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The Walk Southeast 2025 challenge is private, so it won’t appear in My Virtual Mission’s public search. You’ll find the direct link to join on the confirmation page after you register, as well as in the automated email you’ll receive. Just follow the link, log into your existing MVM account (or create one if you’re new), and request to join the challenge. Once we receive your request, we’ll manually approve it within about 24 hours.

To avoid delays, we recommend setting up your MVM account, joining the challenge, and connecting your fitness tracker as soon as possible after registering. While Walk Southeast officially begins on May 1, miles won’t count in the app until your MVM registration is confirmed. For example, if you join on May 6, any walks logged between May 1–6 will not be retroactively added.

Requests to join the MVM challenge close at noon on Thursday, May 8. If you miss the deadline, don’t worry — we’ll switch you to the paper tracker and email you a PDF so you can still take part and log your miles manually.

The paper mileage tracker is a simple, no-tech way to log your miles throughout the Walk Southeast challenge. If you selected the paper tracker option during registration, you’ll receive an email from Juneau Parks & Recreation with a downloadable tracker on Wednesday, April 30. Registering after April 30? You’ll receive your email shortly after you sign up.

You’ll have two styles to choose from:

• Checkboxes – check off a box for each mile you walk
• Log – write down where you walked and keep a running total

Print your favorite version or use it digitally — whatever works best for you!

Don’t forget: To be entered in the prize drawings, you’ll need to submit your completed tracker online by Tuesday, September 2.

Each participating community—Juneau, Ketchikan, Petersburg, and Sitka—will hold a ‘local’ prize drawing exclusively for its residents and and participants from nearby communities. You can earn tickets for the local drawing by reaching different milestones along the route. These milestones are marked with orange stars on the paper tracker and along the route in the MVM app.

To qualify for the local prize drawing, participants using the paper tracker must submit it by 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 2. No action is needed for MVM users.

All local prize drawings will be held on September 5 and winners will be contacted by phone/email. Need not be present to win.

The Alaska Airlines drawing for two round-trip tickets is open to all registered Walk Southeast participants from Alaska. Each participant who walks a minimum of 150 miles will receive one (1) ticket. The drawing will take place on Friday, September 5. Walk Southeast. Fly Alaska!

Upload a copy of your paper mileage tracker here:

If you’d rather drop it off in-person, please visit Juneau Parks & Recreation, Ketchikan Wellness Coalition, Sitka Parks & Recreation or Petersburg Parks & Recreation.

Trackers, regardless of how far you made it, must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 2 to be eligible for the prize drawings.

If you live in or near a community with a ‘local’ drawing, you can boost your chances of winning by checking in when you reach designated communities along the route. These communities are marked with blue stars on the paper tracker, and MVM users will receive a notification when they reach each milestone.

To earn your bonus ticket, simply submit a photo from a recent walk or hike.

Ready to take your Walk Southeast experience to the next level? Join the Walk Southeast 2025 Facebook Group after you register! It’s the perfect place to stay connected, share your progress, and cheer each other on throughout the 4-month challenge. Tell us about your latest walk, celebrate when you hit the next community milestone, or post some epic photos from your recent hikes. You might even meet fellow walkers, discover new trails, or enjoy some friendly banter with participants from all over Southeast Alaska.

2024 Community Champions
Team Petersburg
226 miles/participant

2023 Community Champions
Team Wrangell
252 miles/participant

The Walk Southeast trophy was accepted by Wrangell Mayor, Patricia Gilbert.

2022 Community Champions
Team Juneau
242 miles/participant

Rorie Watt, City Manager for CBJ, accepted the new Walk Southeast trophy commissioned by Alaska Airlines.

2021 Community Champions
Team Petersburg
235 miles/participant

Juneau won by default in 2020! The community challenge did not exist in that first year of Walk Southeast. After a first successful year, however, the idea was born to invite neighboring communities, and Petersburg and Wrangell accepted the challenge. Ketchikan was next to join in 2022 and then Sitka in 2024.