South West Coast 50
Ultra CHALLENGE®
Sat 2 August 2025
- Walk, Jog, or Run
- Somerset / Exmoor
- 50km, 25km & 10K Loops
- Dunster Basecamp
- Camping Packages
- Transfers
- Food & Drink
- Bar
- Solo Challenger Start Option
- Ultra March Option
- Medal
- T Shirt
Perhaps the BEST 50km challenge on our calendar! A fantastic ‘South West’ summer challenge – taking in the first Minehead section of the famous 630 mile Coastal Path, and with an extensive ‘basecamp’ in the shadows of the impressive Dunster Castle. The 50 km loop then heads over Exmoor with ups & downs and some magnificent views with over 1600 metres of climb. You’ll get full support all the way, and with 25 km options also, plus a family friendly 10K event – along with weekend camping packages & festival style hospitality at basecamp – there’s a South West Coast Ultra Challenge for everyone!
The Ultra Challenge Experience
Endurance events for a wide range of fitness & ages – and UK’s #1 series of treks & 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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Get in Touch:
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50 km loop, at your pace, through the day & into the night if you’re walking.
Dunster > Dunster
- Saturday 2 August 2025
- Start – Dunster basecamp
- 50 km & ~1600m climb
- Finish – Dunster basecamp
- Camping options available (Fri & Sat)
25 KM loop ay your pace
- Saturday 2 August 2025
- Start – Dunster basecamp
- ~25 km & ~600m climb
- Finish – Dunster basecamp
- Camping options available (Fri / Sat)
1st Half of the 50KM loop – along the coastal path
- Saturday 2 August 2025
- Start – Dunster basecamp
- ~25 km &~600m climb
- Finish – Porlock
- Transfers back to basecamp available
- Camping options available (Fri / Sat)
2nd Half of 50KM loop – up and over Exmoor – back to basecamp.
- Saturday 2 August 2025
- Start – Porlock
- ~25 km &~1000m climb
- Finish – Dunster basecamp
- Transfers to the start (from basecamp) available
- Camping options available (Fri / Sat)
10 km Loop – up & around the Deer Park next to the Castle
- Saturday 2 August 2025
- Start – Dunster basecamp
- ~10 km
- Finish line – Dunster basecamp
- Camping options available (Fri / Sat)
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 South West Coast 50 is fun, safe, and rewarding – with full support all the way, enabling you to push yourself further in fantastic scenery. With camping options at basecamp near Dunster Castle – and with Minehead close by – it will be a fantastic active summer weekend away!
LAST CHANCE JUNE!
UP TO 75% OFF CHARITY REG FEE
+ ‘MULTI DEALS’ – UP TO 25% OFF
+ ‘DUO SELF FUND’ – 10% OFF
Ends Sunday 22 June
Official Charity Partners
Walk, Hike, or Trek
100km < 24 hours
& 50 km < 12 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.
'MULTI DEALS' for 3 events or more. SAVE up to 25%!
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 - 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 JUNE (use code JUNEDEAL 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 JUNE
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®.
