Challenge Events
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Take on a challenge for and see what you can achieve! Whether you run, swim, or cycle, you can have fun and get fit while raising vital funds and awareness. Take a look at the challenges on offer now.
Walk, jog or run
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28 May 2026Bath 50 Ultra Challenge
Centred on this elegant historic city, take on a 50km Ultra, a testing 25km, or a sharp 10km challenge at your
paceas a walk, jog or run- and fundraise for your favourite charity! From the Racecourse basecamp, 2000
adventurers will head out on looped routes around & through Bath –with fantastic panoramic views, past the
famous Royal Crescent, and taking in many of the city’s sights & surrounding countryside. Join as an individual
or as a team; you’ll get full support all the way, plenty of food & drink, a special medal, T shirt& celebration
finish back at basecamp -and a great sense of achievement!Push yourself further in 2026, take on an Ultra
Challenge – the UK’s No.1 Series of treks & trail challenges.
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18 Apr 2026Windsor 50 Ultra Challenge
Get active after the Easter holidays and take on a historic 50 km Ultra, a testing 25 km, or a sharp 10 km
challenge at your pace as a walk, jog, or run - and fundraise for your favourite charity! From a Windsor
Racecourse basecamp 2000 adventurers will head out on looped routes through the Great Park with fantastic
views of the Castle, on to Runnymede, along the Thames Path, and taking in some wonderful surrounding
countryside. Join as an individual or as a team; you’ll get full support all the way, plenty of food & drink, a
special medal, T shirt & celebration finish back at basecamp -and a great sense of achievement! Push yourself
further in 2026, take on an Ultra Challenge – the UK’s No.1 Series of treks & trail challenges.
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02 May 2026Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge
Great challenges need great settings, and up to 2,000 adventurers will tackle the Isle of Wight’s stunning
coastal path over the bank holiday weekend. Take it on at your paceas a walk, jog, or run - and fundraise for
your favourite charity! It’s along the spectacular southern cliffs, past the Needles, and up to historic Cowes.
For Full Island challengers it’s on to Ventnor, and back to our welcome basecamp in Chale after an epic
journey! Join as an individual or as a team; you’ll get full support all the way, plenty of food & drink, optional
camping& transfers, a special medal, T shirt and celebration finish. With distance options ranging from the full
106km, down to the ‘Medina 10 mile’ – there’s an Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge for everyone!Push yourself
further in 2026, take on an Ultra Challenge – the UK’s No.1 Series of treks & trail challenges.
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16 May 2026Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge
Spectacular World Heritage coastline to take on at your pace as a walk, jog, or run – and fundraise for your
favourite charity! A start in Corfe Castle, the route heads down to Swanage, and along through Lulworth Cove,
past Durdle Door, with ups & downs to Weymouth halfway. For full 100 km challengers, it’s past Portland Bill,
Chesil Beach, and on to West Bay –before a finish line in the vibrant town of Bridport. With half, Weymouth
Marathon, quarter, and 10kmchallenge options also – it’s the event of the year!Join up to 3,000 adventures as
an individual or as a team; you’ll get full support all the way, plenty of food & drink, optional camping &
transfers, a special medal, T shirt & celebration finish - and a great sense of achievement! Push yourself further
in 2026, take on an Ultra Challenge – the UK’s No.1 Series of treks & trail challenges.
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23 May 2026London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge
2,000 or so adventurers will take on the Capital to Coast trails and test their grit & determination. You can join
and take it on at your pace as a walk, jog, or run - and fundraise for your favourite charity! Richmond-UponThames is the start, and it’s over the North Downs with wonderful Surrey & Sussex countryside to halfway at
Turners Hill. The full 100km route heads over the South Downs before the welcome sight of the Brighton
coastline comes into view. Sign up as an individual or as a team; you’ll get full support all the way, plenty of
food & drink, optional camping & transfers, a special medal, T shirt and celebration finish. With half,
quarter, Marathon & 25km options also available – there’s bank holiday weekend challenge here for everyone!
Push yourself further in 2026, take on an Ultra Challenge – the UK’s No.1 Series of treks & trail challenges.
