The Silk Road Challenge
Welcome, Team, to Challenge number four for 2020. Moving around NZ and Canada has seen us clock-up 26,000 virtual kilometres. Circumnavigating the globe is approximately 40,000 kms, so, to get us close, we’re now doing the Silk Road route, around 13,000 km. This should take us close to Christmas, and we can all celebrate, have a drink and be festive (or not, depending on your religious or mental persuasion).
It is highly unlikely, after many failed efforts, that there will be a travelogue accompanying this. However, I will update distance covered on a weekly basis and provide updates.
We start in Beijing, at Tiananmen Square and will finish off at the Hagia Sophia in Turkey. We’ll be cycling our way through China, Mongolia, lots of Stans, Armenia, Iran and 90% of Turkey.
A google map will be below as well as a range of Personal Challenges to choose from.
Our Progress
Personal Challenges
Cycling
Tulisa War Monument 17.3 km (Romania – Transylvania)
Sto Domingo De Los Olleros 31km (Peru)
Inishmoor Loop 55 km (Ireland)
Around the Island 64 km (Jersey)
Isle of Wight Randonnee 109 km (Isle of Wight)
Tallinn to Turi 119 km (Estonia)
Fjordstein Regional Route 231 km (Denmark)
Hangang River Trail 240 km (South Korea)
Shetland Islands Cycling Route 243.2 km (Shetland Islands)
The Way of the Roses 266 km (England)
La Ruta de los Conquistadores 270 km (Costa Rica)
Walking
Bermuda Railway Trail 28.8 km (Bermuda)
Valley of Flowers 33 km (India)
The Lost Coast Trail 39.6 km (USA)
Causeway Coast Way 53 km (Ireland)
Jersey Coastal Path 77 km (Jersey)
The Greate Wave Sea 92 km (Latvia)
The Kings Trail 109 km (Sweden)
The Silver Trail 160 km (Mexico)
The Cleveland Way 175 km (England)