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Ultra Challenge®

Push Yourself Further

AS A TEAM OR INDIVIDUAL

FOR YOU, OR FOR CHARITY

25 KM, 50 KM, 75 KM, or 100 KM

Looking for a challenge – to test yourself, to get in shape, or bond with friends on a weekend adventure?  If so, an Ultra Challenge® is for you – and you don’t need to be a budding elite athlete – they’re for everyone, take it on at your pace!  Whether along stunning coastlines, or trails through wonderful countryside, your Ultra Challenge® will be unforgettable – with full support all the way, camaraderie, fundraising for Sense, and an amazing sense of achievement! 

UK’s #1 Endurance Style Events for ALL Experience Levels.

Ultra Challenge®
2025 CALENDAR

Walk, Jog, or Run the best of Britain and Push Yourself Further! 18 amazing events across the year – with distance options to suit everyone. You can join and fundraise for Sense – and as an official Partner of the Ultra Challenge Series you get up to 50% OFF the  Registration Fee on the ‘Full Sponsorship’ option.

 EXPLORE BELOW – events are in DATE ORDER.

Map

Lake District Ultra Challenge

7-8 June 2025

100 km loop + Half  + Marathon + Quarter Challenge options & Ambleside 10K

FULL DETAILS >

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Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge

3-4 May 2025

106 km ‘Full Island’ Loop + Half & Quarter Island options AND  ‘Cross Island’ & Medina 10 Mile challenges.

FULL DETAILS >

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London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge

24-25 May 2025

100 km + Half, Marathon & Quarter Challenge distance options + Brighton 25 km Loop!

FULL DETAILS >

3 of 17

South Coast Ultra Challenge

6-7 Sept 2025

100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge options

FULL DETAILS >

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Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge

17-18 May 2025

100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge options AND Marathon & Bridport 10K

FULL DETAILS >

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Thames Path Ultra Challenge

13 – 14 Sept 2025

100 km + 3/4 + Half & Quarter Challenge options & Henley 10K

+ Thames Bridges 25km Trek (Sat – Central London)

+ Friday Moonlight 10K Walk (Central London)

+ The Henley 10K (Sunday)

FULL DETAILS >

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South West Coast 50 Ultra Challenge

2 August 2025

50 km Loop + 25 km & 10 km Challenge options

FULL DETAILS >

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The Bath 50 Ultra Challenge

29 March 2025

50 km Loop + 25 km & 10 km Challenge options

FULL DETAILS >

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Gower Peninsula Ultra Challenge

19-20 July 2025

100 km (fig. of 8) 50 km Loops (West & East) + Marathon + 25 km & 10 km Challenge options

FULL DETAILS >

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Peak District Ultra Challenge

28-29 June 2025

100 km (Fig. of 8) + Half (loop) & Quarter Challenge options & The Bakewell 10 Mile. 

FULL DETAILS >

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Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge

21 – 22 June 2025

100 km + 3/4 + Half & Quarter Challenge options. + Cirencester 10K

FULL DETAILS >

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Chiltern 50 Ultra Challenge

27 Sept 2025

50 km Loop + 25 km & 10K Challenge options

FULL DETAILS >

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North Downs 50 Ultra Challenge

12 July 2025

50 km Loop + 25 km & 10km Challenge options.

FULL DETAILS >

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Easter 50 Ultra Challenge

Sat 12 April 2025

Windsor

50 km, 25 km, 0r 10 km Loops from racecourse basecamp.

FULL DETAILS >

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London Summer Walk

23 August 2025

Marathon, Half Marathon, 10 km or 5 km looped routes – Woolwich Start / Finish

FULL DETAILS >

15 of 17

London Halloween Walk

Sat 25 October 2025

25 KM or 10 KM spooky looped route options. Start / finish – The Oval Cricket Ground ‘dungeon’,

FULL DETAILS >

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NEW – Kent Downs 50 Ultra Challenge

Sat 11 October 2025

50 KM, 25 KM or 10 KM looped routes options. Start / finish – The Kent Showground nr. Maidstone.

FULL DETAILS >>

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FEBRUARY DEAL

Up to 75% off Full Sponsorship Reg Fee

Ends 28th February ’25

Deal Excludes Winter & Halloween Walks & 10K/mile Events.

MARCH 2025

Sat 29th

THE BATH 50
Ultra Challenge®

APRIL 2025

Sat 12th

Easter 50
Ultra Challenge®

MAY 2025

3rd-4th

Isle of Wight
Ultra Challenge®

MAY 2025

17-18th

Jurassic Coast
Ultra Challenge®

MAY 2025

24-25th

London 2 Brighton
Ultra Challenge®

JUNE 2025

7-8th

Lake District
Ultra Challenge®

JUNE 2025

21st-22nd

Cotswold Way
Ultra Challenge®

PARTNER CHALLENGE - Save Up To 75%

JUNE 2025

28-29th

Peak District
Ultra Challenge®

JULY 2025

Sat 12th

North Downs 50
Ultra Challenge®

JULY 2025

19-20th

GOWER PENINSULA
Ultra Challenge®

south west coast 50

AUG 2025

Sat 2nd

South West Coast 50
Ultra Challenge®

AUG 2025

Sat 23rd

London
Summer Walk

SEPT 2025

6-7th

South Coast
Ultra Challenge®

SEPT 2025

13-14th

Thames Path
Ultra Challenge®

SEPT 2025

Sat 13th

Thames
Bridges Trek

TMW-glow

SEPT 2025

Fri 12th

Thames
Moonlight 10 Walk

SEPT 2025

Sat 27th

Chiltern 50
Ultra Challenge®

OCT 2025

Sat 11th

KENT DOWNS 50
Ultra Challenge®

PARTNER CHALLENGE - Save Up To 75%

OCT 2025

Sat 25th

London
Halloween Walk

PARTNER CHALLENGE - Save Up To 75%

kent DOWNS 50
Ultra Challenge®

SAT 11 OCTOBER 2025

The end of season Ultra Challenge®– in the ‘Garden of England’ – and you can fundraise for Sense.  A basecamp near Maidstone, with parking & weekend camping options, the main 50km looped route heads anticlockwise around the Kent Downs – starting on the North Downs, around picturesque Aylesford, and following the River Medway. Along to the majestic Leeds Castle, then the North Downs Way back to the show ground finish line celebration. It’s easily accessible; you’ll get full support; and with 25km & 10km options also available, there’s a Kent Downs Ultra Challenge® waiting for you!

