From Land’s End to John O’Groats, the event is a 2,028km hike over more than 36,000m of elevation through some of the country’s incredible wild spaces.
The organisers, Love Her Wild, are looking for women to help carry the baton, whether it is for one day or five, close to home or further afield.
Bex Band, founder of the women’s only adventure company, said: “The main purpose of the relay is to celebrate women getting outdoors.
“By putting together this exciting team relay, we hope to encourage more women across the UK to get outdoors, exploring our country’s incredible wild spaces.”
Love Her Wild, whose tagline is ‘we believe every woman deserves an adventure’, was founded in 2017 and has grown to a community of more than 7,000 women, connecting women in the UK and organising expeditions all over the world.
The Women’s End2End Relay, sponsored by Ellis Brigham and Komoot, is going to be their most ambitious team adventure yet. It will launch at the UK’s most south-westernly point on April 1, 2020, and finish 74 days later at the most northernly point.
It costs £25 to sign up for one day, and all money raised from the relay will go to support UK-based conservation work carried out by Woodland Trust. The relay, led by an all-female team of qualified hill and mountain leaders, will pass through Cornwall in April 2020. Even if you do not wish to join the walk, you can help the team by offering lifts, bringing cake and hot drinks en route, or putting team members up for a night.
The baton is going to be carved from a piece of locally sourced birch wood and the design will come from a competition run for girls across the UK to design the baton.
Ms Band, who lives in Bath, said: “Adventures build confidence, forge new friendships and help women realise their true potential. To make adventures more accessible we provide community and opportunities.
“Women are still underrepresented in the outdoors in many areas so we wanted to create a positive space to help tackle this. We’re not interested in competition, going the furthest or being the fastest. Instead, our adventures put a focus on teamwork, support and just having a good time.
“The best thing that ever happened to me was discovering the outdoors and adventure. It built my confidence and made me realise my potential. I haven’t stopped since.”
As well as running Love Her Wild, the 31-year-old is a blogger, speaker and ocean advocate. She has hiked the length of Israel and kick-scooted across the USA.
She continued: “I realised my love of adventure late in life. It wasn’t easy in the beginning and I found the outdoor scene very competitive and judgemental. As an ordinary woman struggling with low self-esteem I felt very out of place, so I set up Love Her Wild to help other women access adventure in a more supportive and fun way.”
The challenge will be starting on April 1 from Land’s End to Zennor. On day six, the route will follow from Wadebridge to Boscastle covering 31.9km; day seven will follow on to Bude wth 26.8km; day eight, Bude to Hartland Quay, 25.3km; day nine, Hartland Quay to Clovelly, 16.7km and day 10 will see the ladies travel from Clovelly onto Barnstaple as they continue to make their journey towards the furthest point of the UK.
To find out more, visit www.loveherwild.com/end2end
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