
#BROADSWALKCHALLENGE
FULLY SUPPORTED FOR 24HRS
THE BROADS WALK CHALLENGE
The Broads Walk Challenge offers the perfect location for one of the best river walks in the UK. This National Park is beautiful, with unique habitat, offering fantastic wildlife and beautiful country views. It has quiet country lanes, well-maintained tracks, paths and nature trails such as the Weavers Way. You will find yourself trekking through gently rolling countryside following the winding rivers and waterways as they make their way out to sea. You will be fully supported and we will provide some good food along the way.
If you wish to fundraise for a special cause - then be part of this exciting event. It will be genuinely tough but totally achievable for all levels of experience. Your friends, family and colleagues will recognise the scale of your challenge, and should generously support you with their sponsorship! You can walk, jog or even run, on your own on in a team. For more detail download The Broads Walk 2021 brochure or view gallery.
You can support and raise funds for any charity. If you're a charity and want to know more about how to get involved, please contact us to find out more.
If you would like to be a charity partner please contact:
Friends and family can track you on the Broads Walk Challenge by downloading the RaceMap App.
WHAT TO EXPECT
CHALLENGE DETAILS

ENTRY INFORMATION
SELF FUNDED
Pay the full cost of your place yourself, or you do it for a Charity of your choice and pay a reg fee whilst also committing to a fundraising target.
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90KM route - £79 entry fee
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50KM route - £59 entry fee + £12 for the bus to the start, if required
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25KM route - £39 entry fee + £12 for the bus to the start, if required
CHARITY PLACE
Pay a low registration fee do lots of fundraising for a chosen charity. The charity covers your event place cost.
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90km route: £15 entry fee. Fundraising target of £300 (£236 retained by the charity).
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50km route: £10 entry fee + £12 for a bus to the start, if required. Fundraising target of £250 (£201 retained by the charity).
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25km route: £5 entry fee + £12 for a bus to the start, if required. Fundraising target of £130 (£96 retained by the charity).
Self Fund note: The Self Fund cost is payable in full when you register & sign up. Please see refund policy. There is no fundraising obligation with Self Fund, but you can make your own arrangements to support any Charity if you wish to.
Charity place note: Please see refund policy. At least 50% of the Min Fundraising target should be with your Charity (or against your Just Giving page) by 6 weeks prior to the Challenge. At this time your Charity will pay a Fee for your place to the Organiser - £70.
Failure to meet the 50% target may result in your cancellation from the Challenge by your charity. The remaining 50% fundraising should be with your Charity 4 weeks after the Challenge.
KEY INFORMATION
This is a fully supported event. We will provide everything you need to achieve your challenge so that you can focus on enjoying this experience!
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Fully supported for 24hrs by event marshals & support walkers. -
90km Acle to Acle circular route. -
90km distance includes Relay Team option. Start points are Acle, Hoveton, Aylsham, Hickling. -
50km & 25km will have an optional bus service from Acle to the start lines or you can meet us at the start. -
Hot drinks and Snacks to start the day - optional hot breakfast to purchase before you set off. -
Bag drop service will take your kit to the finish line. -
Timing chip, bib in your event pack. -
Live tracking -
A fully signed route & route map. -
Manned checkpoints en-route. -
Event medics at rest stops. -
FREE snacks, drinks, water at refuel stops. -
Halfway lunch stop for the 90km and 50km routes. -
Hot meal at the finish for everyone. -
Your friends, family and supporter will be there to welcome you in. -
Finishers medal and t-shirt -
Post-event celebrations - into the night. -
Hot meal post challenge, stretching & warm down tent and supporters can also book food & join us.
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50km Registration at Aylsham will open at 6.30am -
25km Registration at Hickling will open at 7.30am
Any Questions, please get in touch at info@inspireraces.co.uk
RACE ROUTE
We have the following distances available. On Route planner download the PDF if require a print out of directions.
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Snacks, water and hot drinks at all -
Main meal at –Hoveton - 24 km -
Main meal at – Aylsham -38 km -
Main Meal at – Hickling – 66km -
Main Meal at – Finish-91km
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Snacks, water and hot drinks at start, North Walsham, Stalham, Hickling and Potter Heigham -
Main Meal at – Hickling 29km -
Main meal at – Finish 53km
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Snacks, water and hot drinks at start and Potter Heigham. -
Main Meal at - Finish 25km
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Acle to Horning -18km -
Horning to Aylsham – 20 km -
Aylsham to Hickling – 28km -
Hickling to Acle – 25km
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Nutritional advice -
Training plans -
Route plans and information -
Kit and equipment list -
Help and advice when asked -
Online social group to meet other challengers
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A fully signed course -
Good route maps -
Rest stops every 12km – 15km with toilets and seating -
Free food and drinks catering for all dietary requirements -
First aid support -
Electronic timing and tracking -
Route masters- to keep you on the right track (stewards) -
Baggage Transfers -
Transport to the start -
Support will be on hand for the full 36 hours
LOCATION
Bridewell Lane
Acle, Norwich
Norfolk NR13 3RA
FACILITY INFORMATION
Check out the facilities on our google route map.
