8th edition of Bangalore Trailwalker to promote socio-economic and gender equality

BENGALURU: The eighth edition of the Bangalore Trailwalker is themed ‘Walk for Equality’, which is to promote equality and gender parity. Registrations are now open for the walkathon, which will be held in January next year. The annual event is a fund-raiser for Oxfam India, a nonprofit that works with marginalized and minority groups.

The Bengaluru trail will start from the century-old Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple near Nandi Hills and end at a resort in Tarbanahalli. Participating teams will have to break OGS-Jaguar Security’s record of completing 100 kilometres in 15 hours and 44 minutes, followed by SG Runners record of 6 hours 32 minutes last year.

“The amount raised by the teams is used to campaign for equality – gender, economic and social. The funding is instrumental in fighting economic, social and gender equality in six States of India, including Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Assam, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh,” said Amitabh Behar, CEO, Oxfam India.


The Trailwalker involves people participating in a team of four. The first edition was held in Bengaluru in 2012. Last year, 339 teams participated in the event. Oxfam organises free practice walk sessions and training for participants. Corporates like Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Tesco, Accenture, Sony, VMware, Salesforce, Goldman Sachs and DSP Blackrock have been associated with the event in the past. Registrations this year are on till December 15.