THE bath 50
Ultra Challenge®
Sat 28 march 2026
- Walk, Jog, or Run
- 50km, 29km or 10K Loops
- City of Bath,
- Racecourse Basecamp
- Transfers
- Parking
- Food & Drink
- Solo Challenger Start Option
- Ultra March Option
- Medal
- T Shirt
Was a great opener to the 2025 Ultra Challenge season – and received fantastic reviews! Centred on this elegant historic city, take on a 50 km Ultra, a testing 29 km, or a sharp 10 km challenge at your pace! From our Bath Racecourse basecamp 2000 adventurers will head out on looped routes around & through Bath – with fantastic panoramic views, past the famous Royal Crescent, along the River Avon and taking in many of the city’s sights & sounds and surrounding countryside. You’ll get full support, and a celebration finish back at basecamp. It’s a great way to kick off the season, and start to get in shape!
2026 Registration Opens Mid-Year
The Ultra Challenge Experience
UK’s #1 series of treks & trail runs for a wide range of ages, fitness & experience levels.. Choose your Challenge – do it at your pace, and there’re 18 events to choose from. Our support enables you to go further, whilst enjoying the great outdoors, camaraderie, and the challenge! There are marquee rest stops, lots of food & drink, medical & massage teams, with a fully signed route & GPS tracking to guide you. A big finish-line celebration awaits with an amazing sense of achievement, and once the aches subside you’ll feel energised, up for more of life’s real challenges – and, maybe, personal horizons redefined!
Good preparation & smart planning are key, and from the moment you sign up you’ll have access to our Challenge App – with training guides, optional training walks, maps, online forums, and the latest news & updates.
Rest Stops every ~12.5 km with ‘major’ ones every ~25 km, and are much more than the shaky gazebo with water that you see on some events. We’ve marquee cover, large medical & welfare tents, catering services, seating areas for recovery, changing rooms, and a friendly welcome!
00’s of pink arrows + glow-sticks (at night) mark the route, and with Google route maps in the App you won’t get lost on an Ultra Challenge®!
Our Timing System scans you at rest stops, with your progress logged and monitored by our Control Room.
For 2025 – we’ve upgraded our system, with an APP for your mobile with GPS Tracking – which you can share in ‘real time’ with family & friends – without draining your phone’s battery – and you also get all the info on the route lying ahead!
Keeping you well fed & hydrated is key. We pride ourselves on the quantity & quality of our catering, and meals, snacks & drinks are included!
- Snacks & drink stops every 12.5 km
- Snacks – from the healthy to treats
- Picnic at 25 km (for 50km participants)
- Energy drinks
- All dietary requirements catered for
- Lighter options for ‘runners’
- Finishers hot meal 50 km (picnic for 25km & 10km)
We’ve experienced Doctors, Paramedics, First Aiders, Podiatrists, and Massage Teams at Rest Stops. There’re ‘Self Help’ areas with blister plasters, talc, Vaseline, and tape if you want to patch your own feet. Our mobile Emergency Medical Teams are only a phone call away, via our 24 hour Control Room
We don’t want you to forget that finish-line moment – our Cheer Squad will ensure you won’t! You’ll get a medal, finisher’s T-shirt, and a glass of fizz, before heading to a BBQ and a well earned rest. Download your official Challenge certificate when you’re ready.
There’re shuttles to local train stations for onward travel, and most finish lines have parking so supporters can meet you. We’ve bus ‘transfers’ to / back to key venues (eg the start) – and check out the ‘Bookable Extras’ for details of all transport options.
Looking for a great event for your team without all the hassle, risk, or costs of organising it? These events are the PERFECT solution – and we had over 400 company teams joining us in 2024.
Your Team will be energised, exercised, bonding & motivated on a fun, accessible, safe, high quality outdoors event. With optional hospitality packages available – make an Ultra Challenge® your company’s special event – maybe supporting your ‘charity of the year’.
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Get in Touch:
corporate@actionchallenge.com
Your Challenge
Your Way!
