Dare you attempt tomorrow's Postcode Cycle Challenge?

Following the huge success of the Innertube Postcode Challenge event last year, the Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust and The Bike Station are organising this event for the second year running.

The Innertube Postcode Challenge is a ‘Treasure Hunt on Wheels’- and this year there will also be a ‘Treasure Hunt on Foot’ for all you walkers out there! It is a community cycling event, aimed at all ages and abilities, on Edinburgh’s Innnertube Map (below).

As a participant in the event, the aim is to cycle to all ten stands that will be dotted about on the North Edinburgh Innertube Cycle Path Network and collect a postcode stamp at each stand. Everyone has until 4pm to collect all ten postcode stamps (for walkers, the aim is to collect 5 stamps) and hand them in at Fiveways Junction where participants will be entered into a prize draw.

A Challenge Card to collect your stamps will be given to you on the day with a map, or you can download it here and start planning your route!

All participants have the opportunity to win: (more prizes to come!)

  • ·         1 of 32 bike themed Goody Bags from The Bike Station
  • ·         2 Tickets to see a film of your choice at The Filmhouse
  • ·         2 Vouchers for Greenyonder Tours
  • ·         A prize of lunch for two at Hula Juice Bar
  • ·         Grow your own veg & wildflower seed packets from ELGT
  • ·         1 of 4 cycling maps of in and around Edinburgh and the Lothians from Spokes
  • ·         Herb planters, bird nests & nectar feeders from ELGT
  • ·         An assortment of prizes from the Postcode Lottery
  • ·         A £50 Alpine Bikes gift voucher donated by State Street

Supported by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery, the main aim is to raise awareness of the paths and their potential as a means of travel across the North of Edinburgh, as well as to get people active in a fun and community fuelled way.

The event takes place tomorrow (Sunday 1 July 1) from 11am to 4pm.

This event is one of several activities that ELGT and The Bike Station have delivered to work towards ‘Inflating the Innertube’.

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davepickering

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