London 2 Brighton
Ultra Challenge®
- Spaces Available
- Capital to Coast
- 100, 75, 50, Marathon & 25 km Options
- Camping Packages
- Transfers
25/26 May' 24 - Registration Open
The ‘original Ultra Challenge’ – and once again over 2,000 adventurers will take on the Capital to Coast route and test their grit & determination over the weekend. Richmond-Upon-Thames is the start, and it’s over the North Downs with wonderful Surrey & Sussex countryside to half way at Turners Hill. The full 100 km 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 three quarter, half, marathon & quarter distance options also available – there’s a classic challenge here for everyone!
The Ultra Challenge Experience
Endurance events for a wide range of fitness & ages. Choose your Challenge – do it at your pace, and there’re 15 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 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!
There’re pink arrows to guide you, distance markers, glow-sticks at night, hazard signs, and a route map in the App. Our ‘Trek Masters’ organise group departures at night so nobody has to walk solo. Our chip timing system enables our Control Room, and your friends / family, to track your progress through the Rest Stops. New for 2022 – there’s also the option to hire a ‘GEO TRACKER’ – so they can follow you in real time every step of the way – day & night!
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.
100 km, at your pace, through the day & night if you’re walking.
Richmond > Brighton
- Saturday 25 May 2024
- Start – Richmond, West London
- 100 km & ~1500 m climb
- Finish – Brighton Racecourse
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 25 May 2024
- Start – London
- 58 km & ~800 m climb
- Finish – Turners Hill, W. Sussex (Tulley’s Farm)
- Optional camping package
Day 2 – Turners Hill > Brighton
- Sunday 26 May 2024
- 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 25 May 2024
- 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 25 May 2024
- Start – Richmond, W. London
- 58 km & ~800 m climb
- Finish – Turners Hill, W. Sussex
The 2nd Half & called ‘The Sussex Marathon’. 42 km distance through Sussex, over the South Downs – and onto Brighton.
Turners Hill > Brighton
- Saturday 25 10am walkers/11am runners or join a Full Challenger or Sunday 26 May 2024
- Start – Turners Hill W. Sussex
- 42 km & ~700 m climb
- Finish line – Brighton Racecourse
Richmond > Sutton
- Saturday 25 May 2024
- Start line – Richmond, W. London
- 25 km & ~200 m climb
- Finish line – Oaks Park, Nr. Sutton
Fantastic Surrey & Sussex countryside.
Sutton > Turners Hill
- Saturday 25 May 2024
- 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 South downs Way.
Brighton> Brighton
- Sunday 26 May 2024
- Start line – Brighton Racecourse
- 25 km
- Finish line – Brighton Racecourse
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. The 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!
AUTUMN DEAL
FREE Ultra Challenge Tech T-shirt (worth £20)*
Extended till 30 Nov' 23
* Excludes Winter, Summer & Halloween Walks +10K's
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.
Best Value 'MULTI DEALS' for 3 events or more. Save up to 25%!
Our Charity Partners
We work with a wide range of fantastic charities, which benefit from the annual £7+ million of Ultra Challenge fundraising. Our Series Partners and Challenge Partners are some of the UK’s major national & regional charities. Choose to fundraise for one of these ‘Official Partners’ – and it’s 50% OFF the normal charity sponsorship Reg Fees. We also have 50 or so ‘Associate Partners’ (with 25% OFF normal charity Reg Fees) AND 300+ other ‘listed’ charities involved that you can choose to support.
OFFICIAL PARTNERS
50% ofF full sponsorship for charity REG FEE
OTHER PARTNERS
25% ofF full sponsorship for charity REG FEE
or fundraise for over 300+ others
2024
FACTSHEET
All you need to know about the Challenge & how you can take it on. 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 & bonding - you may have a charity to support? If so, the Isle of Wight could be perfect!
16 Amazing Challenges
Over 200,000 adventurers have taken on an Ultra Challenge® so far, and the 16 unique events make up the UK’s biggest & best series of treks & trail runs – which have also raised £50+ million for charities. Whichever challenge you choose, and whoever you are, you’ll get full support all the way so you can set a new goal, enjoy the British countryside, and Push Yourself Further! Whoever you are – If you’re up for a challenge, it has to be an Ultra Challenge®
2024 REGISTRATION IS OPEN
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
28 Sept 2024
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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