Peak District
Ultra Challenge®
8 - 9 July 2023
- Spaces Available
- 100 & 50 & 25 km & Bakewell 10 mile
- Bakewell Basecamp
- Camping Packages
- Transfers
Our base-camp hub in idyllic Bakewell will welcome over 2,000 adventurers who will test themselves in the fabulous Peak District National Park. There’s a full range of camping options, car parking, and extensive hospitality & welfare services across the weekend – with a full 100 km Challenge which takes a tough & varied figure of 8 route through Derbyshire’s finest scenery. You’ll get full support all the way, and with half, quarter & 10 mile distance options also which pass Chatsworth House – there’s a Peak District Ultra Challenge for everyone!
The Ultra Challenge Experience
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.
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
- Meal / food every 25 km
- Energy drinks
- All dietary requirements catered for
- Lighter options for ‘runners’
- Hot food 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 finishers meal and a well earned rest. Download your official Challenge certificate when you’re ready.
100 km, at your pace, through the day & night if you’re walking.
Bakewell > Bakewell
- Saturday 8 July 2023
- Start – Bakewell
- 100 km & 2450 m climb
- Finish – Bakewell
100 km over 2 days, with optional camping packages at half way – or book a hotel / B&B – and rest!
Day 1 – Bakewell Northern Loop
- Saturday 8 July 2023
- Start – Bakewell
- 50 km & 1400 m climb
- Finish – Bakewell
- Optional camping package
Day 2 – Bakewell Southern Loop
- Sunday 9 July 2023
- Start – Bakewell
- 50 km & 1050m climb
- Finish – Bakewell
A scenic & tough Northern Loop of the Peak District.
Bakewell > Bakewell
- Saturday 8 July 2023
- Start – Bakewell
- 52 km & 1400 m climb
- Finish – Bakewell
Take on the Southern Loop of the Peak District.
Bakewell > Bakewell
- Sunday 9 July 2023
- Start – Bakewell
- 48 km & 1050 m elevation
- Finish line – Bakewell
25km Bakewell loop
Bakewell (basecamp) > Bakewell (basecamp)
- Saturday 8th July 2023
- Startline – Bakewell (basecamp)
- 25km & ~ 650 m elevation
- Finish line – Bakewell (basecamp)
Bakewell 10 Miles
Bakewell (basecamp) > Bakewell (basecamp)
- Saturday 8th July 2023
- Startline – Bakewell (basecamp)
- 10m & ~ 405 m elevation
- Finish line – Bakewell (basecamp)
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 ultra runner after UTMB points – there’s an Ultra Challenge® for you! Walk, Jog, or Run – as an Individual or a Team, for a charity of your choice or just for you. The Peak District Ultra Challenge is fun, safe, and rewarding – with full support all the way, enabling you to push yourself further in some fantastic rugged countryside.
SUMMER DEAL
SAVE ££'s
£10 OFF 100km, £7.50 OFF 50km, OR £5 OFF 25km CHALLENGE
applies to all funding types
*Conditions apply & ends 3 July '23
How to Join
DO IT FOR YOURSELF OR SUPPORT A CHARITY
Self Funding
for You
Pay for your event place in full, with no fundraising required. (This is only option for Bakewell 10M)
Full Sponsorship for Charity
Pay a small registration fee & commit to fundraise for a charity of your choice.
Mixed Funding for Charity
Pay half your place, & fundraise a smaller target for your chosen charity.
Best Value 'MULTI DEALS' for 2 events or more. Save up to 30%!
Our Charity Partners
We’re proud to work with a wide range of fantastic charities, which benefit from the Ultra Challenge £7+ million fundraising each year. Our main ‘Series Partners’ are some of the UK’s major national charities, and there are regional & local charities also as official ‘Challenge Partners’ for each event – with an additional 40 or so ‘Associate Partners’ actively involved. Sign up and choose to fundraise for one of our ‘partner charities’ – and it’s up to 50% OFF registration fees! There’re also another 300+ charities you can choose to support – and if yours is not on the list, you can invite them to get involved.
OFFICIAL PARTNERS
50% ofF charity sponsorship REG FEE
SERIES PARTNERS
CHALLENGE PARTNERS
OTHER PARTNERS
25% ofF charity sponsorship REG FEE
ASSOCIATE PARTNERS
OTHER CHALLENGE PARTNERS
or fundraise for over 300+ others
Check out the Challenge Options
DOWNLOAD Factsheet
All you need to know about the Challenge - a detailed overview of the options & how you can take it on. Print it off or send it to your friends!
14 Amazing Challenges
125,000 or so adventurers have taken on an Ultra Challenge® so far, and the 14 unique events make up the UK’s biggest & best series of treks & trail runs – which have also raised over £40 million for charities. Whichever challenge you choose, you’ll get full support all the way so you can set a new goal, enjoy the British countryside, and push yourself further on an unforgettable inspirational event.
Lake District Ultra Challenge
10-11 June 2023
100 km loop + Half & Quarter Challenge options & Ambleside 10K
1 of 13
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
3 of 13
South Coast Ultra Challenge
2-3 Sept 2023
100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge options
4 of 13
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
6 of 13
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.
8 of 13
Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge
24 – 25 June 2023
100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge options.
9 of 13
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
12 of 13
London Summer Walk
Sat 26 August 2023
25 KM looped route – Woolwich Start / Finish
13 of 13