Blaze a trail with your children for a worthy cause.

Make-A-Wish Alabama's Trailblaze Challenge Junior is back for its third year. The 2.63-mile, one-day event will take hikers through Blakeley State Park March 2.

The Trailblaze Junior Challenge is the shorter version of the 26.3-mile Trailblaze Challenge hike on the Pinhoti Trail. Both hike events raise money for Make-A-Wish Alabama. The junior event came about as a way to include children in fundraising for the organization.

"The Trailblaze Challenge is our chapter's largest fundraising event, Trailblaze Junior is a hiking and fundraising event for participants ages 16 and younger," said Abby Scioneaux, Make-A-Wish Alabama's South Alabama regional manager. "The young hikers will trail to hike 2.63 miles all while spreading awareness and raising funds for Make-A-Wish Alabama."

Alabama's Trailblaze Challenge Junior is open to any child aged 16 and younger. The registration fee is $35 per participant. Each hiker will receive a T-shirt, a goodie bag and a metal. Each Junior Trailblazer will also have a fundraising page where donors can direct funds and participants can track their progress toward their own fundraising goals. The top fundraiser will be recognized.

For more information or to register, visit www.alabamatrailblaze.com/trailblazejunior.