Ultra Challenge Series: various dates
Are you a regular walker but new to endurance events? Perhaps a seasoned trekker looking for testing adventures? Or even a marathon runner wanting to 'up' your distance? Whether it's past magnificent coastal scenery, or in stunning open countryside, there's an Ultra Challenge for you.
It’s your challenge, your way. Many of the challenges have various distance options and even better – you can choose to walk, jog or run your way along one of 24 great routes across the UK.
Sign up for just £5 for any 2027 event for any distance. Plus, a free training virtual challenge and a free tech tee!
London Winter Walk
A great event to wrap up and walk off the Christmas and New Year celebrations. All routes start and finish at The Oval Cricket Ground, and take in highlights of the Thames, its historic bridges, and many of the Capital’s landmarks.
When: Saturday 30 or Sunday 31 January 2027
Where: The Oval Cricket Ground, London
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from a full marathon, half marathon or 10km
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a t-shirt and hot food at the finish
Bath 50 Ultra Challenge®
Centred on this elegant historic city, 2,000 adventurers will head out on looped routes around and through Bath. With fantastic panoramic views, your walk, jog or run will start and end at the Racecourse. You'll pass the famous Royal Crescent and take in many of the city’s sights and surrounding countryside.
When: Saturday 20 March 2027
Where: Bath Racecourse, Bath
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 50km, 25km or 10km
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt
Windsor 50 Ultra Challenge®
Get active after the Easter holidays and take on a historic 50km Ultra, a testing 25km, or a sharp 10km challenge. Starting at Windsor Racecourse, you'll take on a looped route through the Great Park, with fantastic views of the Castle, on to Runnymede, along the Thames Path, and taking in some wonderful surrounding countryside.
When: Saturday 17 April 2027
Where: Chale, the Isle of Wight
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 50km, 25km or 10km
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt
Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge®
Great challenges need great settings. Spend your May bank holiday weekend tackling the Isle of Wight's stunning coastal path. Travel along the spectacular southern cliffs, past the Neeedles and up to historic Cowes. The longer routes will see you journey through to Ventnor, before finshing back at the basecamp in Chale.
When: Saturday 1 - Sunday 2 May 2027
Where: Chale, the Isle of Wight
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 106km, 50km, 25km or 10 miles
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt. Optional camping and transfers
Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge®
A spectacular World Heritage coastline to take on at your pace as a walk, jog or run. Starting at Corfe Castle, the route heads down to Swanage, along through Lulworth Cove and past Durdle Door. For full 100km challenges, you'll pass Portland Bill, Chesil Beach and West Bay, before finishing in the vibrant town of Bridport.
When: Saturday 15 - Sunday 16 May 2027
Where: Jurassic Coast, Dorset
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 100km, ~50km, Marathon and ~25km
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt. Optional camping and transfers
London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge®
Take on the Capital to Coast trails and test your grit and determination. Starting in Richmond-Upon-Thames you'll travel through the North Downs, with wonderful Surrey and Sussex countryside, to the halfway point at Turners Hill. The full 100km route heads over the South Downs before welcoming you with coastline views to Brighton.
When: Saturday 29 - Sunday 20 May 2027
Where: Starting at Richmond, ending in Brighton
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 100km, ~50km and ~25km
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt. Optional camping and transfers
Lake District Ultra Challenge®
Take on England's finest countryside at your pace as a walk, jog or run. This challenge starts in Kendal and, with the 100km challenge, takes you on a looped route up a few tough hills to Ambleside and past the stunning views of Lake Windermere at the halfway mark.
When: Saturday 5 - Sunday 6 June 2027
Where: Kendal, the Lake District
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 100km, 50km and 25km
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt. Optional camping and transfers
Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge®
Starting at Cirencester, walk, jog or run your way through rolling hills, villages, footpaths and the stunning views of the heart of the Cotswolds. Join the 2,000 or so adventurers testing themselves on this looped route.
When: Saturday 12 - Sunday 13 June 2027
Where: Cirencester, the Cotswolds
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 100km, 50km, 25km and 10km
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt. Optional camping, university style accommodation and transfers
North Norfolk 50 Ultra Challenge®
Starting Cromer Hall, walk, jog or run your way on the 'Weavers Way' through diverse landscapes and woodlands. On this relatively flat route, you'll also be up on the Norfolk Coastal path, with it's dramatic cliffs and sandy beaches.