The Ultra Challenge® Experience

UK’s #1 Endurance Style Events for ALL Experience Levels.

Choose your Challenge, support your charity – do it at your pace, and there are 20 events in the Series with distance options to suit all! The ‘famous’ Ultra Challenge support enables you to go further, whilst enjoying the great outdoors & camaraderie. There are 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! 

Push Yourself Further in 2025

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 meals, snacks & drinks are included!

  • Snacks & drink stops every 12.5 km
  • Snacks – from the healthy to treats
  • Picnic at 25 km (for 50km participants)
  • Energy drinks
  • All dietary requirements catered for
  • Lighter options for ‘runners’
  • Finishers hot meal 50 km (picnic for 25km & 10km)

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.

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 – there’s an Ultra Challenge® you!  Walk, Jog, or Run at your pace, as an Individual or a Team, for charity. There’s an Ultra March® option for ‘fast walkers’ – and a new ‘Solo Challenger’ start time to join up with others. The Kent Downs 50 Ultra Challenge is fun, safe, & rewarding – with full support all the way, enabling you to push yourself further in wonderful coastal scenery, and enjoy a great weekend away.

Check out which Challenge is for you….

FEBRUARY DEAL

Up to 75% off Full Sponsorship Reg Fee

Ends 28th February ’25

Deal Excludes Winter & Halloween Walks & 10K/mile Events.

How to Join

Sign up online & pay a Registration Fee. You’ll get a confirmation email, which includes a link’ to set up your online JustGiving sponsorship page. You’ll also get access to the ‘Challenge App’ which holds all the details about the event.

Check out the ULTRA MARCH® option if you’re a walker and want to hit a ‘fast pace’. We also have a new SOLO CHALLENGERS START TIME – if you want to meet others!

Choose how you want to join the Challenge  – register via that option and its associated online form. Then enter your personal details.

  • Option 1 – Sponsorship for Charity
  • Option 2 – Mixed Funding for Charity
  • Option 3 – Own Place Charity Fundraising

 

* A ‘Platform Booking Fee’ of 3% is applied to all event registrations.

Confirm the challenge distance you’ll take on (Full ~100km / 3/4 ~75km /Half ~50km / Quarter ~25km / 10km etc) and then select a provisional start time slot (actual start times are confirmed 4 weeks prior to the event, and for Teams – it will be as per the Team Captain’s choice).

The ‘ULTRA MARCH’ option is for WALKERS who want to hit a sub 24 hour pace (for 100km) or a sub 12 hour pace (for 50km) with a group of like minded challengers – all starting together with experienced ‘pace setters’. You can opt in to this format & start time on the Registration Form.

SOLO CHALLENGERS – if you’re signed up on your own, and want to meet up with others – we have a special ‘Solo Challengers Start Time‘ – which you can opt into if you wish (on the Registration Form).

Everyone has to register as we require personal details & declarations. Within the form you can choose to ‘Create’ or ‘Join’ a Team. Teams can be of any size – members can opt for the same or different funding options, charities, or distances.

  • Create a Team – you become the Team Captain. You need a Team Name, and a Password for others to join. Then invite friends & family to join you!
  • Others join the Team as they register, by searching for the Team Name & using the Password
  • Team Start Time – is as per selected by the Team Captain

All sponsorship goes direct to the Charity via your online JustGiving page. At least 50% of the ‘sponsorship target’ should be with the Charity 3 weeks prior to the Challenge. At this time the Charity agrees to pay a Fee for your place to the Organiser (similar to the Self Funding cost – or half of it for Mixed Funding as you’ve already covered half).

Failure to meet the deadline may result in cancellation of your place by your charity.

The remaining 50%, and any extra, should be with your Charity by 4 weeks after the Challenge.

 

There’s a range of optional extras designed to make the planning for, and joining, your challenge easier. Sign-up to your chosen Challenge first – and you can then book any optional extras later / separately (see below for details).

Looking for a great event for your team without all the hassle, risk, or costs of organising it? These events are the PERFECT solution!

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 in 2025 – supporting your ‘charity of the year’.

FIND OUT MORE >>

Get in Touch:

corporate@actionchallenge.com

Costs & Fundraising

Select your Option below to start the sign-up process. Reg Fees are paid online & Fundraising goes to the charity via an online JustGiving sponsorship page that you’ll need to set up (look for the link within the ‘Confirmation Email’ you’ll receive).

