Robin Challenge
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Robin Challenge
Robin Challenge is a six hour trail event at Sence Valley Forestry Park in Ibstock, Leicestershire. The venue is a Forestry England site with a café and toilets. Parking is pay-to-use, with charges noted between £2.20 and £4.50. The nearest train station is Loughborough; the site is about 11 minutes from Ashby-De-La-Zouch and about 12 minutes from Junction 22 of the M1.
The route uses the whole park, an old mine, and includes several steep climbs and descents. The lap starts with a long downhill, circles the pools at the park bottom, climbs through young trees, runs down the middle of a pine forest and returns up the initial hill. Underfoot is mainly crushed stone of varying condition and some grass sections that may be slippery or muddy when wet. The lap length is 3.3 miles and participants may complete as many laps as they wish within the six hour limit. A half marathon requires four laps and a marathon requires eight laps. Trail shoes are recommended.
Canicross is allowed; dogs must be kept on short leads and handlers should be considerate of other participants. Finish rewards include a standard event medal or a Big Bear Tree Token provided through a tree planting scheme. A GPX route is available and an on-demand option using a route app can provide the same medal by post. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