When: Saturday 19 June 2027
Where: Cromer Hall, Norfolk
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 50km, 25km and 10 miles
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt. Optional camping and transfers
North Yorks Ultra Challenge®
Starting in Scarborough, take on this stunning coastal and moorland challenge. Walk, run or jog your way around the town before heading on to the Cleveland Way, up through Robin Hood Bay and on to Whitby. For the full 100km challenge you'll travel along the Esk Valley, through the classic moorland scenery and ending back at the Scarborough basecamp.
When: Saturday 26 - Sunday 27 June 2027
Where: Cirencester, the Cotswolds
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 100km, 50km, 25km and 10 miles
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt. Optional camping and transfers
Peak District Ultra Challenge®
Join the 3,000 adventurers testing themselves in the fabulous Peak District National Park. Join us in the idyllic Bakewell and run, jog or walk your way through Derbyshire's finest scenery.
When: Saturday 3 - Sunday 4 July 2027
Where: Bakewell, Derbyshire
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 100km, 50km, 25km and 10 miles
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt. Optional camping and tranfers
Gower Peninsula Ultra Challenge®
This challenge is set in the stunning Gower Peninsula, famous for its golden beaches, limestone cliffs, wild moors, ridges and woodlands. The full 100km challenge takes you on a figure of eight route through the best of the Peninsula and its varied, unique landscape.
When: Saturday 17 - Sunday 18 July 2027
Where: Penrice Castle, Wales
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 100km, 50km, 25km and 10km
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt. Optional camping and transfers
South West Coast 50 Ultra Challenge®
A fantastic 'South West' summer challenge. Take in the first Minehead section of the famous 630-mile Coastal path, starting at the impressive Dunster Castle. The 50km loop takes you over Exmoor, taking in some maginificent views over 1,600 metres of climb.
When: Saturday 24 July 2027
Where: Dunster Castle, Somerset
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 50km, 25km and 10km
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt. Optional camping and transfers
North Downs 50 Ultra Challenge®
The North Downs provides a fabulous challenge from Guildford, with a looped 50km route which takes in some of the best of the Surrey hills and surrounding countryside. This route has some wonderful scenery and scenic views out to the south and is easily accessible from London.
When: Saturday 31 July 2027
Where: Guildford, Surrey
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 50km, 25km and 10km
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt. Optional camping and transfers
London Summer Walk
Get your walking shoes on and explore some of the Capital's lesser-known historic areas on the Thames Gateway challenge along the eastern section of the River Thames. Starting and finishing at the grandeur of Woolwich Barracks, the full marathon route heads into the heart of London, while the 25km option takes in historic Greenwhich.
When: Saturday 21 August 2027
Where: Woolwich, London
Challenge type: Walk
Distance: Choose from Marathon, 25km and 10km
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finisher's medal, event t-shirt, and a lively finish venue with hot food, bar, and music
The Borders Ultra Challenge®
A brand new 'double marathon' challenge. Starting in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, just south of the border, the 84km route heads around the town and on to the Berwickshire Coastal Path to Emouth, St Abb's Head and a halfway stop at the marathon distance. From here you'll head up to Dunbar and inland from the John Muir Country park to the finish line in North Berwick.
When: Saturday 28 - Sunday 29 August 2027
Where: Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 84km, 42km or 10 miles
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal, and a t-shirt. Optional camping and transfers
South Coast Ultra Challenge®
The South Downs National Park is a superb backdrop for your next challenge. Starting in Eastbourne, the route heads up Beachy Head and across the magnificent Seven Sisters before joining the South Downs Way, with fantastic sea views along the way to the halfway point in Brighton. From there, you'll tackle Devil's Dyke and more rolling hills before reaching the finish in Arundel after an incredible 100km journey.
When: Saturday 4 - Sunday 5 September 2027
Where: Eastbourne, East Sussex
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 100km, 50km and 25km
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal, and a t-shirt. Optional camping and transfers
Thames 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. Starting and finishing at The Oval Cricket Ground, you'll experience London in a different light, passing famous landmarks, including St Paul's, Westminister Abbey, Tower Bridge and the London Eye.
