Name: Open Gold Expedition 2026
Location: Peak District, Lake District

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Do your DofE expedition with TrekCo, the friendly DofE company! TrekCo run a programme of Open Expeditions at Gold level for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Those participants who can’t, for a variety of reasons, either find a group locally or participate at the same time as their local group may sign up independently for an Open Expedition.

Peak District, Lake District

Open Gold Expedition 2026

Trekking Company

Well organized, reasonably priced and most importantly the kids are well looked after. Would recommend Wetravel for the Gold DofE hike.

Great couple of days climbing in the Peaks - would recommend!

Chimera Team Climbing Weekend

Our Son thoroughly enjoyed his weekend Climbing with the Trekco Team, everyone was very friendly, knowledgeable and well equipped for the weekend ahead. He hasn’t stopped talking about it and has already said he would definitely go again. 

Great company, value and leaders for DofE as an open participant with no group

Would recommend 

Hi; you did sign up to a trip very clearly marked 'No refunds' for 2 months before travel. This is to enable us to organise the trip.
If there is a medical reason not to travel, you could claim on insurance - otherwise this is asking TrekCo to act as insurer. If you book a holiday, you don't expect to get a refund if you cancel and this is no different I'm afraid.

The “no refund” policy is unacceptable. I realise this is made clear at sign up, but circumstances change and this is not a cheap trip…

My daughter went on the gold practice and completed the gold this summer with Bruce and the team- she had an amazing experience and made great friends. We would highly recommend this company for anyone who doesn’t have a group to do their dofe with. 

This was as enjoyable as gold DofE can get! The instructors were all so lovely. They were welcoming and very helpful. Would definitely recommend. 

Expeditions are hard, but the staff made it so much easier! Big shoutout to Bruce who took very careful care of us and being so very nice! If you are looking for open gold expeditions trekco is the best option.

We needed to find a suitable DofE residential for our son who was working towards his gold award. For a student with special needs, we needed to find something that worked for him. The Trekco residential was ideal for the range of activities, excellent location and choice of accommodation, we chose camping as a natural extension to the expedition. The team were approachable, and able to answer any questions beforehand.  The residential was a great success and our son had a really great time and enjoyed every minute of it from trying the many new things such as weaselling, rock climbing and abseiling to meeting new people and making friends.  

He was a little apprehensive beforehand but what a difference when we picked him up!  He completed the activities, helped out where he could and worked well as a team.  This has raised his confidence and will help him now to complete the remaining elements of his gold award. I would highly recommend Trekco.

Gold Residential 26th July

Staff were incredibly helpful and supportive. Overall, I loved the experience! 

Open Gold DofE Expedition

My son had a brilliant time on the expedition. It was well organised and my son felt supported throughout the trek. He also made some great friends. Special mention to the expedition leader, Bruce, who was highly experienced and very knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend! 

We had a great time, leaders were really nice and friendly and clear of their expectation. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a nice open expedition for dofe 

I had a great time, great company and very supportive.

Open Gold Expedition 2026 in Peak District, Lake District

Do your DofE expedition with TrekCo, the friendly DofE company! TrekCo run a programme of Open Expeditions at Gold level for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Those participants who can’t, for a variety of reasons, either find a group locally or participate at the same time as their local group may sign up independently for an Open Expedition.

Personal kit

The only thing we can't lend out is footwear

Boots

Group equipment

You should bring waterproofs, sleeping bag and mat, and rucksack - but we loan these out for free if you let us know before the trip.

Loan of personal items

DofE Gold Expeditions are a coming of age event for many - test yourself in a challenging environment, work with your team to overcome the obstacles presented by carrying a big pack over the hills in sometimes good, sometimes bad, weather... but these are the memories you'll take away forever.The DofE Gold Expedition is 4 days long, camping for 3 nights, and you must carry everything you need with you the whole way, except water. This is called being 'self- suﬃcient' in DofE language. Essentially it means you can't buy things in shops along the way or eat at the local chip shop, but you must plan your expedition carefully and have all of your clothing, equipment and food with you and carry it all the way.&nbsp;That's why the Gold expedition is seen as demanding but incredibly rewarding.

Your Gold Expedition

You may have heard that you have to walk 50 miles on your DofE Gold Expedition, but that rule changed long ago. You have to spend 8 hours each day in 'planned activity', 6 of which should be walking - but there is no specified distance. You have to devise, with your supervisor, a suitable route which will take approximately that long. The other hours will be spent on your expedition 'aim' - again to be decided as a group.Gold expeditions should also take place in more challenging areas. These used to be specified “Wild Country’ areas but this definition has been broadened. In England and Wales, where TrekCo mainly operate, this usually means most of the upland areas like the Lake District, Snowdonia, Peak District, Dartmoor and so on. In general Gold should be more challenging than Silver or Bronze.Your group must have between 4 and 7 people in it; it can't run with fewer people so at Gold Expedition level we group people together - you'll certainly get to know your Gold expedition group as well as you've known anybody after 4 days!

The Basics

The DofE is a serious commitment - there are four other sections to complete at Gold level in addition to the Expedition, and they all need time, eﬀort and perseverance.&nbsp;Make sure your expedition preparation is thorough; it really is all important! You need to be fit so you should undertake some practice walks before coming on an expedition - make sure you are used to carrying a rucksack before you have to do it for real.&nbsp;The idea of an expedition is that you’re not directly supervised by adults - so you need to make your own decisions and conduct yourself sensibly. It’s about teamwork, not each person just getting to the finish line.&nbsp;People often ask if they’ve passed or failed, and think that if they take a wrong turn or are late then they’ve failed their expedition. It’s about keeping safe and getting back on track, realising where you’ve gone wrong and changing things - not just ticking boxes!

Not Just a Walk...

For full information, download the brochure from the link below which tells you all you need to know. Kit lists can be viewed on the DofE website at: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.dofe.org/shop/dofe-expedition-kit-list/">https://www.dofe.org/shop/dofe-expedition-kit-list/</a>

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Open Gold Expedition

Open Gold Expedition 2026

Open Gold Expedition 2026

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Your Gold Expedition

The Basics

Not Just a Walk...

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