With ‘Full Sponsorship For Charity’ (Option 1) – the Reg Fees below are 75% OFF standard fees when using the discount codes below – as you’ll be fundraising for an official SERIES CHARITY PARTNER 

~100 KM FULL CHALLENGE – USE CODE DEAL100

~75 KM CHALLENGE – USE CODE DEAL75

~50 KM HALF CHALLENGE – USE CODE DEAL50

~25 KM QU CHALLENGE – USE CODE DEAL25

Option 1

FULL SPONSORSHIP
FOR CHARITY

Pay a small Registration Fee & Fundraise for your Charity (who then pay for your place)

50km CHALLENGE

£40 Reg Fee & at least
£375 fundraising/sponsorship

25km CHALLENGE

£30 Reg Fee & at least
£275 fundraising/sponsorship

10km CHALLENGE

£20 Reg Fee & at least
£100 fundraising/sponsorship

Option 2

MIXED FUNDING
FOR CHARITY

Pay for half your place cost & fundraise less for Charity (who pay half your place cost)

50km CHALLENGE

£75 Reg Fee & at least
£225 fundraising/sponsorship

25km CHALLENGE

£50 Reg Fee & at least
£150 fundraising/sponsorship

10km CHALLENGE

£22.50 Reg Fee & at least
£70 fundraising/sponsorship

Option 3

OWN PLACE CHARITY
FUNDRAISING

Pay for your place & fundraise whatever you can (with no event place cost to them)

50km CHALLENGE

£139 Fee paid online &
fundraise whatever you can

25km CHALLENGE

£89 Fee paid online &
fundraise whatever you can

10km CHALLENGE

£39 Fee paid online &
fundraise whatever you can

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NOTE – Our registration system provider is Active Network – you’ll need to create an account, or log into an existing one as you register. All Reg Fees are paid online. A 3% Platform Booking Fee applies to all transactions.

OFFICIAL FUNDRAISING PARTNER

Bookable Extras

A range of optional extras designed to make the planning for, and joining, your challenge easier. Sign-up to your chosen Challenge first- and you can then book any optional extras later / separately. 

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FAQs

You must be 18 or over (on the day of the challenge) if taking on a Full Challenge (~100km) or Three Quarter Challenge (~75km); 16+ and accompanied by an adult if taking on a Half Challenge (~50km ), 14+ and accompanied by an adult if taking on a Quarter Challenge (~25km) or Marathon); for a  Half Marathon aged 12+ and accompanied by an adult; and finally 8+ & accompanied by an adult for a 10km/mile Challenge.

Under 18s taking part must be signed up by someone over 18.

You’ll receive a ‘transaction receipt’ (via email) along with a Confirmation Email welcoming you, and detailing any next steps, timelines you need to be aware of, and how & where to find all the info / details you’ll need for your Challenge. (NOTEIf you don’t receive that e mail within 12 hours, please check your spam/junk mail folders)

You can expect to hear from your charity within 14 days. If for some reason you do not hear from them – please contact them directly, and also email us at  charity@actionchallenge.com & we will follow up with the charity for you.

We ensure that registered teams are assigned the same start wave (where distance/challenge option allows), and your team name will be printed onto your bib.  

There are no restrictions on our regular teams – you can be any mixture of charities / distances / funding types (i.e. Self Funding, Charity Sponsorship or Mixed Funding), and can have any number of members. (even 2).

Even if you are not fundraising for the same charity, you can still create a challenge team with us.

Whilst you are signing up and registering for your challenge – in the TEAM INFO section (towards the end of the registration questions), you will be asked if you would like to ‘Join a team’ or ‘Create a team’.

If selecting to create a team, you will be asked to create a Team Name and Password. Subsequent team members can then register and select to join your team, and will need to provide the team password in order to join it.

Yes – as long as you are fundraising for the same charity, you can create a team fundraising page on Just Giving (we recommend letting your charity know this is how you will be fundraising together). However, please be advised that the minimum fundraising targets remain per person (not per team), so you will need to reach the combined total fundraising amount on your page for your group. 

If you are entering on a Charity Sponsorship or Mixed Funding place then NO – you must select one prime charity for your fundraising. This is because your charity will be paying for a portion of your place on the event (out of the fundraising that you generate). If you wish to also fundraise for another charity, you can do so on your own terms but only as long as you reach the minimum fundraising target your first/prime charity.

If you join as ‘Own Place Charity Fundraising’ however, you have complete flexibility on who you fundraise for – with no targets or deadlines.

All sponsorship goes direct to the Charity via your online JustGiving page – WHICH YOU MUST SET UP.

At least 50% of the ‘sponsorship target’ should be with the Charity 3 weeks prior to the Challenge. At this time the Charity agrees to pay a Fee for your place to the Ultra Challenge Organiser (similar to the Self Funding cost – or half of it for Mixed Funding as you’ve already covered half).

Failure to meet the deadline may result in cancellation of your place by your charity.

The remaining 50%, and any extra, should be with your Charity by 4 weeks after the Challenge.

All charity sponsorship and mixed funding places close 4 weeks before each challenge, so that you have enough time to fundraise and reach your target. Self funding places close for online registration on the Tuesday before each challenge.

Visit the ‘HELP CENTRE’ on the Ultra Challenge Website:

HELP CENTRE >>

If you still need additional help or guidance – you can contact the Ultra Challenge Team at:

info@ultrachallenge.com

Tel: 0207 609 6695

 

Read the 2025 Terms & Conditions

18 Amazing Challenges

200,000+ adventurers have done an Ultra Challenge®, and the 18 events make up the UK’s biggest & best series of treks & trail runs – which have raised £60+ million for UK charities. Whichever challenge you choose, you’ll get full support 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®

Map

Lake District Ultra Challenge

7-8 June 2025

100 km loop + Half  + Marathon + Quarter Challenge options & Ambleside 10K

FULL DETAILS >

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Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge

3-4 May 2025

106 km ‘Full Island’ Loop + Half & Quarter Island options AND  ‘Cross Island’ & Medina 10 Mile challenges.

FULL DETAILS >

2 of 17

London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge

24-25 May 2025

100 km + Half, Marathon & Quarter Challenge distance options + Brighton 25 km Loop!

