They’re great ‘oven ready’ accessible events with full support & hospitality; excellent value with no set up costs, and will provide an unforgettable bonding experience for your team and boost their wellbeing! With optional enhanced hospitality packages also available – including private gazebos, branding, support vehicles, and accommodation packages – you can make it your own special event. From a group of 6 looking for an active weekend, to company’s with a few hundred colleagues supporting their charity of the year and getting to know each other – there’s an Ultra Challenge® for your team!
Teams can Walk, Jog, or Run 25 km, 50 km, 75 km, or even 100 km (+ a few 10k / 10 mile events) – and mixing it all up to suit colleagues with a range of fitness levels is fine! You won’t find more accessible, flexible, sociable, and rewarding events anywhere! Colleagues who are unable to make the big day – can always take on the ‘Virtual Version’!
For over 20 years Action Challenge has planned & operated events in the UK & Overseas, and have a 1st class record. ‘On Foot’ is much safer than ‘on wheels’ cycling; our events are fully risk assessed, and operated to the highest standards with teams of medical professionals & qualified mountain leaders involved with safety teams.
We deal with over 400 UK Charities, and Ultra Challenges are perfect events to get colleagues behind fundraising initiatives for your Charity of the year. We have a range of flexible payment options to make it all easy for you & for your chosen charity.
We provide tailored online registration forms and webpages to make colleague sign-up easy, and our dedicated ‘Challenge App’ communicates all the key information to them – enabling you to focus on recruiting participants and getting on with your job!
For teams of 20+ we can offer discounts, and have a range of payment options to make it easy for bulk payment via invoice, or to collect an agreed registration fee from colleagues, and to involve your chosen charity where applicable.
Whether it’s your own gazebo or marquee decorated with your branding at the start – or perhaps overnight camping for your colleagues – or group transport up to the event – we can tailor a hospitality package to turn your Ultra Challenge® into your own special company event!
Your Team will have a fantastic, inclusive experience on an Ultra Challenge®. For many it will also kick start a more active life-style, and others will come back more motivated – and all will understand fellow colleagues better.
Parallel to each ‘real’ Ultra Challenge® – we run a ‘Virtual Version’. This means the overall company ‘challenge event’ can be opened up to a much wider audience – for those who cant ‘make it on the day, or live too far away. Colleagues can then take on their challenge anywhere – either over an extended period that suits them – or over the weekend of the ‘real’ thing – and join in online with their stories via social media. A great value way to engage with, and motivate, the wider team!
We’ll help everyone prepare for an Ultra Challenge® – with an App, online guides, forums, and training walks. On the day there’s the best support & hospitality you’ll find on any similar styled event – with camping options, a noisy send off, a fully signed route, chip timing, marquee rest stops, fantastic food & drink, and expert safety, medical, and welfare teams. It’s a big finish line cheer, a medal, a glass of fizz, finishers t shirt, massage, BBQ, and an event to really remember!
There’s an App to download once signed up – with guides, optional extra bookings, route maps, kit lists, training videos & plans, and much more – along with and all the latest updates leading up to the event. Our Facebook forum is great place for advice and hints & tips.
Experienced Ultra Challengers help develop our training guides & videos on – foot care, nutrition, hydration, & building distance up for all levels of experience. We also run optional training walks.
There are bookable coach transfers, shuttle busses, & parking options before & after the challenge to make travel planning a bit easier. Most Events offer camping packages at the ~50 km Saturday ‘half way’ for the 2 day ‘Daylight’ 100 km challenge option (or for half challenge finish / start), and on many events camping at the main start venue for Friday night camping before the event.
Pink arrows, ribbon, & glow-sticks at night, mark the route, and with Google maps in the App – you won’t get lost! Our chip timing has you scanned at rest stops, with your progress tracked, and can be shared online for family & friends.
There are covered rest stops every ~12.5 km or so, with major stops each ~25 km – with seating, clean toilets, medical services, & shuttle busses. There’s a range of snacks & drinks at all stops, with full meals at major ones & at the finish – all included in your entry fee.
Rest stops have expert medical teams, including – doctors, paramedics, first aiders, podiatrists, & massage services. There’re emergency response teams, safety marshals & ‘Trek Masters’ on the route – with a 24 hr control room just a phone call away.
The finish line is a celebration, and quite emotional for many after a tough journey. You’ll get a big cheer, a medal, a glass of fizz, a visit to the massage tent or foot clinic, and a welcome BBQ. Memories will be long lasting – perhaps personal goals redefined – and a great sense of achievement.
From the Isle of Wight up to the Lake District, there are 16 fantastic events your team can join. Some are on stunning coastal paths, some are up & down rolling hills, and others are on historic trails. Each Ultra Challenge® is unforgettable – with distance options to suit all. There’s a special Halloween Walk in October – and our 2024 calendar is now live.
Lake District Ultra Challenge
8-9 June 2024
100 km loop + Half & Quarter Challenge options & Ambleside 10K
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Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge
5-6 May 2024
106 km ‘Full Island’ Loop + Half & Quarter Island options.
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London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge
25-26 May 2024
100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge distance options
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South Coast Ultra Challenge
7-8 Sept 2024
100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge options
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Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge
18-19 May 2024
100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge options AND Marathon + Double Marathon & Bridport 10K
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Thames Path Ultra Challenge
14 – 15 Sept 2024
100 km + 3/4 + Half & Quarter Challenge options
+ Thames Bridges 25km Trek (Sat – Central London)
+ Friday Moonlight 10K Walk (Central London)
+ The Henley 10K (Sunday)
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South West Coast 50 Ultra Challenge
3 August 2024
50 km Loop + 25 km & 10 km Challenge options
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Peak District Ultra Challenge
6-7 July 2024
100 km Loop + Half & Quarter Challenge options & The Bakewell 10 Mile.
