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Trailtrekker gallery

Welcome to the Trailtrekker gallery, the perfect place to get an understanding of what it’s like - out there on the course. Check out our Trailtrekker Flickr group if you’d like to see more.

Explore the stunning course from start to finish and discover the 'Epic' Trailtrekker experience .
Photo : Richard Wearne

Teams pouring over the start line early on the Saturday morning all aiming for either the Bronze (40km), Silver (65km) or Gold (100km) challenge. Photo : Crispin Hughes

Team ‘Trail then Ale’ ready to set off for the 6am start in 2011. They finished in 29hrs 38 mins and raised over £2,200. Photo : Tom Holloway

The Trailtrekker course starts with a gentle 10km stage to Gargrave along the ‘Leeds and Liverpool’ canal – perfect for warming up those legs! Photo : Crispin Hughes

Team ‘Chicks with Sticks’ leading a line of teams through beautiful scenery into CP1 during ideal Trailtrekker conditions. Photo : Richard Wearne

‘The Lost Climbers’ hard at work tending to their feet at CP1. Keeping your feet in order is essential to minimise those dreaded blisters! Photo : Kuba Nowak

Team ‘Three men and a little lady’. They set a new ‘mixed team’ course record in 2011 of 18hrs 01mins. </br> Photo : Tom Holloway

Malham Cove, the well-known beauty spot in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, is reached after 20km and is just one of the stunning sights taken in along the way. Photo : Richard Wearne

Teams tackling tough terrain near Malham. The total ascent of the Gold (100km) challenge is 2,307m – the equivalent of almost twice Ben Nevis! Photo : Richard Wearne

‘Team Ginger’ stopping for a photo at the top of Malham Cove. Quick drink, admire the view, then back on the trail – a long way to go yet! Photo : Richard Wearne

‘The fat and the furious’ on the famous limestone pavement above Malham Gorge. They finished in 29hrs 17 mins. Photo : Richard Wearne

‘Here come the girls’ in fancy dress during Trailtrekker 2010. They highly recommend dressing up as a great way to get extra encouragement out on the course. Photo : Crispin Hughes

Some of the fantastic Oxfam volunteers who will be out on the course keeping teams moving. </br> Photo : Tom Holloway

Descending down into Horton in Ribblesdale and CP2 – the end of the Bronze challenge after 40km out on the course. Photo : Crispin Hughes

Team ‘3 fools and an old man’ with their support crew at CP2. Having a support crew to meet you at the checkpoints is an essential requirement of Trailtrekker. Photo : Richard Wearne

‘A rose between three thorns’ on their way to an impressive 26 hour 54 minute Gold (100km) finish at Trailtrekker 2011. Photo : Richard Wearne

Teams passing one of Yorkshire’s three peaks Pen-y-Ghent early on during a glorious Trailtrekker 2010. Photo : Crispin Hughes

A great volunteer cheering teams into Waterstop 3, 50km into the challenge. Over 100 volunteers give up their time to support teams each year. Photo : Richard Wearne

A team approaching Waterstop 3, 50km through the gold challenge – still smiling despite the low cloud! </br> Photo : Richard Wearne

Massage is provided at CP3, the Silver (65km) finish point. Most teams have been going for around 18 hours already by now. A welcome pit stop for the teams pressing on into the night. Photo : Richard Wearne

Trekking into the night is a beautiful, surreal and mentally challenging time of Trailtrekker. Night passes far more quickly than you’d expect, and soon – dawn, and the finish! Photo : Crispin Hughes

Teamwork is at the heart of the Trailtrekker experience – working together to keep each other moving through the night when the goings getting tough forms incredible bonds. Photo : Crispin Hughes

The sun coming up over Malham moor, 85km and around 22 hours into the Gold (100km) challenge. Daylight boosts spirits, renews belief and spurs you onto the finish line – you’ve come so far! Photo : Crispin Hughes

You’ve done it! The sense of achievement from completing Trailtrekker, whatever you’re chosen distance, will stay with you for life. Photo : Richard Wearne

A team at the Gold finish line, pose for a photo with their all important support crew. When you get here it’s hard to believe you can stop walking! Photo : Richard Wearne

Celebrations at the Gold finish line where emotions ran high with teams achieving the seemingly impossible. </br> Photo : Richard Wearne

The joy of crossing the line with your friends as the crowd cheers you on is hard to beat, and what’s more you can rest assured you’ve earned every penny you’ve raised. Photo : Richard Wearne

Once the inevitable aches and blisters have gone the sense of achievement will stay with you a lifetime. As T.S.Elliot said “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” Photo : Richard Wearne

A Trailtrekker medal, certificate, timing print out, hot showers, drinks, a hearty meal, massage and a very warm glow await every finisher of Trailtrekker 2012. Photo : Richard Wearne

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