FULL DETAILS >

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South Coast Ultra Challenge

6-7 Sept 2025

100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge options

FULL DETAILS >

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Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge

17-18 May 2025

100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge options AND Marathon & Bridport 10K

FULL DETAILS >

5 of 17

Thames Path Ultra Challenge

13 – 14 Sept 2025

100 km + 3/4 + Half & Quarter Challenge options & Henley 10K

+ Thames Bridges 25km Trek (Sat – Central London)

+ Friday Moonlight 10K Walk (Central London)

+ The Henley 10K (Sunday)

FULL DETAILS >

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South West Coast 50 Ultra Challenge

2 August 2025

50 km Loop + 25 km & 10 km Challenge options

FULL DETAILS >

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The Bath 50 Ultra Challenge

29 March 2025

50 km Loop + 25 km & 10 km Challenge options

FULL DETAILS >

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Gower Peninsula Ultra Challenge

19-20 July 2025

100 km (fig. of 8) 50 km Loops (West & East) + Marathon + 25 km & 10 km Challenge options

FULL DETAILS >

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Peak District Ultra Challenge

28-29 June 2025

100 km (Fig. of 8) + Half (loop) & Quarter Challenge options & The Bakewell 10 Mile. 

FULL DETAILS >

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Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge

21 – 22 June 2025

100 km + 3/4 + Half & Quarter Challenge options. + Cirencester 10K

FULL DETAILS >

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Chiltern 50 Ultra Challenge

27 Sept 2025

50 km Loop + 25 km & 10K Challenge options

FULL DETAILS >

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North Downs 50 Ultra Challenge

12 July 2025

50 km Loop + 25 km & 10km Challenge options.

FULL DETAILS >

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Easter 50 Ultra Challenge

Sat 12 April 2025

Windsor

50 km, 25 km, 0r 10 km Loops from racecourse basecamp.

FULL DETAILS >

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London Summer Walk

23 August 2025

Marathon, Half Marathon, 10 km or 5 km looped routes – Woolwich Start / Finish

FULL DETAILS >

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London Halloween Walk

Sat 25 October 2025

25 KM or 10 KM spooky looped route options. Start / finish – The Oval Cricket Ground ‘dungeon’,

FULL DETAILS >

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NEW – Kent Downs 50 Ultra Challenge

Sat 11 October 2025

50 KM, 25 KM or 10 KM looped routes options. Start / finish – The Kent Showground nr. Maidstone.

FULL DETAILS >>

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Cotswold Way
Ultra Challenge®

21-22 June 2025

Our Cirencester basecamp is the start of the 100 km looped route through the heart of the Cotswolds, providing a stunning setting for 2,000 adventurers to test themselves – and you can join and fundraise for Sense. Rolling hills, villages, the Cotswold Way, footpaths & trails, with some fabulous views en route. You’ll get full support & hospitality, including optional ‘university style’ accommodation at basecamp, and with three quarter, half, quarter + a Cirencester 10 km distance option also – there’s a Cotswold’s Challenge for everyone.

The Ultra Challenge® Experience

UK’s #1 Endurance Style Events for ALL Experience Levels.

Choose your Challenge, support your charity – do it at your pace, and there are 20 events in the Series with distance options to suit all! The ‘famous’ Ultra Challenge support enables you to go further, whilst enjoying the great outdoors & camaraderie. There are 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! 

Push Yourself Further in 2025

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 meals, snacks & drinks are included!

  • Snacks & drink stops every 12.5 km
  • Snacks – from the healthy to treats
  • Picnic at 25 km (for 50km participants)
  • Energy drinks
  • All dietary requirements catered for
  • Lighter options for ‘runners’
  • Finishers hot meal 50 km (picnic for 25km & 10km)

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.

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 – there’s an Ultra Challenge® you!  Walk, Jog, or Run at your pace, as an Individual or a Team, for charity. There’s an Ultra March® option for ‘fast walkers’ – and a new ‘Solo Challenger’ start time to join up with others. The Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge is fun, safe, & rewarding – with full support all the way, enabling you to push yourself further in wonderful coastal scenery, and enjoy a great weekend away.

Check out which Challenge is for you….

FEBRUARY DEAL

Up to 75% off Full Sponsorship Reg Fee

Ends 28th February ’25

Deal Excludes Winter & Halloween Walks & 10K/mile Events.

How to Join

Sign up online & pay a Registration Fee. You’ll get a confirmation email, which includes a link’ to set up your online JustGiving sponsorship page. You’ll also get access to the ‘Challenge App’ which holds all the details about the event.

Check out the ULTRA MARCH® option if you’re a walker and want to hit a ‘fast pace’. We also have a new SOLO CHALLENGERS START TIME – if you want to meet others!

Choose how you want to join the Challenge  – register via that option and its associated online form. Then enter your personal details.

  • Option 1 – Sponsorship for Charity
  • Option 2 – Mixed Funding for Charity
  • Option 3 – Own Place Charity Fundraising

 

* A ‘Platform Booking Fee’ of 3% is applied to all event registrations.

Confirm the challenge distance you’ll take on (Full ~100km / 3/4 ~75km /Half ~50km / Quarter ~25km / 10km etc) and then select a provisional start time slot (actual start times are confirmed 4 weeks prior to the event, and for Teams – it will be as per the Team Captain’s choice).

The ‘ULTRA MARCH’ option is for WALKERS who want to hit a sub 24 hour pace (for 100km) or a sub 12 hour pace (for 50km) with a group of like minded challengers – all starting together with experienced ‘pace setters’. You can opt in to this format & start time on the Registration Form.

SOLO CHALLENGERS – if you’re signed up on your own, and want to meet up with others – we have a special ‘Solo Challengers Start Time‘ – which you can opt into if you wish (on the Registration Form).

Everyone has to register as we require personal details & declarations. Within the form you can choose to ‘Create’ or ‘Join’ a Team. Teams can be of any size – members can opt for the same or different funding options, charities, or distances.

  • Create a Team – you become the Team Captain. You need a Team Name, and a Password for others to join. Then invite friends & family to join you!
  • Others join the Team as they register, by searching for the Team Name & using the Password
  • Team Start Time – is as per selected by the Team Captain

All sponsorship goes direct to the Charity via your online JustGiving page. At least 50% of the ‘sponsorship target’ should be with the Charity 3 weeks prior to the Challenge. At this time the Charity agrees to pay a Fee for your place to the Organiser (similar to the Self Funding cost – or half of it for Mixed Funding as you’ve already covered half).

