The North Country Trail Association is at it again. These people are sneaky about tricking us into hiking more miles!
Anyone that hikes a total of at least 100 miles on the NCT in 2017 can get a free patch, plus they are offering prizes and free resources to folks that sign up for the challenge.
If you really get into this, there's even a Grand Prize for someone that also fulfills their Built It Challenge - that's just doing two simple activities to spread the word and get others involved in the NCT project.
They've got forms, mileage log sheets, a flyer to print and share, and other stuff to help you out. Learn all about this fun challenge and the rules at their page.

I did the challenge last year, along with about 1,500 other people, and plan to repeat this year. Anyone want to get it done all at once and thru-hike the SHT in September?

Hike On!