Back by popular demand!! We ended 2025 with an impressive 8,000 miles hiked, walked, or biked. Let's get out and explore Alabama and see how many miles we can complete in 2026! This year we are embracing our animal spirits! Winners will be categorized into animal groups. You can log any miles you hike/walk/bike within the state of Alabama. Any hikes/walks/bike rides led by the club outside of Alabama may be counted towards your overall miles.

Challenge Period: January 1 – December 15, 2026

Registration Fee: $25 (Pay at time of registration)

• Includes a challenge sticker for all those who complete at least 1 mile
• Includes prizes for finishers

Eligible Participants: Club Members Only

Finisher: You must hike/walk a minimum of 150 miles or bike a minimum of 200 miles to be eligible for a prize

Winner Announcement: January 2027 (subject to change), Hike and a luncheon

Challenge Tracker: Each participant will be responsible for completing the challenge tracker online form. All tracking will be based on the honor system and will require tracker form completion to count. Link for the tracker is posted in the event and available once you sign up.

All forms of walking count towards this challenge not just formal hikes.

We recommend completing the online tracker form monthly to help manage the number of times you have to complete the form.

We will provide periodic results to help encourage our members to stay competitive, encouraged and to get outside and keep moving.

Hiking/Walking

• Cheetah (Gold) – 450+ miles hiked
• Jackrabbit (Silver) – 300 – 449 miles hiked
• Emu (Bronze) – 150 – 299 miles hiked

Biking (any form of biking)

• Gazelle (Gold) – 800+ miles biked
• Zebra (Silver) – 500 – 799 miles biked
• Warthog (Bronze) – 200 – 499 miles biked

Which animal spirit are you?!