Failure to meet the deadline may result in cancellation of your place by your charity.

The remaining 50%, and any extra, should be with your Charity by 4 weeks after the Challenge.

 

There’s a range of optional extras designed to make the planning for, and joining, your challenge easier. Sign-up to your chosen Challenge first – and you can then book any optional extras later / separately (see below for details).

Looking for a great event for your team without all the hassle, risk, or costs of organising it? These events are the PERFECT solution!

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 in 2025 – supporting your ‘charity of the year’.

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Get in Touch:

corporate@actionchallenge.com

Costs & Fundraising

Select your Option below to start the sign-up process. Reg Fees are paid online & Fundraising goes to the charity via an online JustGiving sponsorship page that you’ll need to set up (look for the link within the ‘Confirmation Email’ you’ll receive).

With ‘Full Sponsorship For Charity’ (Option 1) – the Reg Fees below are 75% OFF standard fees when using the discount codes below – as you’ll be fundraising for an official SERIES CHARITY PARTNER 

~100 KM FULL CHALLENGE – USE CODE DEAL100

~75 KM CHALLENGE – USE CODE DEAL75

~50 KM HALF CHALLENGE – USE CODE DEAL50

~25 KM QU CHALLENGE – USE CODE DEAL25

Option 1

FULL SPONSORSHIP
FOR CHARITY

Pay a small Reg Fee & Fundraise for a chosen Charity (who pay for your place)

FULL CHALLENGE ~100km

£50 Reg Fee & at least
£575 fundraising/sponsorship

3/4 CHALLENGE ~75km

£45 Reg Fee & at least
£475 fundraising/sponsorship

1/2 CHALLENGE ~50km

£40 Reg Fee & at least
£375 fundraising/sponsorship

1/4 CHALLENGE ~25km

£30 Reg Fee & at least
£275 fundraising/sponsorship

10 M CHALLENGE ~10 Mile

£20 Reg Fee & at least
£100 fundraising/sponsorship

Option 2

MIXED FUNDING
FOR CHARITY

Pay for half your place cost & fundraise less for Charity (who pay half of your place cost)

FULL CHALLENGE ~100km

£110 Reg Fee & at least
£330 fundraising/sponsorship

3/4 CHALLENGE ~75km

£90 Reg Fee & at least
£270 fundraising/sponsorship

1/2 CHALLENGE ~50km

£75 Reg Fee & at least
£225 fundraising/sponsorship

1/4 CHALLENGE ~25km

£50 Reg Fee & at least
£150 fundraising/sponsorship

10 M CHALLENGE ~10 Mile

£22.50 Reg Fee & at least
£70 fundraising/sponsorship

Option 3

OWN PLACE CHARITY
FUNDRAISING

Pay for your place & fundraise whatever you can for a Charity (small admin fee to charity)

FULL CHALLENGE ~100km

£199 Fee paid online &
fundraise whatever you can

3/4 CHALLENGE ~75km

£169 Fee paid online &
fundraise whatever you can

1/2 CHALLENGE ~50km

£139 Fee paid online &
fundraise whatever you can

1/4 CHALLENGE ~25km

£89 Fee paid online &
fundraise whatever you can

10 M CHALLENGE ~10 Mile

£39 Fee paid online &
fundraise whatever you can

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NOTE – Our registration system provider is Active Network – you’ll need to create an account, or log into an existing one as you register. All Reg Fees are paid online. A 3% Platform Booking Fee applies to all transactions.

OFFICIAL FUNDRAISING PARTNER

Bookable Extras

A range of optional extras designed to make the planning for, and joining, your challenge easier. Sign-up to your chosen Challenge first- and you can then book any optional extras later / separately. 

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FAQs

You must be 18 or over (on the day of the challenge) if taking on a Full Challenge (~100km) or Three Quarter Challenge (~75km); 16+ and accompanied by an adult if taking on a Half Challenge (~50km ), 14+ and accompanied by an adult if taking on a Quarter Challenge (~25km) or Marathon); for a  Half Marathon aged 12+ and accompanied by an adult; and finally 8+ & accompanied by an adult for a 10km/mile Challenge.

Under 18s taking part must be signed up by someone over 18.

You’ll receive a ‘transaction receipt’ (via email) along with a Confirmation Email welcoming you, and detailing any next steps, timelines you need to be aware of, and how & where to find all the info / details you’ll need for your Challenge. (NOTEIf you don’t receive that e mail within 12 hours, please check your spam/junk mail folders)

You can expect to hear from your charity within 14 days. If for some reason you do not hear from them – please contact them directly, and also email us at  charity@actionchallenge.com & we will follow up with the charity for you.

We ensure that registered teams are assigned the same start wave (where distance/challenge option allows), and your team name will be printed onto your bib.  

There are no restrictions on our regular teams – you can be any mixture of charities / distances / funding types (i.e. Self Funding, Charity Sponsorship or Mixed Funding), and can have any number of members. (even 2).

Even if you are not fundraising for the same charity, you can still create a challenge team with us.

Whilst you are signing up and registering for your challenge – in the TEAM INFO section (towards the end of the registration questions), you will be asked if you would like to ‘Join a team’ or ‘Create a team’.

If selecting to create a team, you will be asked to create a Team Name and Password. Subsequent team members can then register and select to join your team, and will need to provide the team password in order to join it.

Yes – as long as you are fundraising for the same charity, you can create a team fundraising page on Just Giving (we recommend letting your charity know this is how you will be fundraising together). However, please be advised that the minimum fundraising targets remain per person (not per team), so you will need to reach the combined total fundraising amount on your page for your group. 

