20K
Sat 3 Jun 2023 Brecon, Powys, UK Entries closed

Great Strides™ Brecon Beacons | 20K

A fully-supported 12-mile hike through rugged hills and woodland, this charity walk is a true challenge! Let's take Great Strides™ together.

  • Sat 3 Jun 2023
  • Entries closed
Brecon Showground, Brecon

20K

08:00

£1

Age 14 & over

  • 20 km hiking

Overview

Choose between a 20 and 40km hike in one of the most beautiful national parks in the UK! Unite with your fellow Great Striders in the knowledge that you're helping people with cystic fibrosis to live a life unlimited.

You'll receive all the guidance and support you need before and during your walk, with regular checkpoints, lunch stop for refueling along the way and trained guides on hand to support you along the route.

Whether you’re an experienced hiker or adventuring out for the first time, all abilities are welcome. There’s no time like the present – sign up today, lace up your boots and get striding!

Highlights

  • Long distance walking challenge

    Test your stamina with over 3,000ft of elevation on a unique route through the stunning Brecon Beacons National Park.

  • Summit Pen y Fan

    Climb to the highest point of South Wales as part of the walk and take in spectacular views. 

  • First-timers or experienced hikers

    Fully-supported challenge with checkpoints, lunch stop on route, trained guides and back up team to help get you to the finish line. 

  • Support the Cystic Fibrosis Trust

    Every stride you take helps bring the Cystic Fibrosis community closer to a life unlimited.

This event is part of Great Strides™ Brecon Beacons.

  • All fitness levels
  • Dogs allowed
  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Teams

Gather your friends, families and colleagues or opt for a solo adventure while fundraising for a fantastic cause.

Solo hikers

Join the Great Strides™ community on Facebook and get chatting to fellow walkers! There’ll be plenty of people who are in the same boat as you and will be looking for other trekkers to walk with. Many walkers arrange to meet for training walks ahead of the challenge. Team CF will be there supporting you along the way!

Timetable

Here is a guideline itinerary from a previous year:

Walkers will depart in three waves, to minimise congestion at gates and stiles.

  • Bar
  • Cafe
  • Camping
  • Free parking
  • Mountains
  • Music
  • Park
  • Rural
  • Toilets

Event HQ

Brecon Showground
Watton
Brecon
Powys
LD3 7PL
UK

At the event there is free camping available with basic facilities. On the day there will also be food outlets, music, seating and a bar to enjoy at the end of your challenge.

Route

  • First aid
  • Food stations
  • Hilly
  • Marshals
  • Navigation required
  • Out and back
  • Sweeper
  • Water stations
  • Wave start

Sustainability

  • Public transport links

  • Medal
  • Technical t-shirt
  • Training plan

Included

  • Free technical top to wear on the day
  • Qualified guides and support team
  • Fundraising pack
  • Training guide
  • Personal trainer, Graeme, from GH Training
  • Kit list
  • Clearly marked route
  • Bespoke event map
  • Lunch will be provided at the halfway point
  • Complimentary water will be available at checkpoints
  • Massage at the finish
  • Free camping with basic facilities
  • Food outlets
  • Music, seating and bar area

Not Included

  • Travel to/from the event
  • Personal hiking gear (boots, clothing etc)
  • Personal insurance

Breakfasts and post walk dinner will be available at the Great Strides™ event village to purchase. It is recommended that you bring your own water and snacks for the day. 

  • Fundraising materials
  • Fundraising required
  • Fundraising support

Help fund cutting edge research into new therapies and treatments for cystic fibrosis by taking part in Great Strides™!

Since 2012, the charity has raised over £700,000 tackling the great outdoors with the Great Strides™ walking series.

How your money helps

Money raised through events like Great Strides is  essential to unite people to stop cystic fibrosis. The community will improve care, speak out, support each other and fund vital research towards effective treatment for all. The Cystic Fibrosis Trust won't stop until everyone can live without the limits of cystic fibrosis.

  • £110 could contribute to life-changing research into CF, by providing a day's funding for a PHD student in a research project.
  • £250 could pay for one of our transplant grants, helping ease the huge financial and emotional burden that families on a transplant journey can face.
  • £350 could fund one of our health and wellbeing grants, helping those in financial need to buy essential items and services that will help them life well with CF.

 

Fundraising page

When you sign up for Great Strides™, you will automatically receive your JustGiving fundraising page so you can start fundraising straight away!

Fundraising is all part of the challenge and there are lots of ideas to help you reach your target. Every pound you raise will help the Cystic Fibrosis Trust unite for a life unlimited for everyone with CF.

  • Age 14 & over
  • Enter online
  • Fundraising required

14-17 year olds must be accompanied by a parent or guardian throughout the challenge.

We enjoy the challenge of this kind of event and love the CF community coming together - both walkers and supporters. When the walk gets tough, I remind myself that those with cystic fibrosis face daily challenges and that I can get through this one day! Denise, Walley’s Walkers

Do it! You will have a fabulous time, you’ll get fitter and you will really get to know your team mates better! And best of all, you’ll raise lots of money towards the work of the CF Trust. Mandy

I loved the freedom of walking. I loved all the fresh air and really didn’t mind what the weather was like. It’s such an amazing sense of achievement when you finish. Gayle

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Brecon Showground, Brecon

40K

08:00

£1

Age 14 & over

  • 40 km hiking