- Sat 28 Mar 2026
08:00
Age 16 & over
£139
- 50 km trail running + 1000 m ascent
Event overview
Thousands of adventurers have taken on the Bath 50 Ultra Challenge® - part of the UK’s biggest and best series of treks and trail runs for a wide range of ages, fitness and experience levels which raises £10+ million a year for charities!
You’ll get full support all the way so you can conquer an ultra and push yourself for an important cause. If you’re up for a charity event this year, make it the Bath 50 Ultra Challenge®.
The Ultra Challenge Experience
Do it at your own pace. The fully way marked route and level of support enables you to go further. There are rest stops with snacks, hot drinks, toilets and medics - giving you top support for a successful 50K ultra.
A big finish-line celebration awaits with finishers' lunch, hot drinks, glass of fizz, medal and t-shirt plus an amazing sense of achievement for you personally and also for your fundraising efforts.
Get Sponsored for Charity
You’ll be amazed how much you can raise on these ultra challenges as friends and family will recognise and support your courageous endeavours! All fundraising goes directly to your charity via an online JustGiving page.
£10+ Million Fundraising
The series raises £10+ million a year for charities. Choose your charity, set up a JustGiving sponsorship page and make your mileage count!
Prefer to enter directly? General entry options are explained on the 50K page.
Event photos
Event video
Charity places
The charities below have places in the event. To secure your charity place, simply find a charity then book a charity place or join a charity team with your own place.
- Average fitness
- Beginner-friendly
- Event village
- Families
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 ITRA points, there’s an Ultra Challenge® for you! Walk, Jog, or Run at your pace, as an Individual or a Team, for a charity of your choice or just for you.
There’s a new Ultra Trailblazerz® option for ‘rapid runners’, and an Ultra March® option for ‘hasty hikers’ – plus a friendly ‘Solo Challenger’ start time to join up with others. The Bath 50 Ultra Challenge® will be fun, safe, and rewarding – with full support, enabling you to push yourself further through wonderful historic scenery!
- Circular route
- Distance markers
- First aid
- Food stations
- Hilly
- Navigation not required
- Toilets
- Water stations
Overview
From the racecourse basecamp, the anticlockwise loop heads down to the city, past the famous Royal Crescent, and along the River Avon. The route joins sections of the popular ‘Bath Circuit’ – with a lunch stop at Coombe Down, before re-joining the River Avon Trail to the east of the City. Heading north, it joins Limestone Link and on into the countryside to pick up the famous Cotswold Way, and it’s around and back to the racecourse, where a loud cheer and a welcome celebration await!
Map
Included
- 12km – snacks, hot drinks, water
- 25km – picnic lunch and fizzy drinks
- 42km – snacks, hot drinks and water
- 50km – hot meal
- Finish – glass of fizz, medal and t-shirt
- Paid parking
- Secure bag storage
How to start fundraising
You need to create your fundraising page on JustGiving within 48 hours of registering for your challenge. Then you can start your fundraising by sharing your page online with your friends and family.
Fundraise as a team
As long as you’re all fundraising for the same charity, you can create a team fundraising page on JustGiving. You will still have to reach the combined total fundraising amount as the target is per person, not per team.
Fundraising concerns
Speak to your charity about any worries. They are the experts and will offer you support, materials and inspiration throughout.
Remember only 50% of the target has to be reached 3 weeks before the challenge meaning you’ve got time after the challenge to impress everyone with your achievement and keep on fundraising.
Help for you
If you don’t reach the fundraising target, there are alternative options. You can always change to a self-funded place and still take part in the challenge.
Next steps
Once you've got your charity place, your details will be passed to the charity and you will hear from them within 14 days.
- Chip timing
- Drinks
- Map
- Medal
- Post-race meal
- Snacks
- T-shirt
Before
- Challenge app
- Facebook forum
- Training guides
- Fundraising support
- Training walks and runs
- Video briefings
- Travel planning
- Parking
During
- Baggage transfers
- The start line
- Timing and GPS tracking
- Rest stops
- Food and drink
- Medical support
- Camping
Along the route
- Fully signed route
- Apps, maps and GPS
- Route safety experts
- Emergency response
- Trek masters
- 24 hour control room
After
- Finish line experience
- Finish times and certificate
- Shuttles and transfers
- Hot meal
- Medical care and follow up
- Deals on future challenges
Bookable extras
- Breakfast
- Parking
- Pre challenge transfers
- Post challenge transfers
- Baggage services