If you are entering on a Charity Sponsorship or Mixed Funding place then NO – you must select one prime charity for your fundraising. This is because your charity will be paying for a portion of your place on the event (out of the fundraising that you generate). If you wish to also fundraise for another charity, you can do so on your own terms but only as long as you reach the minimum fundraising target your first/prime charity.

If you join as ‘Own Place Charity Fundraising’ however, you have complete flexibility on who you fundraise for – with no targets or deadlines.

All sponsorship goes direct to the Charity via your online JustGiving page – WHICH YOU MUST SET UP.

At least 50% of the ‘sponsorship target’ should be with the Charity 3 weeks prior to the Challenge. At this time the Charity agrees to pay a Fee for your place to the Ultra Challenge Organiser (similar to the Self Funding cost – or half of it for Mixed Funding as you’ve already covered half).

Failure to meet the deadline may result in cancellation of your place by your charity.

The remaining 50%, and any extra, should be with your Charity by 4 weeks after the Challenge.

All charity sponsorship and mixed funding places close 4 weeks before each challenge, so that you have enough time to fundraise and reach your target. Self funding places close for online registration on the Tuesday before each challenge.

Visit the ‘HELP CENTRE’ on the Ultra Challenge Website:

HELP CENTRE >>

If you still need additional help or guidance – you can contact the Ultra Challenge Team at:

info@ultrachallenge.com

Tel: 0207 609 6695

 

Read the 2025 Terms & Conditions

18 Amazing Challenges

200,000+ adventurers have done an Ultra Challenge®, and the 18 events make up the UK’s biggest & best series of treks & trail runs – which have raised £60+ million for UK charities. Whichever challenge you choose, you’ll get full support 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®

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Lake District Ultra Challenge

7-8 June 2025

100 km loop + Half  + Marathon + Quarter Challenge options & Ambleside 10K

FULL DETAILS >

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Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge

3-4 May 2025

106 km ‘Full Island’ Loop + Half & Quarter Island options AND  ‘Cross Island’ & Medina 10 Mile challenges.

FULL DETAILS >

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London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge

24-25 May 2025

100 km + Half, Marathon & Quarter Challenge distance options + Brighton 25 km Loop!

FULL DETAILS >

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South Coast Ultra Challenge

6-7 Sept 2025

100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge options

FULL DETAILS >

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Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge

17-18 May 2025

100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge options AND Marathon & Bridport 10K

FULL DETAILS >

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Thames Path Ultra Challenge

13 – 14 Sept 2025

100 km + 3/4 + Half & Quarter Challenge options & Henley 10K

+ Thames Bridges 25km Trek (Sat – Central London)

+ Friday Moonlight 10K Walk (Central London)

+ The Henley 10K (Sunday)

FULL DETAILS >

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South West Coast 50 Ultra Challenge

2 August 2025

50 km Loop + 25 km & 10 km Challenge options

FULL DETAILS >

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The Bath 50 Ultra Challenge

29 March 2025

50 km Loop + 25 km & 10 km Challenge options

FULL DETAILS >

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Gower Peninsula Ultra Challenge

19-20 July 2025

100 km (fig. of 8) 50 km Loops (West & East) + Marathon + 25 km & 10 km Challenge options

FULL DETAILS >

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Peak District Ultra Challenge

28-29 June 2025

100 km (Fig. of 8) + Half (loop) & Quarter Challenge options & The Bakewell 10 Mile. 

FULL DETAILS >

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Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge

21 – 22 June 2025

100 km + 3/4 + Half & Quarter Challenge options. + Cirencester 10K

FULL DETAILS >

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Chiltern 50 Ultra Challenge

27 Sept 2025

50 km Loop + 25 km & 10K Challenge options

FULL DETAILS >

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North Downs 50 Ultra Challenge

12 July 2025

50 km Loop + 25 km & 10km Challenge options.

FULL DETAILS >

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Easter 50 Ultra Challenge

Sat 12 April 2025

Windsor

50 km, 25 km, 0r 10 km Loops from racecourse basecamp.

FULL DETAILS >

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London Summer Walk

23 August 2025

Marathon, Half Marathon, 10 km or 5 km looped routes – Woolwich Start / Finish

FULL DETAILS >

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London Halloween Walk

Sat 25 October 2025

25 KM or 10 KM spooky looped route options. Start / finish – The Oval Cricket Ground ‘dungeon’,

FULL DETAILS >

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NEW – Kent Downs 50 Ultra Challenge

Sat 11 October 2025

50 KM, 25 KM or 10 KM looped routes options. Start / finish – The Kent Showground nr. Maidstone.

FULL DETAILS >>

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Ultra CHALLENGE®

16 Amazing Events..

.. which make up UK’s biggest & best series of treks & trail runs; Sense are an official Charity partner.  You’ll get full support, enjoy some wonderful British countryside, and can push yourself further on an inspirational & accessible event. Walk, Jog, or Run a distance that suits you, at your pace; ranging from tough 100 km & 75 km  challenges, testing 50 km Half & 25 km Quarter options, down to more leisurely 10K taster events. There’s an Ultra Challenge® for everyone, and you can do yours to support Sense – an official Partner Charity.

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Lake District Ultra Challenge

8-9 June 2024

100 km loop from Kendal + Half, Quarter, & Marathon Challenge options + Ambleside 10K

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Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge

5-6 May 2024

106 km ‘Full Island’ Challenge + Half, Quarter, & ‘Cross Island’ options + Medina 10 mile.

