Explore Kent Junior Walking Challenge
For a kid, there is nothing more satisfying than completing a challenge and being rewarded for it. Young explorers can take part in the Explore Kent Junior Walking Challenge and earn a reward for their walking adventures. They can mark their achievement with our Junior Walking Challenge certificates ranging from Bronze (5km), Silver (7.5km) and Gold (10km).
All you need to do to attain one of these certificates is to send in proof that your child completed any route of these lengths along with the child’s name and we will email you your certificate. Proof could be a picture of you at the start and end of the route, a recorded GPS tracking of the route you completed, a short video clip on the walk, or a written description of the walk from the child – any one of these will be accepted.
Email your evidence to explorekent@kent.gov.uk.
Why not work your way up from bronze certificate all the way to gold? Check out our long-distance walking routes and decide which walk you’re going to challenge yourself with next! Here are some examples below for each of the distances.
We want cycling and walking to be inclusive! If your young person has additional needs or a disability we can adapt the Awards. Please get in touch and tell us about your child’s unique achievements so that we can send the right certificate.
Bronze 5km Walks
Littlestone to Dymchurch: Kent’s Coast Through TimeEnjoy a wonderful walk from Littlestone-on-Sea to Dymchurch, explore the military history of Littlestone and the Victorian Water Tower to the wonderful sandy beach of… Dymchurch, Littlestone-on-SeaSave Littlestone to Dymchurch: Kent’s Coast Through Time to favourites
Silver 7.5km Walks
Bore Place to The Little Brown Jug pub, Chiddingstone CausewayTake a bracing stroll out into traditional countryside and see oast houses dotting the landscape, pass through managed woodlands, see a wide variety of game… SevenoaksSave Bore Place to The Little Brown Jug pub, Chiddingstone Causeway to favourites
Gold 10km Walks
If these walks are not quite right for you, feel free to take a look over the Explore Kent activities section to see other routes or download the Kent Connected app and follow all of Explore Kents walking routes on your smartphone.
If you have any issues or queries regarding the certificate process, feel free to have a look at the challenge certificate privacy notice here, or you can also email us at explorekent@kent.gov.uk.
Have you completed this challenge or do you want to try something different? We now have our new Junior Cycling Challenge for 2024. To find out more, click the button below.