Today is the final day to get your miles in for your Hadrian’s Wall Path Virtual Hike.
If you’ve got a few miles left to hike, or you have some manual activities to upload, be sure to get them onto your Map My Tracks account today to ensure that you show as a ‘finisher’ on our Virtual Hike Hall of Fame.
With less than 5 days of June to go, it’s time to make the most of the beautiful weather this weekend and log your final few miles for the Hadrian’s Wall Path Virtual Hike.
Take care to protect yourself from the sun, carry plenty of water and avoid any locations that might attract large numbers of people this weekend such as beaches.
We want you to enjoy your walking as safely as possible during this unprecedented time, and reap the physical and mental health benefits of a good stroll in the sunshine.
Happy hiking!
Alongside the brilliant team at Map My Tracks, we’ve been working hard to make sure our Pilgrims Event App is as easy to use as possible during your Virtual Hike ߥ¾
We’re pleased to announce that you can now upload manual activities directly through the Pilgrims Event App. This should make the process of uploading a manual activity smoother, and easier for you!
Instructions:
THE ISLE OF WIGHT COASTAL PATH
If you’re enjoying having a target to reach (we know we are!), then continue the fun and join us for July’s virtual hike around The Isle of Wight Coastal Path. This time you’ll be virtually hiking 70 miles around the stunning coastline of England’s largest island from East Cowes ‘around the clock’ to Cowes. You’ll visit royal estates, golden sandy beaches, towering coastal cliffs and the sites of historic battles as you hike for local hospice care in east Kent.
Continue the hike and sign up today
We’ve shortlisted three of our favourite UK trails and are asking you to decide which should be the theme of our next virtual hike in July. We want to take you to ‘visit’ iconic routes around the country with a range of distances and lots of local history.
The July Virtual Hike options are:
Find out more about each route and vote for your favourite by taking part in our poll over in the Pilgrims Hospices Walking and Hiking Facebook group. But hurry, the poll ends on Wednesday 17th June.
Not on Facebook? You can still vote by email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
You’re doing great! Keep this up and you’ll be in the Virtual Hiker’s Hall of Fame in no time.
Enjoy a relaxing walk in the warm weather this weekend and rack up a few more miles towards your Hadrian’s Wall Path challenge. Why not mix things up by exploring a new route near your home and see what you discover.
And don’t forget to share the photos from your walk with us over in the Pilgrims Hospices Walking and Hiking Facebook Group.
Are you having difficulty finding which marker is yours on the Virtual Hike map?
Did you know that you can customise your marker to make it easier to spot. Simply log into your Map My Tracks account at www.mapmytracks.com and follow the steps below:
Click on your username from the menu bar and select ‘Settings’ from the drop down options.
In the ‘User Info’ tab you can upload a profile photo which will appear within the coloured frame of you map marker.
In the ‘Account Preferences’ tab you can change the colour of your marker from blue to red, green, purple, yellow or orange!
What a beautiful day for the start of your 88-mile virtual journey along the Hadrian’s Wall Path. Start as you mean to go on by heading out and logging your first few miles today!
You can record your activity via the Map My Tracks companion app or manually enter your distance via the Map My Tracks website to watch your marker move along the interactive route map.