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London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge

25-26 May 2024

100 km from Richmond + Half, Quarter, & Marathon Challenge distance options

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South Coast Ultra Challenge

7-8 Sept 2024

100 km Eastbourne to Arundel + Half & Quarter Challenge distance options

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Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge

18-19 May 2024

100 km Corfe Castle to Bridport + 3/4, Half, Quarter, & Marathon Challenge distance options – & Bridport 10K

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Thames Path Ultra Challenge

14- 15 Sept 2024

100 km from Putney to Henley + 3/4, Half & Quarter Challenge distance options

+ Thames Bridges 25 km Trek (Saturday)

+ Friday Moonlight 10 km / mile Walk ( from The Oval)

+ The Henley 10K (Sunday)

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South West Coast 50 Ultra Challenge

3 August 2024

50 km Loop from Minehead / Dunster basecamp + 25 km & 10 km Challenge distance options

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Peak District Ultra Challenge

6-7 July 2024

100 km ‘figure of 8’ Loops from Bakewell + 3/4, Half & Quarter Challenge distance options & ‘The Bakewell 10 Mile’. 

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Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge

22 – 23 June 2024

100 km – Loop from Cirencester + 3/4, Half & Quarter Challenge distance options + Cirencester 10K

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Chiltern 50 Ultra Challenge

28 Sept 2024

50 km Loop from Henley + 25 km & 10K Challenge distance options

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North Downs 50 Ultra Challenge

27 July 2024

50 km Loop from Guildford  + 25 km & 10km Challenge options.

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Easter 50 Ultra Challenge

Sat 6 April 2024

50 km Loop 0r 25 km Loop from Windsor basecamp + The Windsor 10K 

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London Summer Walk

Sat 24 August 2024

25 km walk – Woolwich Start / Finish

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London Winter Walk

Sat 27 & Sun 26 Jan 2024

From The Oval Cricket Ground (Central London) – Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K Challenge distance options.

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Your Challenge
Your Way!

Top quality endurance style events to take on at your pace, for a wide range of fitness levels, ages & experience. Join as a team of any size or as an individual, and support your favourite charity. You’ll enjoy wonderful British scenery, get full support all the way so you push yourself further, and with the camaraderie, spirit & determination – there’s an amazing sense of achievement at the finish line! With 16 events & up to 5 distance options, there’s an Ultra Challenge® for you!

YOUR CHALLENGE,  YOUR WAY, AT YOUR PACE!

Most choose to Walk at a pace that suits them; many ‘Jog’ so they might run some bits & also walk sections; at the front ‘Runners’ may be stepping up from a marathon distance to a fully supported ‘ultra’ distance, or testing themselves against the clock on the trails.

* Note4 of the events are ‘Walking / Trekking’ only.

A ‘continuous’ 100 km full ultra is quite tough, but is absolutely achievable with good preparation, the famous Ultra Challenge® support teams & rest stops stocked with plenty of food & drink. OR – there’s a 2 Day 100 km ‘Daylight’ option with half way camping as a great alternative.

There’s also a new 75 km 3/4 challenge option on some events, alongside a fantastic range of testing single day 50 km ‘Half’ challenges, scenic 25 km ‘Quarter’ challenges, and even a few 10 km / mile ‘taster’ options. 

* Minimum age rules per distance apply.

It only takes 2 to make a Team – but the more the merrier! A Team of friends, family, or work colleagues, can motivate & support each other, whilst sharing an unforgettable adventure together, and with a great reason to celebrate afterwards!

Teams can do the same, or a mix of challenge distances, and sign up with the same or a mix of fundraising options. Individuals will meet many new friends en route – and  the experienced Ultra Challenge® Support Team looks after everyone!

An Ultra Challenge® is a special journey. We’ll help you prepare with an App, online guides, forums, and training material. On the day there are camping options, shuttle busses, a warm up & noisy send off, a fully signed route, and chip timing.

There are marquee rest stops every 12.5 km or so – with a fantastic range of food & drink, alongside expert safety, medical & welfare teams – which enable you to go further on an Ultra Challenge® 

An Ultra Challenge® is a personal journey, and the finish line is a celebration, and often quite emotional for many. You’ll get a big cheer, a well earned high quality medal, a glass of fizz to toast your success, a visit to the massage tent, and a welcome finishers meal.

Memories will be long lasting – maybe personal goals redefined – and there’s a great sense of achievement that, once aches & pains subside, will leave you wanting another challenge! 

There are 3 ways to sign up to an Ultra Challenge® and support your favourite charity by fundraising & sponsorship. As these are tough events, you’ll be amazed at how much you can raise, as friends, family, & colleagues will recognise & appreciate the nature of  your endeavours! 

1. FULL SPONSORSHIP – you pay a small Reg Fee online & Fundraise to a minimum target – with 50% due 3 weeks prior to the event (the Charity then pays for your Challenge place).

  – EG for a 50 km challenge, £30 Reg Fee & £360 Fundraising 

* NOTE – sign up with this option via this Partner Charity webpage – and you get 50% OFF the normal Reg Fees!

2. MIXED FUNDING – you pay half the event place & also fundraise with a lower target – 50% due 3 weeks prior to the event (the Charity covers the balance of your place cost).

  – EG for a 50 km challenge, £75 Reg Fee & £225 Fundraising

3. OWN PLACE FUNDRAISING – you pay the full cost of your event place & also fundraise whatever you can for your Charity. NO targets or deadlines & NO event place cost for your Charity!

– EG for a 50 km challenge, £139 Fee & raise what you can!

** WITH ALL THE ABOVE OPTIONS – REG FEES & FUNDRAISING TARGETS VARY BY CHOSEN DISTANCE

OUR PARTNER EVENTs

From the Isle of Wight up to the Lake District, there are 16 fantastic events across the Ultra Challenge Series  you can join and support Sense in 2024.

Sense are official partners on the events below – meaning you will get 50% off your registration fee when choosing the ‘Full Sponsorship For Charity’ option, or you can cover the cost yourself, or choose ‘Mixed Funding’ for charity to split the cost. Each Ultra Challenge® is unique, with distance options to suit anyone who’s up for a challenge!

