Welcome to the Merseyventure Adventure Racing and Outdoor Sports Website Adventure Racing Adventure Racing is a quickly growing sport where teams or individuals compete in various outdoor disciplines. Most races include mountain biking, canoeing and trail or fell running, with longer races adding orienteering, night navigation, climbing or other challenging stages. UK races range from the Hi-Tec Series, a single day event, to four or five day events, such as The Western Isles Challenge. Click on the links button for a list of Adventure Race websites for most of the UK organisers. Click here to see a calendar of races for 2000. This includes a brief description of each event, plus links to race websites for more info, entry details, tips and advice, and previous race reports.   Click here to enter the Adventure Racing Forum. Latest news for event details, new events and contacts, team partners, and reports from recent events. Leave a message for other adventure racers to read. Leave a link to your website if you wish.   Last update 15/4/2000 mtb around coed-y-brenin     UK Three Peaks Challenge Three Peaks Challenge In 1997 and 1998 teams from Merseyside Fire Brigade entered the National Three Peaks Challenge. In 2000 we hope to compete in the Helly Hansen Three Peaks Yacht Race. Visit the above link for useful tips and advice if you are planning to attempt this challenge   Adventure Sports in Merseyside   Merseyside Colleges Cross Country League Each year, during the winter months, there is an organised cross country league which uses local parks and estates. Although a college league, entry is open to all and is free!! Just turn up and run, everyone is welcome. The league is now finished for 1999/2000 - but details of the courses are available at the above link. Orienteering in Liverpool I am currently compiling information about orienteering courses which have been set up in some of Liverpools parks. Check back soon !! Trail Running around Liverpool Two 4.5 mile routes, each with around 50m of climbing on various surfaces, are being written and should be available, with a simple map, soon. Local Outdoor Links Please send any details of local outdoor clubs, canoeing, orienteering, running, walking, mountaineering, mountain biking etc., to me to be included in a local links guide. This will be established very soon. Outdoor Sports in the N.W. I have a keen interest in mountain biking, trail running, orienteering, canoeing, hill walking, road cycling, and scrambling. I have included some simple routes and maps for most of the above for you to try, based around North Wales and North-west England. Mountain biking.. Red Bull route, Coed-y-Brenin Cycling safety code for forests Karrimor route, Coed-y-Brenin, N. Wales Goyt Valley and Whalley Bridge, Derbyshire Gorge Scrambles   Keswick Coniston Scrambling safety, tips, and grading Trail run/walk Moel Fammau Loggerheads Shining Tor Orienteering.. Coed-y-Brenin Forest Park Help and Tips for Navigation Road ride.. Forest of Bowland Backpacking Two Night Walk Rhinogs, Snowdonia coed-y-brenin route map gorge scramble cycle routes walking in Scotland Rhinogs Walk, Snowdonia - two day route and map - click the above link Adventure Racing Forum Visitors so far... reset 1/1/2000 Site maintained by MerseyVenture   Can't find what you're after?? Try the sitemap.