Giant’s Causeway Virtual Challenge
When and Where - This is a virtual adventure challenge. Participants can complete at any time, from anywhere in the world that you want.
How - Set your own timeframe and finish the required distance by walking, running, cycling or any distance-based activities of your choice.
Take on the Giant’s Causeway Virtual Challenge! Journey from Glenarm to the world-famous Giant’s Causeway, exploring Northern Ireland’s breathtaking coastline and earning a unique woven patch to celebrate your achievement.
Discover the spirit of adventure with the Giant's Causeway Virtual Challenge! Journey from the charming village of Glenarm all the way to the world-renowned Giant's Causeway, following a route inspired by Northern Ireland's most breathtaking coastal scenery. Along the way, you'll virtually pass iconic landmarks like Carnlough, Ballycastle, and the awe-inspiring Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge - each one a testament to the natural beauty and unique history of this famous region.
This challenge is designed for everyone, whether you're walking, running, cycling, or mixing it up. It's a fantastic way to stay motivated, boost your fitness, and experience the magic of the Causeway Coast from anywhere. As you make progress, you'll unlock virtual milestones and learn more about the sights and stories that make this route so special.
Whether you're chasing a personal best or simply looking for a new reason to move, the Giant's Causeway Virtual Challenge is your invitation to achieve something memorable. Are you ready to take the first step?
Virtually travel the Giant’s Causeway
Map your progress along the 80.4 km (50 mile) route of the Giant’s Causeway virtual challenge. Every time you add a workout, you will advance along the map.
Not only can you see your avatar and other participants on the map, but you can also see your virtual journey progress, with the activity and passed milestones as you approach the finish line.
Virtual Postcards
Receive custom virtual postcards when you reach certain milestones along the route.
Each postcard contains interesting information about the location. 9 postcards are waiting for you along the Giant’s Causeway route.
Plant real trees as you progress
Climate change is harming our planet, but if we all make a small change, we can make a big impact. By taking part in our challenges, partnered with Ecologi, we will plant a real tree for every 25% of the Giant’s Causeway challenge you complete, helping sequester carbon dioxide in the future.
By the end of the challenge, you will have planted 4 trees. Imagine what we can achieve as a community!
Enter the Giant’s Causeway Virtual Challenge
Multibuy Savings! Purchase multiple entries of the same challenge at the same time (to take part as a family, couple or friends) to save on your entry fees.
Pre-sale means you can still sign up for the challenge, access your account, record your progress and enjoy all of the virtual rewards as you progress. If ordering a medal/patch, it means that you will receive your medal/patch as soon as we receive them from the factory.
Virtual Rewards
- Virtual entry to challenge
- Virtual postcards along your route
- Plant 4 real trees
- Track progress via your device or manually
- Digital finishers certificate to share
Exclusive woven patch
Virtual Rewards + Exclusive Patch
- Virtual entry to challenge
- Virtual postcards along your route
- Plant 4 real trees
- Track progress via your device or manually
- Digital finishers certificate to share
- Exclusive woven patch*
* Medals and/or patches are shipped on completion of your challenge to your choice of shipping address. We charge a small postal fee for medals/patches depending on your location - check out the next page for the current postage charge.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A challenge that is on pre-sale means that either we have sold out of medals or the medals are on the way.
You can still sign up for the challenge, take part and earn all the virtual rewards as normal, it just means that there may be a delay in receiving your medal after you complete your challenge.
If you take roughly six weeks to complete a challenge, then you may not have long to wait at all.
You can log distances using two methods:
1) Manually - sign in to your account online, click the orange plus icon at the top, select your exercise type, add a distance and boom, you're done.
2) Automatically – via the range of apps and devices that we connect with. Currently we support: Strava, Garmin, Fitbit, Polar, Suunto and Wahoo Fitness (more coming soon).
Yes - You can log any distance-based exercise that you do. The common ones that we have settings for are:
Running (indoor and outdoor)
Cycling (indoor and outdoor)
Rowing
Walking
Skiing
Swimming
Eliptical
Wheelchair
The amount of time it will take you to complete this challenge depends on your fitness level and exercise type.
You can set your own timeframe goal from 1 week to 18 months to complete each challenge. This goal can be easily changed at any time if you want to extend or shorten it.
And you can change this goal as many times as you like during the event.
Medals or patches are sent out to you once you have completed your challenge distance.
We will notify you via email once your challenge is completed to confirm your delivery address.
Please view the pricing on the pricing table above. We also have packages available to save you money on multiple entries!
Our mini medals are a smaller version of the main medal but are just as awesome!
Use them as a keyring for yourself so that you can still show off your achievement on a daily basis.
Take part with your child and let them have their own mini medal.
Take part with your dog and let them have their own collar medal to show that they accompanied you on your challenge.
The choice is yours on how you display your mini medal.
Our woven patches are a tangible symbol of your achievement - something you can see, touch, and show off proudly!
Woven patches are durable and made to last. Whether you sew it onto a backpack, jacket, or display it at home, it'll stay looking great.
It's more than just a patch - it's a memory woven into fabric. Every time you look at it, you'll remember the distance you conquered and the journey you took.
Have more questions, then visit our frequently asked questions or if we haven't answered what you need to know before signing up, then drop us a message and we will be happy to help.