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06 Jun 2026Lake District Ultra Challenge
Take on England’s finest countryside at your pace as a walk, jog, or run – and fundraise for your favourite
charity! Challenge basecamp is in Kendal, and it’s a 100km looped route with a few tough hills to Ambleside; a
halfwaypoint by Lake Windermere with stunning views enroute, and a huge welcome back at basecamp! Join
up to 2,000 adventurers and sign up as an individual or as a team; you’ll get full support all the way, plenty of
food & drink, optional camping& transfers, a special medal, T shirt and celebration finish. With 50km half,
marathon, quarter & 10kmdistance options also available – there’s a Lake District Challenge for everyone!
Push yourself further in 2026, take on an Ultra Challenge – the UK’s No.1 Series of treks & trail challenges.
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13 Jun 2026Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge
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 or so adventurers to test themselves. Rolling hills, villages, footpaths &
stunning views to take on at your pace as a walk, jog, or run – and fundraise for your favourite charity! Join as an
individual or as a team; you’ll get full support all the way, plenty of food & drink, optional camping, University
style accommodation& transfers, a special medal, T shirt and celebration finish. With 50km, 25km&10km
distance option also – there’s a Cotswold’s Way Challenge for everyone. Push yourself further in 2026, take on
an Ultra Challenge – the UK’s No.1 Series of treks & trail
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20 Jun 2026North Yorks Ultra Challenge
A basecamp in Scarborough and a stunning coastal & moorland challenge, which you can take it on at your
pace as a walk, jog, or run – and fundraise for your favourite charity! The route heads around the town and then
north on the Cleveland Way, with a stunning coastline up through Robin Hood Bay and onwards to Whitby, and
a welcome halfway 50km stop. For full 100km challengers, it’s along the Esk Valley before heading south into
classic moorland scenery, and back to Scarborough basecamp. Sign up as an individual or as a team; you’ll
get full support all the way, plenty of food & drink, optional camping & transfers, a special medal, T shirt and
celebration finish. With 50km, 25km & 10-mileoptions also available – there’s a challenge for everyone! Push
yourself further in 2026, take on an Ultra Challenge – the UK’s No.1 Series of treks & trail challenges
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04 Jul 2026Peak District Ultra Challenge
A basecamp in idyllic Bakewell will welcome 3,000 adventurers who will test themselves in the fabulous Peak
District National Park. You can take it on at your pace as a walk, jog, or run –and fundraise for your favourite
charity! There’s a range of camping options and extensive hospitality & welfare services –with a full 100km
Challenge which takes a tough & varied figure of 8 route through Derbyshire’s finest scenery. Sign up as an
individual or as a team; you’ll get full support all the way, plenty of food & drink, a special medal, T shirt and
celebration finish. With 50km, 25km & 10-mile options also available – there’s a challenge here for everyone!
Push yourself further in 2026, take on an Ultra Challenge – the UK’s No.1 Series of treks & trail challenges
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18 Jul 2026Gower Peninsula Ultra Challenge
Set in the stunning Gower Peninsula -famous for its golden beaches, limestone cliffs, wild moors, ridges, and
woodlands – take on a challenge at your pace as a walk, jog, or run – and fundraise for your favourite charity!
There are weekend camping options and the full 100km challenge is a figure of 8 route made up of west & east
loops which take in the best of the Peninsula, and its varied, unique landscape. Sign up as an individual or as a
team; you’ll get full support all the way, plenty of food & drink, a special medal, T shirt and celebration finish.
With 50km, 25km, and 10kmchallenge options also – there’s a Gower Peninsula challenge for everyone! Push
yourself further in 2026, take on an Ultra Challenge – the UK’s No.1 Series of treks & trail challenges
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25 Jul 2026South West Coast 50 Ultra Challenge
A fantastic ‘South West’ summer challenge, taking in the first Minehead section of the famous 630-mile
Coastal Path, and a basecamp in the shadows of the impressive Dunster Castle. The 50km loop then heads
over Exmoor with ups & downs and some magnificent views with over 1600 metres of climb. You can take it on
at your pace as a walk, jog, or run – and fundraise for your favourite charity! Sign up as an individual or as a
team; you’ll get full support all the way, plenty of food & drink, optional camping & transfers, a special medal, T
shirt and celebration finish. With 25km & 10km options also available – there’s a challenge for everyone! Push
yourself further in 2026, take on an Ultra Challenge – the UK’s No.1 Series of treks & trail challenges.
