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If any of the walkers had thought that Norfolk was flat, they soon changed their minds. The track between the starting point and the final destination in Hunstanton takes in several hills before finally levelling out towards the sea. True, it is not the Peak District or the Yorkshire Dales, and the light knapsacks carried by most of the walkers were a far cry from the loaded rucksacks they will be carrying in more challenging country when they undertake their Gold Award expedition. But it gave the Award participants a faint idea of what it is to come, while trainers Lee and Andy were able to make an initial assessment of the different levels of ability and fitness within the group. The party separated out quite quickly and the front ‘runners’ arrived at the Le Strange Arms Hotel in Hunstanton just over two hours after setting out, while the back markers took rather longer. However, everyone had finished well before lunchtime. The weather stayed fine, no-one got seriously lost, and best of all a preliminary count indicated that at least £700 had been raised in sponsorship, so all in all it was an excellent morning.
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New Gold award candidates get an expedition taster and raise some money into the bargain at the annual West Norfolk DofE candidate sponsored walk, 2011