When: Friday 11 September 2026
Where: The Oval Cricket Ground, London
Challenge type: Walk
Distance: Choose from 10km and 10 miles
What's included: A finishers medal and a t-shirt, hot food and drink at the finish line
Thames Bridges Trek
Trek 25km across the Capital with unrivalled views of the skylines and landmarks. Join 2,500 walkers at Putney Bridge before heading east towards the City and zigzagging over 16 historic bridges and reaching the mid point at The Oval Cricket Ground. 25km later, beyond the majestic Tower Bridge, you'll have a party style finish line celebration and an afternoon picnic in Southwark Park.
When: Saturday 12 September 2026
Where: Putney Bridge, London
Challenge type: Walk
Distance: Choose from 25km and 10km
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt
Thames Path Ultra Challenge®
England's greatest river provides a fantastic backdrop for an unforgettable challenge. Join over 3,000 adventurers at the start line at Putney Bridge, and follow Thames Towpath upstream on a stunning journey through Richmond, Hampton Court, Runnymede, and Windsor. The full 100km route offers riverside scenery all the way to Henley.
When: Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 September 2027
Where: Putney Bridge, London
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 100km, 50km, 25km and 10km
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt. Optional camping and transfers
Shropshire Hills 50 Ultra Challenge®
The Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is a delightful mix of rolling hills and valleys. Starting at Craven Arms, the 55km loop heads out on trails to the Welsh Border and around the historic village of Leintwardine, before the view of Stokesay Castle signals the welcome finish line is in reach!
When: Saturday 18 September 2026
Where: Craven Arms, Shropshire
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 55km, 27km or 10 miles
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt. Optional camping and transfers
Chiltern 50 Ultra Challenge®
A 50km looped challenge in some of the Chilterns finest countryside, with historic trails, rolling hills, nature reserves and fantastic views. You'll start your journey in Henley and tackle a varied route filled with wonderful scenery.
When: Saturday 26 September 2026
Where: Henley, Oxfordshire
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 50km, 25km and 10km
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt. Optional camping and transfers
Kent Downs 50 Ultra Challenge®
Join up to 2,000 adventurers taking on this end of season Ultra Challenge. Starting near Maidstone, the 50km looped route will see you walk, jog or run on the North Downs way to Blue Bell Hill and following the Medway to Mote Park for a halfway picnic. It'll see you journey along the Len Valley Walk to the majestic Leeds Castle and back doen the North Downs Way to the finish line.
When: Saturday 10 October 2026
Where: Maidstone, Kent
Challenge type: Walk, jog or run
Distance: Choose from 50km, ~25km and 10km
What's included: Rest stops with snacks and drinks, a finishers medal and a t-shirt. Optional camping and transfers
London Halloween Walk
Why not risk a hair-raising hike around some of the City's scary streets and historic haunts. Creepy dungeon keepers at The Oval Cricket Ground start and finish will meet, greet and shock. Get your team together, choose your distance and take one of the ghostly looped routes.
When: Saturday 31 October 2026
Where: The Oval Cricket Ground, London
Challenge type: Walk
Distance: Choose from 25km and 10km
What's included: A finishers medal and a t-shirt, hot food and drink at the finish line
Price options
The registration fees and fundraising targets are different for each distance, but you'll have the following options:
- Full charity sponsorship – you pay a small registration fee, have a minimum fundraising target and we cover the cost of your event place
- Self-funding – you pay the full cost of the event place then fundraise as much as you can. There are no set targets or deadlines, and there's no cost at all to us
Chosen to self-fund?
If you've chosen to fund your own place then we'd love to welcome you to our team. There's no set fundraising target, we ask that you raise as much as you can to help us stop people dying of bowel cancer. Complete the form below to join our team.
How we'll support you
We'll support you all the way, from your initial welcome pack through to congratulating you on your achievement. We'll give you plenty of training and fundraising tips to make sure you have the best experience from sign up to crossing the finish line.
Stand out from the crowd
Once you've raised £100 we'll send you one of our exclusive technical t-shirts free of charge. Please get in touch once you've hit this target to let us know your t-shirt size and we'll pop one in the post to you.
Alternatively, you can purchase one for £15 on our online shop.
Contact information
If you have any questions about the event or registration process, please email [email protected] or call 020 7940 1769.