South West Coast 50
Ultra CHALLENGE®
Sat 3 Aug 2024 - REGISTRATION OPEN
- Open for Sign Up
- Dunster Basecamp
- 50 km Loop + 25 km & 10K
- Camping Packages
- Transfers
A fantastic ‘South West’ summer challenge for 2024 – 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. 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.
50 km loop, at your pace, through the day & into the night if you’re walking.
Dunster > Dunster
- Saturday 3 August 2024
- Start – Dunster basecamp
- 50 km & ~1600m climb
- Finish – Dunster basecamp
- Camping options available (Fri & Sat)
25 KM loop ay your pace
- Saturday 3 August 2024
- 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 3 August 2024
- 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 3 August 2024
- 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 3 August 2024
- 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!
2024 EARLY BIRD
FREE TECH T-SHIRT*
… worth £20 – Sign Up by 1st Oct
AND – 15% OFF Registration
Use coupon code EARLY200 at checkout
+ up to 25% OFF with ‘Multi Deals’
& Payment Plan option!
100km prices frozen for the 4th year!
* 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’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 50 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 Reg 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 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!
15 Amazing Challenges
175,000 or so 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, 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 inspirational event.
There’s one autumn Challenge left – and all 2024 events are open for sign-up.
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
23 Sept 2023
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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