Whether you’re a walker & new to challenge events, an experienced trekker, a marathon enthusiast upping the distance, or an ultra runner after UTMB points – there’s an Ultra Challenge® for you! Walk, Jog, or Run at your pace, as an Individual or a Team, for a charity of your choice or just for you. There’s an Ultra March® option for ‘fast walkers’ & a new ‘Solo Challenger’ start time to join up with others. The Bath 50 Ultra Challenge kicks off the season; it will be fun, safe, & rewarding – with full support all the way, enabling you to push yourself further in wonderful historic scenery & enjoy a great day out!
A 50 km loop around the City
Date: Sat 28 March’ 26
Start & Finish: Bath Racecourse
Distance & Elevation: 50 km & 1,000 m elevation
Rest Stops:
- ~12.5 km, snacks & drinks
- 25 km, picnic lunch
- ~37.5 km, snacks & drinks
- 50km, hot food
ULTRA MARCH® option also available for ‘walkers’ aiming for a sub-12 hours 50 km.
Looped route.
Date: Sat 28 March’ 26
Start & Finish: Bath Racecourse
Distance & Elevation: 29 km & 650 m elevation
Rest Stops:
- ~12.5 km, snacks & drinks
- 29 km, picnic lunch
Looped route around Bath.
Date: Sat 28 March’ 26
Start & Finish: Bath Racecourse
Distance & Elevation: 10 km & ~200m of elevation
Rest Stops:
- snacks & drinks at start
- 10 km picnic lunch
Walk, Hike, or Trek
Bath 50 km < 12 hours
Up for a NEW Style of Ultra Challenge?
An Ultra March® is about WALKING at a brisk & consistent pace with like minded challengers to achieve it – a bit like a march! – but taking in the great rest stops & services of an Ultra Challenge!
- Opt into the Ultra March® category
- Up to 300 will set off together as a big Ultra March® group.
- Single Start Time – 8.30am Saturday
- Ultra March® Pace Chart in the App sets a minimum pace.
- Exclusive Ultra March Medal.
THE RULES:
Over & above the general Ultra Challenge Rules – with an Ultra March® it’s:
- STRICTLY WALKING ONLY (no jogging / running)
- Stage times will be checked.
- You must complete 100km in sub 24 hours – or 50km is sub 12 hours to qualify for exclusive medal.
- If you are outside of the time target you still celebrate with a conventional Ultra Challenge medal / certificate.
You will be able to opt into the Ultra March Category Start Time on the Registration / Sign Up Form. So follow the normal Sign Up links.
How to Join
For yourself - or support a charity
2026 Registration Opens Mid-Year
Do it for yourself & JUST Self Fund
Pay for your event place in full, with no charity involvement. Prices vary by distance – sign up & pay online today!
Do it & support a charity of your choice
Pay a Reg Fee and then commit to fundraise / get sponsorship for your Charity. 3 Options are available.
'MULTI DEALS' for 3 events or more. SAVE up to 25%!
2025
FACTSHEET
All you need to know about the Challenge & how you can take it on. Print it off - or send to friends!
Check out
the routes & maps
Corporate Team Packages
Looking for an event to get your team energised - download our information sheet for details.
Choose your charity
We’re proud to work with hundreds of UK charities which benefit from the Ultra Challenge fundraising which exceeded £10 MILLION in 2024.
Our main ‘Series Partners’ & ‘Challenge Partners’ are some of the UK’s major national charities – and if you support one of these ‘Official Partners’ – it’s 75% OFF standard Reg Fees for ‘Full Sponsorship’ sign ups in JUNE (use code JUNEDEAL at Checkout to get extra discount)
Choose a Charity, sign up, and set up your JustGiving fundraising page NOW.
OFFICIAL PARTNERS
75% OFF FULL SPONSORSHIP FOR CHARITY REG FEE IN JUNE
2025 ASSOCIATE PARTNERS
25% Off Standard Reg Fee
OR CHOOSE FROM over 600 LISTED CHARITIES
OUR OFFICIAL FUNDRAISING PARTNER
Amazing Challenges
Over 200,000 adventurers have taken on an Ultra Challenge®, and the 18 events make up the UK’s biggest & best series of treks & trail runs – which also raises £10+ million a year for charities.
Whichever challenge you choose, you’ll get full support all the way so you can set a new goal, enjoy or wonderful countryside, and Push Yourself Further. If you’re up for a challenge in 2025 – make it an Ultra Challenge®.
