We have start to mark routes in the area.
A few very nice summer days hiking in the hills to the local pools.
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Leigh is English and likes his Tea Time!!! He’s devised three routes around Wildhomestay encompassing some challenging trails with some fantastic views. We will run around various areas where some of the best “Long Jing” is orgainically grown and naturally processed.
The bigger picking of the little leaves!
 | 32km option. Tough! |
 | 2000m + of Elevation Gain |
 | 4 main climbs. |
 | 4 out of 5 in steepness scale. |
 | 4 out of 5 in toughness scale. |
 | 3 checkpoints. |
 | 3 drinkstops. |
The middle distance!
| 20km. Still not easy. |
| 1200m of Elevation Gain |
| 3 main climbs. |
| 3.5 out of 5 in steepness scale. |
| 3 out of 5 in toughness scale. |
| 2 checkpoints. |
| 2 drinkstops. |
The easier shorter distance!
| 10km. A bit easier |
| 600m of Elevation Gain |
| 1.5 main climbs. |
| 3.5 out of 5 in steepness scale. |
| 2 out of 5 in toughness scale. |
| 1 checkpoints. |
| 2 drinkstops. |
Various awards and prizes will be provided from our very kind partners. You will need to record your run on a GPS device or phone and upload it to Strava!
Friday
Bus leaves Shanghai 17:00 sharp.
4-5h to get here by bus.
2h by train. Direct and non-direct train options and the station is 10 minutes from Wildhomestay. Sanyang exit of G56 motorway is also 10 minutes from Wildhomesestay!
Saturday
7:00 am Registration, Gear Check and Breakfast
8:45 am Briefing
9:00 am Challenge Start
5:00 pm Challenge Ends
7:00 pm BBQ
8:00 pm Awards
Sunday
8am Breakfast
9am Morning activities, running and shoes testing on an offroad pump track, Adventure cycling on Specialized Diverge adventure bikes.
1230 Lunch
2pm Leave / bus departure.
First please choose a place to stay. Get some friends and book a house which offers the best value or book a twin / queen or family room through the stay section of our website. We also offer same sex shared rooms which you can book below. If we are full we can help organize other places in the area and please email booking@wildhomestay.com or contact our service wechat account with any questions. Then choose your challenge entry type, and bus and BBQ options. Add items to your cart and then checkout with your preferred payment type. Confirmation will be emailed and please make sure you leave your wechat id when you checkout. We will add you to a wechat group and the final itinerary, GPX / waiver and info will be provided through that group and during the briefing. We will provide full refunds if cancelled two weeks before the event.
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Please see last years pictures & the Hickory Battle runs earlier this year.
A fantastic day out running around the hills at the start of the hickory picking season. Many thanks to Leigh and Peter for making this happen along with Terrex for the support and awards…
Many thanks to the participants and partners for the following photographs.
A weekend of runs! The main event starts at 8am on Saturday 3rd September 2022 at Wildhomestay in Anhui…
At this time in the year the locals venture up into the mountains to nock the nuts out of the hickory trees. The small nuts are highly prized all over China and are rich and sweet to taste. We follow their footsteps through some of the area’s best trails. The routes are designed to take in the mountain slopes lined with hickory trees and some of the amazing mixed surface paths. There is very little flat!!!
The bigger picking!
| 32km option. Tough! |
| 2000m of Elevation Gain |
| 6 main climbs. |
| 4 out of 5 in steepness scale. |
| 4 out of 5 in toughness scale. |
| 3 checkpoints. |
| 3 drinkstops. |
The easier picking!
| 18km. Still not easy. |
| 1200m of Elevation Gain |
| 2.5 main climbs. |
| 3.5 out of 5 in steepness scale. |
| 2 out of 5 in toughness scale. |
| 2 checkpoints. |
| 2 drinkstops. |
Various awards and prizes will be provided from our very kind partners. You will need to record your run on a GPS device or phone and upload it to Strava!
 | 1 Top Male & 1 Female |
 | 6 Segments |
 | 3 Masters |
| 2 Run with Dog |
| 4 Fun |
| 2 Kids |
2nd Friday
Bus leaves Shanghai 18:00 sharp.
4-5h to get here by bus.
2h by train. Direct and non-direct train options and the station is 10 minutes from Wildhomestay.
3rd Saturday
6:00 am Registration, Gear Check and Breakfast
7:45 am Briefing
8:00 am Challenge Start
5:00 pm Challenge Ends
7:00 pm BBQ & Beers
8:00 pm Awards
4th Sunday
8am Breakfast
9am Morning activities, running and shoes testing on an offroad pump track, Adventure cycling on Specialized Diverge adventure bikes.
1230 Lunch
2pm Leave / bus departure.
Booking your entry and weekend for yourself or your group is easily done through this page. The entire weekend should come in under 1000 RMB pp. Confirmation will be emailed and please make sure you leave your wechat id when you checkout. We will add you to a wechat group and the final itinerary, GPX / waiver will be provided through that group and also in the briefing!
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or book a standard room or house instead of the dorm 🙂
Pictures from previous Challenges 🙂
See Leigh’s weixin post. If you are new to the area also check the below recap of the last challenge for more photos of what the running area looks like.