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01 Aug 2026North Downs 50 Ultra Challenge
The North Downs provides a fabulous challenge from a Guildford basecamp, with a looped 50 km route which
takes in some of the best of the Surrey hills and the surrounding countryside. You can take it on at your pace as
a walk, jog, or run – and fundraise for your favourite charity! A route with some wonderful scenery & fabulous
views out to the south, and easily accessible from London! Sign up as an individual or as a team; you’ll get full
support all the way, plenty of food & drink, optional camping & transfers, a special medal, T shirt and
celebration finish. With 25km & 10km options also available – there’s a summer challenge here for everyone!
Push yourself further in 2026, take on an Ultra Challenge – the UK’s No.1 Series of treks & trail challenges
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05 Sep 2026South Coast Ultra Challenge
The South Downs National Park is a superb backdrop for 2000 adventurers to take on a real challenge, and you
can take it on at your pace as a walk, jog, or run – and fundraise for your favourite charity! An Eastbourne start,
up Beachy Head, the magnificent Seven Sisters, and along the South Downs Way, with stunning views over the
sea, to a Brighton half-way. Devil’s Dyke, and a few ups & downs lie ahead before Arundel comes into view after
an amazing 100 km journey. Sign up as an individual or as a team; you’ll get full support all the way, plenty of
food & drink, optional camping & transfers, a special medal, T shirt and celebration finish. With half & quarter
distance options also available – there’s a challenge for everyone! Push yourself further in 2026, take on an
Ultra Challenge – the UK’s No.1 Series of treks & trail challenges!
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12 Sep 2026Thames Path Ultra Challenge
England’s greatest river provides a fantastic backdrop for an unforgettable challenge, which you can take on
at your pace as a walk, jog, or run – and fundraise for your favourite charity! Over 3000 adventurers will join the
Putney Bridge start, and the full 100km route heads upstream to Henley along the famous Towpath. It’s
through Richmond, Hampton Court, Runnymede, and Windsor, with some wonderful scenery to a riverside
finish line. Sign up as an individual or as a team; you’ll get full support all the way, plenty of food & drink,
optional camping & transfers, a special medal, T shirt and celebration finish. With 50km, 25km & Henley 10km
options also available – there’s a Thames Path Challenge for everyone! Push yourself further in 2026, take on
an Ultra Challenge – the UK’s No.1 Series of treks & trail challenges!
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26 Sep 2026Chiltern 50 Ultra Challenge
A 50km looped challenge in some of the Chilterns finest countryside, with historic trails, rolling hills, nature
reserves, with fantastic views. Join up to 2,000 adventurers and take it on at your pace as a walk, jog, or run -
and fundraise for your favourite charity! A base camp in Henley, and a route with real variety and some
wonderful scenery – and easily accessible from London. Sign up as an individual or as a team; you’ll get full
support all the way, plenty of food & drink, optional camping & transfers, a special medal, T shirt and
celebration finish. With 25km & 10km options also available – there’s a Chilterns Challenge for everyone! Push
yourself further in 2026, take on an Ultra Challenge – the UK’s No.1 Series of treks & trail challenges!
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10 Oct 2026Kent Downs 50 Ultra Challenge
An end of season Ultra Challenge in the ‘Garden of England’. A basecamp near Maidstone, join up to 2,000
adventurers and you can take it on at your pace as a walk, jog, or run – and fundraise for your favourite charity!
The 50km looped route heads anticlockwise on the North Downs Way to Blue Bell Hill, following the River
Medway to Mote Park at halfway for a picnic. Along the Len Valley Walk to the majestic Leeds Castle, and the
North Downs Way back to the showground finish line. Sign up as an individual or as a team; you’ll get full
support all the way, plenty of food & drink, optional camping & transfers, a special medal, T shirt and
celebration finish. With 25km & 10km options also available – there’s a challenge for everyone! Push yourself
further in 2026, take on an Ultra Challenge – the UK’s No.1 Series of treks & trail challenges!
Walking only
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24 Jan 2026London Winter Walk
A great event to wrap up and walk off the Christmas & New Year celebrations; maybe kick start a new
fitness regime - and to fundraise for your favourite charity! There are Full Marathon, Half Marathon &
10km distance options – and an accessible ‘Family Fun 5K’ on the Sunday. All routes start & finish at
The Oval Cricket Ground, and take in highlights of the Thames, its historic bridges, and many of the
Capital’s landmarks. Sign up as a team, or as an individual and families are welcome. There’s rest
stops with snacks & drinks, a special medal, and hot food back at the finish before you head home.