PARKING & TRANSPORT
EVENT INFORMATION
ENTRY OPTIONS
SCHEDULE
90K + RELAY CHALLENGERS
06:00 ACLE REGISTRATION OPENS
07:30 RACE STARTS
50K CHALLENGERS
06:30 AYLSHAM REGISTRATION OPENS
07:00 BUS LEAVES ACLE FOR AYLSHAM
08:00 RACE STARTS
25K CHALLENGERS
07:30 HICKLING REGISTRATION OPENS
07:45 BUS LEAVES ACLE FOR HICKLING
08:30 1ST WAVE RACE STARTS
09:15 BUS LEAVES ACLE FOR HICKLING
10:00 2ND WAVE RACE STARTS
FAQS
Q: What happens if I can’t pick up my food on Tuesday?
A: You have several options. Contact the pick up site by 5 PM that day and make arrangements with them to pick up another time–food can be held ONE DAY, maximum. Ask someone else to pick up for you; pick up is on the honor system. If you are are a CSA subscriber and are going on vacation or will otherwise be unable to use your produce that week, Crawford Organics offers some flexibility, with advance notice. See What if I go on vacation. If you don’t make arrangements and simply don’t show up, your food will be donated to the Church’s hunger relief programs.
Q: I’m concerned that if I enroll in the CSA, I may get produce that I am not accustomed to using or may not like or simply may not have the time to prepare.
A: We aim to provide both flexibility and education to help address these types of issues. We have a Swap Box set up at the Church where you can leave produce you don’t want and pick up something that appeals. Totally on the honor system and anything left in the Swap Box after 7 PM goes to the Church. You will receive an email from us on the Saturday or Sunday before pick-up to let you know what will be in your box next week...this will allow you to do a little planning; you may be able to pre-arrange a swap with one of the other CSA participants. You will also receive recipes for what’s in the box that week.
Q: What standards do you adhere to when selecting produce providers for this program?
A: We offer only 100% USDA Certified Organic produce. Non-organic produce is available from the West Chester Grower’s Market. We believe firmly in the value of standards and certification and the integrity of the National Organic Program. With a few exceptions, all of our food is from Chester, Lancaster, or York counties. Any items that we offer that cannot be sourced locally are always US-produced. We offer only pastured meats that are hormone free. Pastured animals obtain the majority of their diet through grazing and foraging, and produce a healthier, leaner meat. Eggs are from pastured hens.
Q: Why isn’t there more fruit in the produce share?
A: That gets back to the answer above. In our climate, it is exceedingly difficult to grow fruit, particularly tree fruit, organically, so local USDA Certified Organic fruit is very hard to come by. Crawford does offer a separate fruit share but only some of it is USDA Certified Organic and none of it is grown on their farm. See their website for sourcing. We will keep working on this and may have an update next year.
Q: What standards do you adhere to when selecting other (non-produce) farms to participate in this program?
A: Advancing sustainable and humane agriculture is part of our mission. When it comes to animal husbandry and animal products, standards and certifications are far less common. The National Organic Program may not insure what some consider humane treatment of animals nor meet other criteria that consumers are interested in. Furthermore, there is very little local USDA Certified Organic meat available. There are other well defined USDA standards that are important to consumers (e.g. hormone-free, pasture raised, grass fed, etc.), but there is no program to assure compliance with these standards. Practically all farms make claims about the sustainability of their products and these are, for the most part, impossible to verify. So we try to provide consumers with standardized information, based on USDA terms. Unless it is a Certified Organic product, the information is self-reported by the farmer. We hope that consumer confidence can emerge by building a farmer-to-consumer bond through our Local Food Program.
Q: What about using SNAP benefits?
A: Crawford Organics can become qualified to accept SNAP but has not done so due to lack of demand. If you would like to use SNAP benefits to purchase a Crawford CSA share, please contact us at info@westchester.coop to discuss.
LOCATION
CHARITIES GET ONBOARD
“We inspire individuals to go above and beyond by challenging themselves for a great cause. Ultra walks are a fantastic way to encourage and enable your supporters to raise money for your Charity”.
Inspire Races Team
HOW IT WORKS
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Participants register via our website and pay a registration fee to reserve their place.
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They select a charity from the drop-down list or add a new charity - they must pledge to fundraising a minimum amount of money for you depending on their distance.
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They must raise 50% of this fundraising for you, 6 weeks prior to the event.
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At this stage, we send the charity your full list of participants and you check they’ve fundraised 50%. If they haven’t, you can choose to remove them from the event and not be invoiced for their place - you will then be invoiced for the participants you’ve confirmed 5 weeks prior to the event.
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The participants should then get the remaining amount of fundraising to you no later than 4 weeks after the challenge.
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Your charity is guaranteed the following minimum fundraising per person - £236 (90km), £201 (50km), £96 (25km) - if they raise any extra, this goes entirely to your charity too.
WORKING TOGETHER
One of our Account Managers will ensure that your charity fully benefits from this event. The support we provide includes:
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Promotion of your involvement via social media.
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Assistance with promoting the event on your website and use of marketing material.
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Your charity will be listed on a drop-down menu in the Online registration form.
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Inclusion in our quarterly newsletter that is delivered to over 9000 individuals.
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Opportunity to benefit from additional branding and event involvement.
CHARITY PARTNERS


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