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Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge
22 – 23 June 2024
100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge options.
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Chiltern 50 Ultra Challenge
23 Sept 2023
50 km Loop + 25 km & 10K Challenge options
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North Downs 50 Ultra Challenge
27 July 2024
50 km Loop + 25 km & 10km Challenge options.
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Easter 50 Ultra Challenge
Sat 6 April 2024
50 km 0r 25 km Loops
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London Summer Walk
Sat 24 August 2024
25 KM or 10 KM looped route – Woolwich Start / Finish
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London Winter Walk
27 & 28 Jan 2024
Full Marathon, Half Marathon or 10K options. Start / finish – The Oval Cricket Ground – looped routes
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A hair-raising hike around some of the City’s scary streets and historic haunts! Gather your bravest guys & ghouls to make up a team – or go it alone if you dare and meet other chilling challengers. Dress to distress, and our creepy dungeon keepers at The Oval Cricket Ground basecamp start & finish will meet, greet & shock! Once you escape there’s ghostly looped routes, with zombie rest stops, and if you manage to get back in one piece there’s a macabre medal, a glass of the Devil’s fizz, some horrific hot food & drink.
Why not treat yourself to a hair-raising hike around some of the City’s scary streets and historic haunts? Choose your distance, gather your bravest guys & ghouls to make up a team – or go it alone if you dare and meet up with other chilling challengers. Dress to distress, and our creepy dungeon keepers at The Oval start & finish will meet, greet & shock. Once you escape there’s ghostly looped routes, with zombie rest stops, and if you manage to get back in one piece there’s a macabre medal, a glass of the Devil’s fizz, some horrific hot food & drink!
25km – starting & finishing at The Dungeon. The route heads along the Thames and then loops through the heart of the Capital. Ideal if you’re after some Halloween fun and a proper horror hike with arest stop en route.
10 km – start & finish at ‘The Dungeon’. The loped route heads along the Thames through the heart of the Capital. Perfect for families, teams, or a bit of Halloween exorcise with time for the pub afterwards!
It’s been a record breaking year of our Ultra Challenge Series with over 2,500 challengers taking part in a challenge as part of a Corporate Team – either as a fundraising endeavour, team bonding experience or employee engagement activity away from the desk! Below are some of the teams we’ve had take part so far this year!
In 2019 we organised a package for the Ben Charity & their team from BMW on our Thames Bridges Trek, with bespoke hospitality to make their day special.
To reward your team, or just to make the challenge special, we also offer optional extras to create your own bespoke event experience! We can cater to all your requirements – from helping to meet CSR objectives – to making it a memorable celebration weekend.
Over 10 years 000’s of Challengers have taken part in our events from companies of all sizes – FTSE 100’s, banks, and supermarkets – to local shops, garages, and accountants. Some return year on year on the same event, and others taking on a new challenge – with the same great team experience & bonding. Step up to an Ultra Challenge® – we look forward to welcoming your team in 2023.
A special end of season Ultra Challenge® with 2 marathon distances over 2 days heading down the spectacular Draa Valley to a finish line amongst the sand dunes on the edge of the Sahara in south Morocco. A fantastic basecamp with Bedouin style camping, autumn sunshine, full support, a hotel in magical Marrakech – optional extension packages – and an unforgettable experience!
It’s 2 marathon distances over 2 days on an inspirational route through the dramatic scenery of Wadi Rum, with vast silent landscapes, ancient sun baked riverbeds, sand dunes, and a Bedouin style basecamp. A 6 day action packed trip – a testing challenge, magnificent scenery, camping under the stars, camaraderie, a visit to Petra, and some relaxation in the therapeutic waters of the Dead Sea. An unforgettable Arabian adventure !
Alongside our Ultra Challenge events – we’ve taken over 6,000 trekkers to Kilimanjaro’s majestic 5,895m summit, with 40 group trips each year that individuals, friends, and family can join, supported by our UK mountain leaders, expedition medics, with the best local teams & guides. If you’re after a real adventure – few are better than a Kilimanjaro Challenge!
We plan & deliver amazing corporate challenges! Teams from Harrods, DHL, HSBC, Citibank and many more have climbed Kilimanjaro with us, and the likes of Tesco, British Gas, Fujitsu, and M&S have taken thousands of colleagues on large scale UK events, raising £’ millions for their CSR partners, energising their workforce and boosting well-being. We have 20 years experience working with organisations of all sizes, and our team will ensure that your challenge delivers for your team!
We’re proud to work with a range of fantastic charities, which will benefit from the £7+ million fundraising each year. Our Series Partners are some of the UK’s major national charities, and there’re also regional and local charities as Challenge Partners for each event – and a range of Associate Partners. Choose to fundraise for a Charity Partner and you’ll get up to 50% OFF normal reg fees – and they’ll provide support to help you reach your target!
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Bradbury Care Centre ltd
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Crohn’s & Colitis UK
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DEBRA
Dementia UK
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Down’s Syndrome Association
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Encephalitis Society
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Fight for Sight
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HEART UK
Huntingdon, Peterborough & Cambridge MS Therapy Centre
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Independent Age
JDRF
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Macular Society
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MS Society
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National Autistic Society
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Nystagmus Network
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PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide
Parkinson’s UK
PKD Charity
Play2Give
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PSP Association
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Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Sands, Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Charity
Scannappeal
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Sense
Smile4Wessex
Stroke Association
Terrence Higgins Trust
The Brain Charity
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Music for my Mind
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Dig Deep
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New Futures Nepal
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