Cave Country Trails announces Challenge Calendar for 2022

May 3, 2022
2 min read

For the third year in a row, Cave Country Trails is issuing multiple monthly challenges and offering large prize packages for trails users in our five county region of Kentucky. Why? The goal is simple, get people on trails! In 2020, these Challenges saw 250 entries, in 2021 that number grew to 329. For 2022, the goal is a cool thousand.

And before we go further, please know that YES we are speaking to you! Trails are for everyone, you don’t have to be any sort of outdoor professional. MOST of our trails just require a good sturdy pair of shoes, no other special equipment needed.

Photo at Brigadoon State Nature Preserve by littlebarnmama.

Want to know how to enter the challenge? We’ve tried to make it as easy as possible.

Here’s the steps:

1. Jump on a trail in our region. (use cavecountrytrails.com to find one right for you)

2. Snap a photo from the trail or of yourself on the trail.

3. Post photo to social media using the hashtag #cavecountrytrailschallenge – this could be Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or TikTok

Photo on trail in Mammoth Cave National Park by Jeff Bruce.

Here’s the list of the months that will have challenges in 2022 and the counties that will sponsor each prize package:

June: Franklin-Simpson

July: Hart Co

August: Warren Co

September: Edmonson Co

October: Barren Co

Heritage Trail at Mammoth Cave National Park. Photo by Joseph Bliss.

And let’s do a quick review, our five county region of Kentucky is rich with hiking trails deep into the woods and mountain bike trails and horse trails and paddle trails on rivers. We also have beautiful trails at city parks, bike/ped greenways in towns and underground trails in caves! They all count for this, so our trails are truly accessible for all. We hope you join the challenge!!