Peak District
Ultra Challenge®
6/7 JULY '24 - NEW YEAR DEAL ON!
- Don't Miss This one!
- 100, 75, 50 & 25 km & Bakewell 10 mile
- New 'ULTRA MARCH' Option
- Bakewell Basecamp
- Camping Packages
- Transfers
Our basecamp 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 three quarter, half, quarter & 10 mile distance options also which pass Chatsworth House – there’s a Peak District Ultra Challenge for everyone!
The Ultra Challenge Experience
Endurance events for a wide range of fitness & ages and the UK’s #1 series of treks & tril runs. 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.
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 6 July 2024
- Start – Bakewell basecamp
- 100 km & ~2150 m climb
- Finish – Bakewell basecamp
Camping options available at Bakewell basecamp.
NEW ‘ULTRA MARCH’ OPTION. See Below.
100 km over 2 days, with optional camping packages at Bakewell basecamp half way (it’s a figure of 8 route) – or book a hotel / B&B – and rest!
Day 1 – Bakewell Northern Loop
- Saturday 6 July 2024
- Start – Bakewell basecamp
- 52 km & ~1250 m climb
- Finish – Bakewell basecamp
Day 2 – Bakewell Southern Loop
- Sunday 7 July 2024
- Start – Bakewell basecamp
- 48 km & ~900 m climb
- Finish – Bakewell basecamp
Camping options available at Backwell basecamp
New for 2024 & ideal if you want to ‘up your distance’ – without committing to a Full 100km. Do the popular 25km loop – and then head out on the 2nd half of the main challenge.
Bakewell > Bakewell
- Saturday 6 July 2024
- Start – Bakewell basecamp
- ~73 km & ~1500 m climb
- Finish line – Bakewell basecamp
Camping options available at Backwell basecamp
A scenic & tough Northern Loop of the Peak District.
Bakewell > Bakewell
- Saturday 6 July 2024
- Start – Bakewell basecamp
- 52 km & 1250 m climb
- Finish – Bakewell basecamp
Camping options available at Backwell basecamp
Take on the Southern Loop of the Peak District.
Bakewell > Bakewell
- Sunday 7 July 2024
- Start – Bakewell basecamp
- 48 km & ~900 m elevation
- Finish line – Bakewell basecamp
Camping options available at Backwell basecamp
25km Bakewell loop
Bakewell (basecamp) > Bakewell (basecamp)
- Saturday 6th July 2024
- Start- Bakewell – basecamp
- 25km & ~ 600 m elevation
- Finish line – Bakewell – basecamp
Camping options available at Backwell basecamp
Bakewell 10 Miles (Loop)
Bakewell > Bakewell
- Saturday 6th July 2024
- Start – Bakewell – basecamp
- 10m & ~ 350 m climb
- Finish line – Bakewell – basecamp
Camping options available at Backwell 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, a fantastic figure of 8 route with weekend camping options at the Bakewell basecamp – enabling you to push yourself further in some wonderful rugged countryside.
Walk, Hike, or Trek
PEAK DISTRICT
100 km < 24 hrs / 50 km <12 hrs
Up for a NEW Style of Ultra Challenge?
Many who run & jog can crack the 24 hr/100km or 12 hr / 50km target. However, 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 the Peak District Ultra Challenge!
- Participants opt in to ‘Ultra March’ category (100km or 1st Half 50km)
- Up to 300 will set off together as a big Ultra March group.
- Single Start Time – 10.00am Saturday.
- FREE Ultra March T shirt & headband picked up ‘on-the-day’.
- Ultra March ‘Pacers’ set min. pace (with ‘sensible’ rest stop time).
- Special Finishers Medal & Certificate .
- ‘Hall of Fame’ on the Ultra Challenge website (optional!).
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’ to ensure the above.
- You must complete 100km is sub 24 hrs / 50km < 12 hrs to qualify for special medal & certificate.
- If you are ‘outside’ of the 24 hr / 12 hr target – you still celebrate with a conventional ‘Ultra Challenge’ medal / certificate.
NOT YET SIGNED UP TO THIS ULTRA CHALLENGE?
- You will be able to ‘opt’ into the Ultra March Category on the ‘100km Continuous’ or 1st Half ~50km Registration / Sign Up Form. So follow the normal ‘Sign Up’ links.
ALREADY SIGNED UP TO THIS ULTRA CHALLENGE?
- If you’ve already signed up for 100km (or 1st Half ~50km) as a walker – you can ‘switch’ into the ‘Ultra March’ category on this event at ZERO cost. Use the LINK BELOW to request this; select Peak District – and we’ll get it processed.
ULTRA MARCH REQUEST >>
SPRING DEAL
50% OFF Full Charity Places...
Use Code - CHARITY50%
VALID TO 30th APRIL '24
Excludes 10km/10mile Events
+ option to purchase ultra challenge sports cap for £10
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 many fantastic charities, which benefit from £8+ million / year of Ultra Challenge fundraising. Our ‘Series Partners’ and ‘Challenge Partners’ are some of the UK’s major national & regional charities. 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 400+ other ‘Listed Charities’ involved that you can support. Choose your charity – set up a JustGiving sponsorship page – and make your Ultra Challenge® count!
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!
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Corporate Team Packages
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15 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, 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!
Lake District Ultra Challenge
8-9 June 2024
100 km loop + Half & Quarter Challenge options & Ambleside 10K
1 of 15Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge
5-6 May 2024
106 km ‘Full Island’ Loop + Half & Quarter Island options.
2 of 15London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge
25-26 May 2024
100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge distance options
3 of 15South Coast Ultra Challenge
7-8 Sept 2024
100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge options
4 of 15Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge
18-19 May 2024
100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge options AND Marathon + Double Marathon & Bridport 10K
5 of 15Thames 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)
6 of 15South West Coast 50 Ultra Challenge
3 August 2024
50 km Loop + 25 km & 10 km Challenge options
7 of 15Peak District Ultra Challenge
6-7 July 2024
100 km Loop + Half & Quarter Challenge options & The Bakewell 10 Mile.
8 of 15Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge
22 – 23 June 2024
100 km + Half & Quarter Challenge options.
9 of 15Chiltern 50 Ultra Challenge
28 Sept 2024
50 km Loop + 25 km & 10K Challenge options
10 of 15North Downs 50 Ultra Challenge
27 July 2024
50 km Loop + 25 km & 10km Challenge options.
11 of 15Easter 50 Ultra Challenge
Sat 12 April 2025
Windsor
50 km, 25 km, 0r 10 km Loops
12 of 15London Summer Walk
Sat 24 August 2024
25 KM or 10 KM looped route – Woolwich Start / Finish
13 of 15London Halloween Walk
Sat 26 October 2024
25 KM or 10 KM spooky looped route options. Start / finish – The Oval Cricket Ground ‘dungeon’,
14 of 15NEW – Kent Downs 50 Ultra Challenge
Sat 12 October 2024
50 KM, 25 KM or 10 KM looped routes options. Start / finish – The Kent Showground nr. Maidstone.
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