London 2 Brighton
Ultra Challenge®
24-25 May 2025
- Walk, Jog, or Run
- Capital to Coast
- 100km, 75km, ~50km & 25km
- + Sussex Marathon
- + Brighton 25km
- Camping
- Transfers
- Food & Drink
- Solo Challengers Start Option
- Ultra March Option
- Medal
- T Shirt
The ‘original’ Ultra Challenge! 2,000 or so adventurers will take on the Capital to Coast trails and test their grit & determination. Richmond-Upon-Thames is the start for most, and it’s over the North Downs with wonderful Surrey & Sussex countryside to halfway at Turners Hill. The full 100km route heads over the South Downs before the welcome sight of the Brighton coastline comes in to view. You’ll get full support & hospitality all the way – and with half, quarter, Sussex Marathon & Brighton 25km loop options also available – there’s a classic bank holiday weekend challenge here for everyone!
The Ultra Challenge Experience
Endurance events for a wide range of fitness & ages – and the UK’s #1 series of treks & trail runs. Choose your Challenge – do it at your pace, and there’re 18 events in the Series. Our support enables you to go further, whilst enjoying the great outdoors & camaraderie. There’re 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, and up for more of life’s real challenges!
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 whichever distance you are on – meals, snacks & drinks are included – so no need to carry much!
- Snacks & drink stops every 12.5 km
- Snacks – from the healthy to treats
- Meals / food every 25 km
- Energy drinks
- All dietary requirements catered for
- Lighter options for ‘runners’
- Finishers meal
We generally have a ~50 km campsite for rest & sleep if you’re on the 2 day ‘Daylight’ 100 km option, or if you finish / start a 50 km ‘half’ Challenge. Book an inclusive package or ‘pitch your own’ – there’re showers and chill out areas.
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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Your Challenge,
Your Way!
Whether you’re a walker and new to challenge events, an experienced trekker, a marathon enthusiast upping the distance, or a seasoned runner after UTMB points – there’s an Ultra Challenge® for you! Walk, Jog, or Run your chosen challenge – 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’ – and a new ‘Solo Challenger’ start time to join up with others. London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge is fun, safe, and rewarding – with full support all the way, enabling you to push yourself further in stunning scenery. With camping options, and basecamps with plenty of parking – it will be a bank holiday weekend by the not to miss!
100 km, at your pace, through the day & night if you’re walking.
Richmond > Brighton
- Saturday 24 May 2025
- Start – Richmond, West London
- 100 km & ~1500 m climb
- Finish – Brighton Racecourse
‘ULTRA MARCH’ CATEGORY – Join a big group of fellow walkers with the clear aim to do the 100km in 24 hours or less!
100 km over 2 days (see the route in ‘daylight’) with optional camping packages at half way (58 km) – or book a hotel / B&B – and rest!
Day 1 – Richmond > Turners Hill
- Saturday 24 May 2025
- Start – London
- 58 km & ~800 m climb
- Finish – Turners Hill, W. Sussex (Tulley’s Farm)
- Optional camping package
Day 2 – Turners Hill > Brighton
- Sunday 25 May 2025
- Start – Turners Hill, W. Sussex
- 42 km & ~700 m climb
- Finish – Brighton Racecourse
Ideal if you want to ‘up your distance’ – without committing to a Full 100km – and you miss out the first ‘semi urban’ 25km!
Sutton > Brighton
- Saturday 24 May 2025
- Start – Oaks Park (Nr Sutton)
- 75 km & 1300 m climb
- Finish – Brighton Racecourse
Note – this option can also be done over 2 days (with camping option at Turners Hill)
A varied & tough ‘half’ Challenge – with the Thames, suburbs, & countryside
Richmond > Turners Hill
- Saturday 24 May 2025
- Start – Richmond, W. London
- 58 km & ~800 m climb
- Finish – Turners Hill, W. Sussex
The 2nd Half & called ‘The SUSSEX MARATHON’. 42 km through Sussex countryside, over the South Downs – and onto Brighton.
Turners Hill > Brighton
- Saturday 24 10am walkers/11am runners or join a Full Challenger or Sunday 25 May 2025
- Start – Turners Hill W. Sussex
- 42 km & ~700 m climb
- Finish line – Brighton Racecourse
Richmond > Sutton
- Saturday 24 May 2025
- Start line – Richmond, W. London
- 25 km & ~200 m climb
- Finish line – Oaks Park, Nr. Sutton
Fantastic Surrey & Sussex countryside.
Sutton > Turners Hill
- Saturday 24 May 2025
- Start line – Oaks Park (Nr Sutton)
- 33 km & ~600 m climb
- Finish line – Turners Hill (Tulley’s Farm)
A 25 km loop from our Racecourse basecamp – taking in the fabulous South Downs Way.
Brighton > Brighton
- Sunday 25 May 2025
- Start line – Brighton Racecourse
- 25 km
- Finish line – Brighton Racecourse
Walk, Hike, or Trek
100km < 24 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
Do it for yourself/ Self Fund
Pay for your event place in full, with no fundraising required. Sign up & pay online today!
Do it and support a charity/ Fundraise
Pay a registration fee & commit to fundraise for a charity of your choice.
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2025
FACTSHEET
All you need to know about the Challenge. Print it off - or send it to your friends!
Check out
the routes & maps
Corporate Team Packages
Looking for an event to get your team energised - download our information sheet for more information.
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 May (use code MAYDEAL 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 MAY
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®.
