up for a shift and you’ll be a vital part of Trailwalker. On a checkpoint team, you’ll make sure walkers are safe, well hydrated and enthused to carry on. It’s amazing what a cheer, a smile and a cup of tea can do. Alternatively you could help our walkers get ready for the big event at the start point or celebrate with them at the finish. For the more adventurous, why not try all three. You’ll get outside, make new friends and help make something really special happen.
If you have any questions about volunteering at Trailwalker, just email us at events@oxfam.org.uk.
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Event partners
| State Street | |
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The principal sponsor of Trailwalker UK |
| Queens Gurkha Signals | |
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Co-organises Trailwalker with Oxfam |
| The Gurkha Welfare Trust | |
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GWT and Oxfam GB are beneficiaries of Trailwalker |
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