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 or 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 500 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!
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.
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!
From the Isle of Wight up to the Lake District, there are 14 fantastic events your team can join. Some have stunning coastal paths, some have rolling hills, and others are on historic trails. Each Ultra Challenge® is unforgettable – with distance options to suit all.
Lake District Ultra Challenge
10-11 June 2023
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.
2 of 13
London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge
27-28 May 2023
100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge options
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South Coast Ultra Challenge
2-3 Sept 2023
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
5 of 13
Thames Path Ultra Challenge
9 – 10 Sept 2023
100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge options
+ Thames Bridges 25km Trek
+ Friday Moonlight 10K Walk
+ The Henley 10K
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South West Coast 50 Ultra Challenge
5 August 2023
50 km Loop + 25 km & 10 km Challenge options
7 of 13
Peak District Ultra Challenge
8-9 July 2023
100 km Loop + Half & Quarter Challenge options & Bakewell 10 Mile.
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Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge
24 – 25 June 2023
100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge options.
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Chiltern 50 Ultra Challenge
24 Sept 2022
50 km Loop + 25 km & 10K Challenge options
10 of 13
North Downs 50 Ultra Challenge
22 July 2023
50 km Loop + 25 km & 10km Challenge options.
11 of 13
Easter 50 Ultra Challenge
Sat 6 April 2024
50 km 0r 25 km Loops
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London Summer Walk
Sat 26 August 2023
25 KM looped route – Woolwich Start / Finish
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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.
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.
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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Evelina London Children’s Charity
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Rockinghorse Children’s Charity
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Safe Families for Children
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Starlight Children’s Foundation
SUDC UK
The Atlas Foundation
The Billington Foundation
The Brompton Fountain
The Childhood Trust
The Children’s Society
The Forest of Dean Children’s Opportunity Centre
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The Mulberry Bush
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Tiny Tickers
Tree of Hope
War Child UK
WeSeeHope
When You Wish Upon a Star
White Lodge
Winston’s Wish
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Young Epilepsy
Young Lives vs Cancer
B.Supreme Ltd
British Dyslexia Association
CoachBright Charitable Trust
Cotswold Riding for the Disabled
Down Syndrome UK
Friends of the Caribbean
Greenacres Education Trust
Inspire
KASBAH (Kent Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus)
Maddys Mark
Nexus Institute of Creative Arts
Sussex Cricket Foundation
Teach First
The Fortune Centre Of Riding Therapy
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Tz Rising
UKSA
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WeMindTheGap
Brake the road safety charity
Just One Ocean
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Children’s Hospice South West
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Demelza Hospice Care
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Francis House Children’s Hospice
Harlington Hospice
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Helen & Douglas House
Hospice in the Weald
Hospice UK
Hospices of Hope
Hospiscare
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Jessie May
Julia’s House
Katharine House Hospice – Banbury, Oxfordshire
Keech Hospice Care
Lewis-Manning Hospice Care
LOROS
Michael Sobell Hospice Charity
Naomi House & Jacksplace
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Salisbury Hospice Charity
St Barnabas House
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Thames Hospice
The Hospice of St Francis
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Willen Hospice
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Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust
Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity
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Brighter Futures GWH
Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity
Countess of Brecknock Hospice Trust
Friends of Danetre Hospital
Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity
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Oxford Health Charity
Oxford Hospitals Charity
RNOH Charity – The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Royal Free Charity
Southampton Hospital Charity
Spread a Smile
St Georges Hospital Charity
St Marks Hospital Foundation
Action for M.E.
Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis
Action Medical Research
Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex
Alcohol Change UK
Allergy UK
Alzheimer’s Research UK
Alzheimer’s Society
Asthma + Lung UK
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Bowel Research UK
Brain Tumour Support
British Heart Foundation
British Liver Trust
British Skin Foundation
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Cavernoma Alliance UK
Centre for ADHD & Autism Support
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CLEFT
Coeliac UK
Crohn’s & Colitis UK
Darby Rimmer MND Foundation
DEBRA
Dementia UK
Different Strokes
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Down’s Syndrome Association
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East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust Charitable Funds
Encephalitis Society
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Epilepsy Society
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Harry’s Hydrocephalus Awareness Trust
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HeadwayUK
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HEART UK
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Huntington’s Disease Association
Ichthyosis Support Group
JDRF
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Macular Society
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Meningitis Now
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MS Society
MS Trust
Multiple System Atrophy Trust
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My Name’5 Doddie Foundation
National Autistic Society
National Kidney Federation
National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society
Nephrotic Syndrome Trust (NeST)
Northamptonshire Health Charity
Nystagmus Network
Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis
PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide
Parkinson’s UK
PKD Charity
Play2Give
Pregnancy Sickness Support
Prevent Breast Cancer
PSP Association
Retina UK
Reverse Rett
RNIB
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Sands, Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Charity
Scannappeal
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Smile4Wessex
Stroke Association
Terrence Higgins Trust
The Brain Charity
The Cure Parkinson’s Trust
The Haemophilia Society
The Lily Foundation
The Lullaby Trust
The Meath Epilepsy Charity
The National Brain Appeal
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The UK Mastocytosis Support Group
Thrombosis UK
Thyroid UK
TSA (Tuberous Sclerosis Association)
UK Infantile Spasms Trust
UK Sepsis Trust
University of Birmingham
Versus Arthritis
Wellbeing of Women
Amy Winehouse Foundation
Be Me Project
Beat
BHT Sussex
Buckinghamshire Mind
CALM – Campaign Against Living Miserably
Charlie’s Star Charity
ClimbFree
CPSL Mind
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DrugFAM
Eden’s Trust
Edward’s Trust
Essex Recovery Foundation
Kaleidoscope Plus Group
Lambeth and Southwark Mind
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MAX WINDLE MEMORIAL TRUST
Mental Health Foundation
Mental Health Research UK
Mental Health UK
MenWakTalk
MIND
Mosaic Clubhouse
MQ Mental Health Research
Music for my Mind
Newton Community Centre
PACT for Autism
PANDAS Foundation
PTSD Resolution
PTSD UK
Retail Trust
Rethink Mental Illness
RIPPLE SUICIDE PREVENTION
Samaritans
SANE
Seed – Eating Disorder Support Service
South East and Central Essex Mind
Suicide&Co
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The Cares Family
The Healing Hubs
The Lashes Foundation
The Link Visiting Scheme
The Lucy Rayner Foundation
The Survivors Trust
TIC+ (Teens In Crisis)
Transform Housing & Support
Vetlife
West Sussex Mind
YoungMinds
ABF The Soldier’s Charity (South West)
Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
Care for Veterans
Combat Stress
Head Up Charity
RBLI – Royal British Legion Industries
Royal Air Forces Association
Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity
Scotty’s Little Soldiers
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity
Taxi Charity for Military Veterans
The Block Armed forces community advice and crisis support cic
1001fontaines UK
Able Child Africa
ActionAid UK
African Adventures Foundation
CAFOD
Dig Deep
Farm Africa
Frank Water
Medecins Sans Frontieres UK
New Futures Nepal
Refugee Action
Refugee Support Europe
Release International
SALVE International
Tearfund
The Boo Charity
Turkey Mozaik Foundation
WaterAid
4Louis
Age UK Enfield
Age UK Medway
Amnesty International UK
Ben – Motor & Allied Trades Benevolent Fund
British Red Cross
Care of Police Survivors (COPS)
Centre for Women’s Justice
Centrepoint
Christians Against Poverty
Crisis UK
Essex & Herts Air Ambulance
Family Fund
Friends of Essex and London Homeless
Glass Door Homeless Charity
hope for food
Humankind Charity
Hyde Charitable Trust
Immanuel United Reformed Church
Independent Age
Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity
London City Mission
Octavia Foundation
Refuge
Shelter
Solace Women’s Aid
SPEAR
St Mungo’s
Sue Ryder
Thames Valley Air Ambulance
The Ehlers-Danlos Support UK
The Fire Fighters Charity
The Lockton Charitable Association
Ukraine to Chilterns
WAY Widowed and Young
Women’s Aid Federation of England
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