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22 Aug 2026London Summer Walk
Get your walking shoes on and explore some of the Capital’s less known historic areas with a tour of the
‘gateway to London’ along the Thames’s eastern section– and fundraise for your favourite charity. Starting
alongside the grandeur of Woolwich Barracks (short walk from Elizabeth Line, DLR, & Overground) – there’s a
marathon looped route, which heads into the heart of the Capital – alongside a 25km option taking in
Greenwich, and a 10km option if you’re after something a bit shorter! Routes steeped in history with iconic
sights, a lively warm up, full support all the way, rest stops with snacks & drinks, and capped with a BBQ meal,
bar & music at the finish, making for a wonderful active end of summer celebration!
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11 Sep 2026Thames Moonlight 10
Take on either a spirited Friday evening 10km or an energetic 10-mile looped route walk through the heart of
London as darkness falls, and the Moon rises –and fundraise for your favourite charity! The Oval Cricket
Ground is the start / finish venue –and experience London in a different light, passing famous landmarks –
including St Paul’s, Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, the London Eye and more. Sign up as an individual or as
a team; you’ll get full support all the way, a special Moon medal, T shirt and celebration finish with some hot
food & drink.
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12 Sep 2026Thames Bridges Trek
Join 2500 walkers and trek 25 km across the Capital with unrivalled views of the skyline & landmarks –and you
can fundraise for your favourite charity! From a Putney Bridge start it’s East towards the City, zigzagging over 16
historic bridges, each with a fascinating story – and a mid-point rest stop at The Oval Cricket Ground for snacks
& drinks. 25 km later, beyond the majestic Tower Bridge, it’s a party style finish line celebration & afternoon
picnic in Southwark Park. Sign up as an individual or as a team; you’ll get full support all the way, plenty of food
& drink, a special medal, T shirt and celebration finish. With a 10 km option also available -there’s a fabulous
Thames Walk for you!
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31 Oct 2026London Halloween Walk
Why not risk a hair-raising hike around some of the City’s scary streets and historic haunts and raise money for
your favourite charity! Choose your distance, gather your bravest guys & ghouls to make up a team – or go it
alone if you dare and meet up with other chilling challengers. You’ll get full support all the way, dress to
distress, and creepy dungeon keepers at The Oval Cricket Ground start & finish will meet, greet & shock. Once
you escape there’s ghostly looped routes, with zombie rest stops, and if you manage to get back in one piece
there’s a macabre medal, a glass of the Devil’s fizz, some horrific hot food & drink!
Running
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15 Feb 2026Rayneing Medals Anniversary
Get ready to lace up your running shoes and celebrate the sixth anniversary of the Hare & Tortoise Running Ltd event, the Rayne'ing Medals Anniversary, taking place on Sunday, February 15, 2026! This exciting occasion will be held at The Flitch Way in Rayne, offering a picturesque backdrop for runners of all levels. Participants can choose from five different race distances, including a marathon, a 6-hour timed event, a half marathon, a 10km, and a 5km option. With a unique twist, runners can select their route after each 5km loop, adding an extra layer of fun to the experience!
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08 Mar 2026Colchester Half-Marathon
Starting and finishing at the JobServe Community Stadium - the route will take you past some of Colchester's iconic landmarks!
Thousands of people line the streets to cheer you on as you run through the City centre, then you head out into the scenic country lanes surrounding Colchester!
Swimming
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16 May 2026Essex Open Water Swims
Wild Deer Events are excited to return to Essex for a very special opportunity to swim in the breath-taking Hanningfield Reservoir – a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) – on Saturday 16th May 2026!
Nestled between Billericay and Chelmsford, Hanningfield Waterside Park offers a truly unique experience. With access rarely granted for open water swimming, this is your chance to enjoy a swim surrounded by mature woodlands and expansive views across the 870-acre reservoir.
Cycling
Global adventure challenges
Fancy taking on something a little different, something more challenging? Then sign up for an Open Challenge via the Global Adventure website. They have some fantastic opportunities to choose from. Whether you’d like to trek, cycle, sled, raft or run there’s a challenge out there for you.
