Gold Adventurous Journey
Gold is the longest and most demanding Adventurous Journey: four days and three nights that ask for stronger planning, sustained contribution and genuine team responsibility.
At a glance
Gold at a glance
- Duration
- 4 days / 3 nights
- Purposeful activity
- Minimum 14 hours total
- Activity each day
- Minimum 3.5 hours per day
- Practice Journey
- Required at Gold — confirm arrangements with your Duke of Ed Leader
- Modes
- Hiking or canoeing
- Separate requirement
- The Gold Residential Project is a distinct Gold Level requirement
The challenge
What Gold asks of you
A longer journey exposes everything: preparation, pacing, teamwork, patience and the ability to adapt when the plan needs to change.
The reward is a team that finishes knowing it managed the journey rather than simply survived it.
Dates
Upcoming Gold journeys
Gold journey dates are not published here yet. Send an enquiry using the form and the team will share the current options that match your approved plan.
Separate requirement
Gold Residential Project
The Residential Project is a separate Gold requirement and is not part of your Adventurous Journey.
Understand the Residential Project
Five days and four nights in a shared residential setting with people you don’t know, working toward a common purpose.
Learn moreHow a journey runs
From enquiry and preparation through to the journey and post-journey evidence.
How it works