Next Event: Friday 18th to Sunday 20th September 2026
Organised by Gradbach Scout Camp, the Border Hike is a challenging, competitive hike for members of the Scout, Explorer and Guiding sections of the movement from all over the British Isles.
Download the 2025 event complete results and the John Bradbury Trophy orienteering results
The essential ‘Border Hike’ resources are available to download via the links below. Please take the time to familiarise yourself with ALL documents:
Run every September, the ‘incident hike’ format is hugely popular with the Scouts and Guides as it adds a number of dimensions to a walk through some of the most beautiful countryside in Britain.
The Border Hike is a weekend event with the actual competition taking place on the Saturday. Distances are 8 to 10 miles for the ‘Border Hike’ event and 12 to 14 miles for the ‘John Bradbury Trophy’. 2010 also saw the introduction of the ‘Johanna Knowles Trophy’ for the highest placed local team from the High Peak District.
In 1981, the first Border Hike at Gradbach created a foundation for a landmark event in the Scouting calendar that has now raced past its 40th Anniversary.
The Border Hike represents Scouting and Guiding at its best; teamwork, exciting challenges, tests of leadership, skill, general knowledge, personal survival and helping others, but most of all fun, friendship and unforgettable memories!
until The 43rd Scout Border Hike at Gradbach
Scouts who completed in the early hikes are still regular attendees and offer support as route marshalls, safety officers, catering or administration staff. Some just turn up to enjoy the atmosphere at Gradbach, where the air is always clean, the mood is always cheerful and the teapot is never empty! You might also find the following information useful:
Why not join us next September – we love to welcome new friends as much as we enjoy greeting old ones
Contact: requests for more information or queries about the Border Hike may be directed
to e. borderhike@gradbachscoutcamp.org.uk t. 07508 770 830
