Hospice To Hospice Hike
Entry to this event is now closed. Please email events@echospice.org.uk if you have any questions.
We are very excited to introduce a brand new event for summer 2022… Hospice-to-Hospice Hike! Taking place on Saturday 2nd July 2022.
This challenging event collaborates with St Rocco’s Hospice, working jointly to reach individual Hospice fundraising goals.
The Hospice to Hospice Hike offers two challenges:
- The FULL marathon hike; from St Rocco’s Hospice to East Cheshire Hospice
- The HALF a marathon hike; starting at The Cottons Spa and Hotel, Knutsford and finishing at East Cheshire Hospice.
The Finishing point for all East Cheshire Hospice participants will be at East Cheshire Hospice.
Is this Event for me?
Participants must be aged 16 or above. Participants aged 16 and 17 must be accompanied by an adult. This Event will require a reasonable fitness level and training to reach the mileage chosen. The Hospice-to-Hospice hike is exceptionally challenging.
Fundraising
As you know, East Cheshire Hospice depends on support from its local community to deliver its essential care.
Therefore, we suggest all participants set a target to raise £250 in sponsorship to support the Hospice. Fundraising can be done individually or jointly with friends, family, or colleagues. Fundraising is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills, set goals and get you across the finish line.
Once registered, you can set up your online fundraising page on JustGiving here.
About the day
The East Cheshire Hospice team and volunteers will welcome all hikers early Saturday morning. We will provide everyone with breakfast to set you up for your exhilarating hike challenge.
Following breakfast, you will be transported by coach to your start point. You will be provided with a map and directions to navigate the route. There will be marshals, checkpoints, water stations and toilets on the route. Finally, when you finish at East Cheshire Hospice, your destination, you will receive an environmentally friendly medal to celebrate and remember your outstanding achievements.
The Route
Enjoy fabulous views across the green fields of Cheshire throughout the epic hike, as you pass through scenic villages and hamlets heading east towards Macclesfield. You will pass through Ollerton and on to Chelford with the hills of the Peak District rising in the distance, before continuing towards Monks’ Heath and Henbury with the edges of the Capesthorne estate in your periphery. The final stretch of the route enters the Silk Town itself, winding through the streets of Macclesfield towards a warm welcome at the finish line at East Cheshire Hospice.
You will receive
- An event t-shirt pre-collected before the event
- Free Parking
- A cooked breakfast
- Route navigation- map and directions
- Shuttle coach
- Water stations on the route
- A medal
- Snacks and drinks at the finish
Overview
The Hospice-to-Hospice Hike is the perfect event to set yourself a new challenge and improve your fitness. This challenge allows you to start setting yourself targets right now to improve your fitness stamina and enjoy the positive benefits that regular exercise brings. Our fundraising team will support and guide your experience, helping you enjoy getting the best results you can to raise money to help East Cheshire Hospice continue its work. Then finally, after all your training and fundraising efforts, on the day, you will come together with other supporters, sharing your training and fundraising experience, cheering and encouraging each other along the route in aid East Cheshire Hospice. It will be so much fun, and everyone will be so proud of you!
We can’t wait to hear about you getting your hiking shoes on; go for it!
How to sign up for the Hospice to Hospice Hike
Complete the form below to book your place now! If you have any queries, please contact events@echospice.org.uk.
Kindly Sponsored by Holdcroft
