Mighty Hikes | Northumberland Coast

Teams

It's easy to create a team! 

Follow the steps to become a Team Captain when you register. Make sure you have a list of names and email addresses of your fellow team members. Once you have signed up, an email invite will be sent to your team members with a bespoke link for them to fill out their own registration form and join your team.

As Team Captain you will have the option to pay their registration fee, otherwise your team members can pay when they get their invite.

Every time a member of the team completes their registration, you’ll be sent a confirmation email. That way you can monitor who has or has not joined your team.

Event HQ

Alnwick Castle
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1NQ
UK

Free parking

• There's free parking for all hikers at Alnwick Castle's overflow car park.
• For full marathon hikers there's also free parking at the finish at Glebe Field, Radcliffe Road, Bamburgh, NE69 7AE.
• You can book this when you register.

Free shuttle bus

For full marathon hikers

There will be free shuttle buses to the start line in the morning, and back to Alnwick Castle after the event.

In the morning, the buses will run from 05:20 to 08:30, it's a 30 minute drive.

After the event, the busses will run from 16:00 to 22:00, it's a 30 minute drive.

For half marathon hikers

There will be a free shuttle bus from the half marathon finish line back to the start line after the event.

The journey from the half marathon finish line is 15 minutes and the shuttles will run from 12:00 to 17:00.

Please note that shuttle buses depart on a fill-and-go basis so listen out for updates on the day from the helpful Mighty Marshals.

Kit list

You will need to be prepared for all weather and bring all the essentials needed for the hike. A full kit list is available.

Supporters

Your family and friends can meet you at the finish event village to cheer you across the finish line. However, they will not be able to accompany or meet you at any of the pit stops.

Dogs

Unfortunately, no dogs can take part in a Mighty Hike with the exception of assistance dogs. This includes at any of the start and finish venues. 

Single use plastics

• There are refill stations where you can fill your reusable bottle to avoid handing out bottled water
• Compostable cutlery, plates and cups are used across the start, lunch and pitstops
• The event day bib is fully recyclable

Recycling

• A specialist company collects and sorts the rubbish post-event to ensure as much is recycled as possible
• All Mighty Marshals and other staff are briefed to pick up any rubbish they see along the route on the day
• There are plenty of bins at each pit stop for participants to use

Energy

• The power at Mighty Hikes is provided by hybrid generators
• Energy-efficient LED bulbs are used to light the marquees

When asked about my Mighty Hike, without thought or pause I would respond with a huge smile, and something along the lines of "it was absolutely excellent, and I would do it again in a heartbeat. Hollie, 2023