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OCTOBER 2024

Sat 12

KENT DOWNS 50
Ultra Challenge®

NEW end of season Ultra Challenge®– in the ‘Garden of England’.  A basecamp near Maidstone, with parking & weekend camping options, the main 50km looped route heads anticlockwise around the Kent Downs – starting on the North Downs Way to Blue Bell Hill, around picturesque Aylesford, and following the River Medway to Mote Park at halfway for a picnic. Along the Len Valley Walk to the majestic Leeds Castle, then the North Downs Way back to the showground finish line and celebration. It’s easily accessible; you’ll get full support; and with 25km & 10km options also available,  there’s a Kent Downs Ultra Challenge® waiting for you!

A great way to end the season, with extra hospitality to turn it into a celebration. The route will surprise some as it’s rural, scenic, and varied – and all quite close to London & accessible. Why not join us? 

  • 50 km – out on the North Downs Way to Blue Bell Hill before turning south and around to the picturesque village of Aylesford one of the River Medway’s hidden jewels via Eccles. From Aylesford the route follows the River Medway to Maidstone and then onto and through Mote Park.  From Mote Park the route continues southwest along the Len Valley Walk to Leeds Castle where it turns to rejoin the North Downs Way to Detling and back to the Kent Showground.
  • 25 kmsits within the 50km loop and splits off at the picturesque village of Aylesford one of the River Medway’s hidden jewels heading east on Augustine Camino to Detling via Boxley and back to the Kent Showground.
  • Chiltern 10KThe 10km loop sits within both the 50km and 25km loop and splits off at the Pilgrim Way returning to Detling via Boxley and back to the Kent Showground. You’ll be rewarded with a medal, glass of fizz & discounted hot meal to celebrate your achievements.

Transport Options

  • Pre-event shuttles from local train station
  • Post-event shuttles to nearest train station
  • Parking – at the Kent Showground basecamp

Camping Options

  • Inclusive package, or pitch only / camper van
  • Friday evening – Kent Showground basecamp
  • Saturday evening – at Kent Showground basecamp

Optional bookings - do once you've signed up to the Challenge.

The Ultra Challenge website has full details of the event. Visit it, but return to this page to sign up.

ALL OTHER EVENTS

Sign up to support Sense and get 25% off the ‘Full Sponsorship For Charity’ registration fee on any of the events below, or you can cover the cost yourself, or choose ‘Mixed Funding’ for charity to split the cost. 

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south west coast 50

AUGUST 2024

Sat 3

South West Coast 50
Ultra Challenge®

Was new for 2022 – and proved to be a real gem! From basecamp in the shadow of Dunster Castle, the route takes in the fabulous 1st section of the 630 mile SW Coastal Path – from Minehead to Porlock, with fantastic views out towards Wales. Then it’s up & over scenic Exmoor via Dunkery Beacon as we head back to basecamp after an unforgettable 50 km & testing 1600 metres of climb. With camping options, BBQ, bar, entertainment & beaches nearby, it’s a summer highlight not to miss!

A great challenge in the South West taking in the start of the magnificent South West Coastal Path, and the unique countryside of Exmoor – including Dunkery Beacon (Exmoor’s high point) – with panoramic views. Our start / finish venue beneath Dunster Castle is ‘challenge basecamp’ – with a full range of hospitality & camping options across the weekend.

  • 50 km Loop Challenge – from Dunster Castle basecamp near Minehead – with the coastal path, Exmoor, and Dunkery Beacon.

  • 25 km 1st Half  Challenge – from Dunster Castle basecamp to Porlock – via Minehead and the coastal path

  • 25 km 2nd Half Challenge – from Porlock up to Exmoor – over Dunkery Beacon and back to  Dunster basecamp

  • 25 km Loop Challenge – from Dunster Castle basecamp – with the coastal path & Exmoor.

  • Dunster 10K – a fantastic looped route from our basecamp area below the majestic Castle – up into the surrounding woodland & hills on the estate trails – with fantastic views. 

Transport Options

  • Pre-event transfers from Taunton Station to Dunster basecamp
  • Pre-event transfers so you can park at Porlock (for 25 km)  of your challenge, and get a transfer to the start
  • Post event transfers – to local train stations
  • Weekend parking at Dunster basecamp 

Camping Options

  • Inclusive package, or pitch only / camper van
  • Friday night at Dunster basecamp
  • Saturday night at Dunster basecamp

Optional bookings - do once you've signed up to the Challenge.

The Ultra Challenge website has full details of the event. Visit it, but return to this page to sign up.

AUGUST 2024

Sat 24

London
Summer Walk

Explore the ‘gateway to London’ along the River Thames eastern section. Starting by Woolwich Royal Artillery Barracks, our NEW 25 km looped route heads along the Thames Path around Greenwich Peninsula – past the O2, Old Royal Naval College, Cutty Sark – through the Greenwich tunnel to Docklands & Thames Barrier Park – back to Woolwich via the 2nd foot tunnel. A route steeped in history and capped with a BBQ & bar at the finish – and a great summer bank holiday weekend adventure! 

A 25 KM Walking Challenge  – taking in some of the Capital’s historic areas and sights in the eastern section of the River Thames. A great way to get active over the Bank Holiday weekend and explore new parts of London – and to celebrate the end of summer with a BBQ and bar at the finish.

  • 25 km Loop Challenge – from our Woolwich basecamp adjacent to the Barracks  – around the Greenwich Peninsular – along the Thames Path – and into Docklands. Back to Woolwich via the foot tunnel. Start times – 9.30 to 11.00am – walking only (no running) – rest stop en route with snacks & drinks

Transport Options

Excellent transport links – with New Elizabeth Line – DLR – over ground trains from London Bridge – and the River Busses all head to Woolwich.

The Ultra Challenge website has full details of the event. Visit it, but return to this page to sign up.

SEPTEMBER 2024

7-8

South Coast
Ultra Challenge®