Welcome to the Polaris Challenge website
The Polaris Challenge is a two-day event, combining mountain biking with navigation (mountain bike orienteering). Teams of two (or solo) ride between checkpoints scattered over a large area of rugged country. Each checkpoint has a value and the aim of the challenge is to accumulate as many points as possible within each day's time limit. Distance and 'difficult to access' checkpoints carry higher values and there are tough penalties for exceeding the time limits.
The Polaris Challenge is an opportunity for a great weekend's riding through some wild country on trails and tracks- each event is very different. Who takes the Challenge? 'Anyone who loves mountain biking.' You can take the Polaris Challenge seriously and go for maximum scores or treat it as a good excuse for a fun weekend of adventurous riding.
The Polaris Challenge is a two-day event, combining mountain biking with navigation (mountain bike orienteering). Teams of two (or solo) ride between checkpoints scattered over a large area of rugged country. Each checkpoint has a value and the aim of the challenge is to accumulate as many points as possible within each day's time limit. Distance and 'difficult to access' checkpoints carry higher values and there are tough penalties for exceeding the time limits.
The Polaris Challenge is an opportunity for a great weekend's riding through some wild country on trails and tracks- each event is very different. Who takes the Challenge? 'Anyone who loves mountain biking.' You can take the Polaris Challenge seriously and go for maximum scores or treat it as a good excuse for a fun weekend of adventurous riding.
2011: The 20th Challenge - Bamford, Derbyshire
We hope you found some great trails over the weekend and enjoyed the tough, yet rewarding, Peak District riding.
Click here to check out all the results from the weekend (external link).
We will be having a meeting soon to decide the new event venue for 2012; we would also like to know your thoughts on dates and the format for 2012 (Please vote on the right>>).
If you have any feedback for us about the event, or anything else, please give Andrew an email (details on the 'Contact us' page).
We hope to see everyone next year at the next Challenge event.
Click here to check out all the results from the weekend (external link).
We will be having a meeting soon to decide the new event venue for 2012; we would also like to know your thoughts on dates and the format for 2012 (Please vote on the right>>).
If you have any feedback for us about the event, or anything else, please give Andrew an email (details on the 'Contact us' page).
We hope to see everyone next year at the next Challenge event.
Video highlights from the 2011 Polaris Challenge
2012 questionnaire
Please help us plan our 2012 event(s) by filling in the questions below:
Question 1;
We fancy running an overnight event next year; for this you'll need to carry your tent, food, sleeping bag etc for both days and you will camp at a remote(ish) campsite on the Saturday of the event. The question is are you up for this?
Question 1;
We fancy running an overnight event next year; for this you'll need to carry your tent, food, sleeping bag etc for both days and you will camp at a remote(ish) campsite on the Saturday of the event. The question is are you up for this?
Question 2;
If we go for the overnight event format when should we run it?
If we go for the overnight event format when should we run it?
Question 3;
If there is enough interest we may run two events next year - both a 'summer' format with a fixed campsite and 'spring/autumn' format event where you carry all your kit (see Q1 for details). The question is would you be interested in entering both events?
If there is enough interest we may run two events next year - both a 'summer' format with a fixed campsite and 'spring/autumn' format event where you carry all your kit (see Q1 for details). The question is would you be interested in entering both events?
The new name for the Polaris Challenge
