- Sat 2 - Sun 3 May 2026
07:00
Age 18 & over
£199
- 106 km multi terrain running + 1800 m ascent
Event overview
Thousands of adventurers have taken on the Isle of Wight 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 set a new goal, conquer the full island over 2 days and push yourself over 100km for an important cause. If you’re up for a 100K charity ultra this year, make it the Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge®.
The Ultra Challenge Experience
Do it at your own pace and enjoy your weekend outdoors with a good night's rest mid-way. The level of support enables you to go further and achieve your goal. There are marquee rest stops, lots of food and drink, medical and massage teams, with a fully signed route to guide you.
An enormous finish-line celebration awaits with 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 tough ultra challenges as friends and family will recognise and support your courageous endeavours as you cover an impressive 100km! 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 challenge count!
Prefer to enter directly? General entry options are explained on the Full 2 Day Daylight 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.
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- All fitness levels
- 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. On the Full and 1st Half challenges – 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 Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge® is fun, safe, and rewarding – with full support all the way, enabling you to push yourself further in stunning scenery. With pre and post challenge camping options, and a Chale basecamp with plenty of parking and shuttle bus transfers – it will be a bank holiday weekend not to miss!
Best support & hospitality
This Ultra Challenge® famously lays on the best support and hospitality available on any UK endurance-style event. This enables you to step up and confidently tackle an 'Ultra' distance, with the best chance of success - and to enjoy your challenge!
- Check points
- Circular route
- First aid
- Food stations
- Hilly
- Marshals
- Mass start
- Navigation not required
- Sleeping facilities
- Toilets
- Undulating
- Water stations
- Way markers
Overview
See the full 106km route and all of the Island’s spectacular scenery views in daylight! There’s a camping option at the Cowes halfway for rest recovery, or book a local B&B if that’s more your style. With a camp option at Chale on Friday you can turn your challenge into a weekend adventure! On Sunday as the sun starts to rise, set out on the second half all the way back to Chale, where your journey began!
Map
Checkpoints
- Every 10-15km | snacks and drinks
- 25km | picnic lunch and fizzy drinks
- 52km | hot meal
- 82km | brunch/lunch
- 106km | cooked breakfast/hot meal
- Finish | glass of fizz, medal and t-shirt
- Bag transfer
- Bar
- BBQ
- Cafe
- Camping
- Changing facilities
- Entertainment
- Music
- Paid parking
- Secure bag storage
- Showers
- Toilets
Event HQ
Chale Parish Recreation Ground
Military Road
Ventnor
Isle of Wight
PO38 2JF
UK
- Fundraising materials
- Fundraising support
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.
The island is spectacular, the camaraderie between participants like no other event I’ve ever done!
A brilliantly organised event - I would highly recommend this to anyone. BUT be prepared it is tougher than you think!
- Camping
- Chip timing
- Event app
- Goody bag
- Map
- Massage
- Medal
- Post-race meal
- Pre-event training sessions
- Training plan
- 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
- Camping packages
- Parking
- Pre challenge transfers
- Post challenge transfers
- Extra meals
- Baggge services
