Walking 50 kilometres is no mean feat. It takes real grit and determination to fight against aching muscles and physical exhaustion. On top of that you have to use a map to navigate a complicated route.

However, at 1st Adderbury we are celebrating after completing the 50km Hike Oxon route faster than any other Scouts in Oxfordshire.

Kit check	Just before setting off
Just after CP1	Sam checks in at CP2
Mark, Lewis and David	Heading to CP6

Cross country field work

Mark is tagged at CP6	Sam deals with a blister
Up the hill to CP8	Matty struggles over a style

The 50 kilometre route used footpaths and bridleways around a circular route that started in Wallingford and passed through villages like Dorchester-on-Thames, Hagbourne, Blewbury and Cholsey and took in sections of the Ridgeway. Each team had to pass through a series of checkpoints to ensure they followed the correct route.

Exhaustion at CP8

Back in Wallingford on the home straight

Just metres from the end

Sam deals with Matty's blisters

Mark, Sam, Lewis, Matt and David