There are a lot of things to distract you from your everyday tasks in Hello Kitty Island Adventure, and perhaps none are more distracting than the Challenge Courses littered across the many different locations. 

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There are a total of 48 Challenge Courses to take on and complete, with a varying number of them in each distinct area. Completing Challenge Courses will reward Trophy Pieces as well as the plans needed to make the trophies. Each course has a Bronze, Silver, and Gold tier time. 

How to Challenge Course work in Hello Kitty Island Adventure

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The starting point for every Challenge Course takes the form of a flower on a stick, below which you’ll find a pink platform. When you stand or run over this platform, Athlete Coins will appear on the land, or Obstacle Rings will appear if the course is underwater. 

The aim of any Challenge Course is to run around and collect all of the Athlete Coins, or swim through all of the Obstacle Rings. Each tier requires you to complete the course in a certain amount of time, and you’ll earn one Trophy Piece per course when you complete the course within the required time. 

With those Trophy Pieces, you can then think about crafting the Trophy for each area. However, you’ll need to complete every Challenge Course in an area before you can craft each Trophy. 

Every Challenge Course in Hello Kitty Island Adventure

The 48 individual Challenge Courses are split across the seven individual areas of Island Adventure. To make this easier, let’s split this by area and then go through the location of each Challenge Course. 

Seaside Resort Challenge Courses

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There are seven Challenge Courses spread across Seaside Resort. All of these are accessible as soon as you start a new game.

Here’s the name of each Challenge Course in relation to the map above:

  1. Visitor Island Chase
  2. Resort Roundabout
  3. Grassy Hill Hustle
  4. Sandbar Dart
  5. Seashore Sprint
  6. Small Island Shuffle
  7. Moon Island Marathon

Spooky Swamp Challenge Courses

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Once you’ve unlocked the Resort Gate and gained access to the Spooky Swamp, you’ll be able to begin taking part in the eight Challenge Courses within the area. You’ll need to have crafted some Flippers before taking on some of these, but luckily you’ll be able to do that soon after you’ve entered the area and met Keroppi. 

Here are all of the Challenge Courses shown above:

  1. Lily Pad Leap
  2. Swamp Plaza Scamper
  3. Preserve Path
  4. Hedge Maze Havoc
  5. Spooky Swamp Hop
  6. Waterfall Falls
  7. Ghost Tour Gallop
  8. Tidepool Traverse

Gemstone Mountain Challenge Courses

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You’re likely to travel to Gemstone Mountain for the first time after you’ve explored the Spooky Swamp, and it’s an expansive area. This is an expansive area, so you might have a hard time reaching some of the nine Challenge Courses at first, but you’ll soon find them as long as you explore thoroughly. 

Here’s what each of the Challenge Courses marked above is called:

  1. Oasis Race
  2. Cactus Garden Chase
  3. Gemstone Bridge Bolt
  4. Mountainside Rise
  5. Corral Stampede
  6. Small Hill Scramble
  7. Down Mountain Descent
  8. Island Cliff Shimmy
  9. Donut Pond Splashdown

Mount Hothead Challenge Courses

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There are a surprisingly small number of Challenge Courses on Mount Hothead, with only six on the volcano, and some of them won’t become accessible until you’ve worked through a substantial amount of the story quests unlocked by leveling up characters. It is, however, possible to reach the top of the volcano before this point if you’re stubborn enough, although I wouldn’t recommend doing so. 

Here’s each of the Challenge Courses located on Mount Hothead:

  1. Caldera Plunge
  2. Hothead Hot Foot
  3. Hot Spring Hustle
  4. Lava Rock Drop
  5. Mountainside Slide
  6. Ruins Reach

Rainbow Reef Challenge Courses

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Rainbow Reef can only be accessed once you’ve reached level 6 with Kuromi, which will unlock the crafting recipe for a Snorkel. Once you’ve got this, you can begin exploring the underwater world of Rainbow Reef. There are six Challenge Courses to complete down here, all of which require you to swim through Obstacle Rings. 

Here’s all six Challenge Courses located down in Rainbow Reef:

  1. Underpass Paddle
  2. Comedy Club Circuit
  3. Coastal Trench Traverse
  4. Kelp Maze Crawl
  5. Reef Arch Ridge
  6. Sunken Ship Swim

Merry Meadow Challenge Courses

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Merry Meadow is a late-game area that only becomes accessible after completing the quest “Curious Caverns”, which itself becomes available one day after completing the main story quest “Revive the Oasis” once My Melody reaches level 11 friendship. There are six Challenge Courses here, and you’ll need to plant three Giant Seeds and cultivate them over three days to reach all of the Challenge Courses. 

The six Challenge Courses in Merry Meadow are as follows:

  1. Beanstalk Blastoff
  2. Meadows Marathon
  3. Garden Go Round
  4. Ridge Rumble
  5. Cascade Caper
  6. Lumber Leaping

Cloud Island Challenge Courses

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Once you’ve reached friendship level 17 with Hello Kitty, and as long as you’ve completed the quest “A Challenging Rescue”, you’ll be able to unlock Cloud Island through a quest called “Stargazing”. This new area adds a final six new Challenge Courses to complete. 

Here are the six courses added to Cloud Island:

  1. Moonlight Slide
  2. Water Wings Fly
  3. Small Cloud Bop
  4. Cloud Cabin Cruise
  5. Jet Stream Glide
  6. Circle Time Soar

Challenge Courses needed for Multiplayer in Hello Kitty Island Adventure

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While a lot of these Challenge Courses can be completed for nothing more than bragging rights, there are a select few that you’ll need to complete with a friend if you want to level up your friendship with them in Multiplayer. 

Here are all of the Challenge Courses you’ll need to complete alongside a friend, what friendship level it’s needed for, and what tier you need to beat:

Challenge CourseLocationFriendship levelTierResort RoundaboutSeaside Resort 2BronzeSandbar DartSeaside Resort 3BronzeGrassy Hill HustleSeaside Resort 4BronzeSwamp Plaza ScamperSpooky Swamp6SilverDonut Pond SplashdownGemstone Mountain7SilverHot Spring HustleMount Hothead9SilverHedge Maze HavocSpooky Swamp10SilverCactus Garden ChaseGemstone Mountain11SilverUnderpass PaddleRainbow Reef12SilverRuins ReachMount Hothead13SilverKelp Maze CrawlRainbow Reef14GoldRuins ReachMount Hothead15GoldSmall Island ShuffleSeaside Resort16GoldWaterfalls FallsSpooky Swamp17GoldMoon Island MarathonSeaside Resort18GoldOasis RaceGemstone Mountain19GoldMeadows MarathonMerry Meadows20Gold Post Tag: Hello Kitty Island Adventure Destructoid is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy Join The Conversation