A Night challenge for teams of youngsters will kick-off this weekend.

A Night challenge for teams of youngsters will kick-off this weekend.

The Humber Nite Challenge, an all-night ramble through a secret secure forest site in North Lincolnshire, will start at 10pm on Saturday and go through until 6am on Sunday.Around 400 young people, aged 14 to 19, will navigate in 77 teams through a large woodland in a regional competition aimed at getting them to learn outdoor skills.

For 13 years the former Humberside County Council, and later North Lincolnshire Council, organised a major orienteering competition known as Nite Pilot at the coldest time of the year to challenge young people. It was a major event but was discontinued eight years ago. Now it is back and keeping youngsters active.

Geoff Ogden, director of organisers the Tribune Trust and event co-ordinator, said: "This will be an exciting and rewarding event for all competitors. We're delighted with the response from such a wide variety of organisations. And the planning for it has brought the local authorities together working with sponsors, St John Ambulance, senior scouts and Rotary. That will also benefit the region."

The Tribune Trust, Prince's Trust and Yorkshire Forward are sponsoring the event in partnership with the youth service organisations of the East Riding, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire and Hull City Councils.

The challenge aims to encourage young people to work as a team and attempt tasks using different skills in difficult and challenging conditions.

The groups involved represent youth centres, voluntary groups, uniformed organisations, grass roots sport, three schools, one college and a training centre.

The teams will carry out tasks at 10 checkpoints as they navigate through the woodland. There will be an emphasis on map reading, compass skills and first aid.