On a chilly Saturday in April, fifteen Heswall Sea Scouts and Young Leaders set off walking at 7.00am to take on the 54th Cheshire Hike.

After a 3 year break more than 90% of the participants had never taken part in this long established endurance expedition hike, only one member of the 15 from fourth had taken part before.

The Categories

• Pathfinder : 10.5-12.5yrs 30km (supported) previously Junior
• Pathfinderplus : 12.5-14yrs 40km previously Intermediate
• Explorer/YL : 14-18yrs 50-60km previously Senior & Senior plus

The Challenge

The hikers had to self navigate through the lanes, footpaths, trails, and fields of mid-Cheshire from three start locations, via waypoint coordinates and several checkpoints, to a joint overnight Basecamp. On arrival they assembled their tents and cooked their own evening meals on stoves, followed by games, entertainment and chips.

Day Two

With overnight temperatures dropping below zero it was a frosty start to Sunday, having plotted their route the night before the hikers set off along three different routes for the finish in Winsford. With lots of tired legs and feet on arrival, the hikers got to eat some food, watch a movie and chill out before the awards in front of hundreds of proud parents that afternoon.

The Awards

Presented by Brian Young, the West Wirral District Commissioner for Scouts, our Pathfinders, Team 112, Ellie, Izzie, Ava, and Charlotte, won Best Headgear and the Cheshire Borders trophy. Our Explorer/Young Leader team 506, Matt, Tim, Dan, and Susie, won the Cheshire Borders trophy in their category.

Brilliant skills, resilience and determination were demonstrated throughout the weekend by over 500 Scouts and Explorers, this was amazing even more so this year as more than 90% had never taken part before. Every single young person who took part should feel exceptionally proud.

The Volunteers

A MASSIVE THANK YOU to all the Cheshire Hike team, an outstanding bit of organising delivering an excellent and magical event, BRAVO.

BRAVO too, to all 15 members of 4th Heswall who took part.

#memoriesforlife @4thHeswall

Some of our team members

The Results

The full results can be found at the following link: CHESHIRE HIKE 2022 RESULTS TABLE

The Photos

See pictures of the event taken by parents, our leaders and from the official Cheshire Hike social media platforms at our website GALLERY HERE

The Video

See below our exclusive Cheshire Hike 2022 video including the official Cheshire Hike finish video.