Full 100km continuous
Sun 1 - Sun 8 Jun 2025 Kendal, Cumbria, UK Fundraising required

Lake District Ultra Challenge | Full 100km continuous

100km of trails, high passes, stunning scenery, Ambleside, the magnificent Lake Windermere, nature reserves, forests and over 2,500m of ascent. Fully supported all the way with a celebratory finale!

Charity places
  • Sun 1 - Sun 8 Jun 2025
  • Fundraising required
Kendal Basecamp, Kendal

Full 100km continuous

07:00

Age 18 & over

£199

  • 100 km trail running + 2500 m ascent

Event overview

Take on England’s finest countryside at your pace. The challenge basecamp is in Kendal, and it’s a 100km loop taking in a couple of tough hills, the Garburn Pass, historic Ambleside, a halfway point by Lake Windermere, forests and nature reserves – with some stunning views en-route, before a huge welcome and celebration back at basecamp after a momentous journey. You’ll get full support and hospitality, optional camping / hostel and various distance options available, there’s a Lake District Challenge for everyone!

The Ultra Challenge Experience

This challenge is part of the UK's number one series of trek and trails runs for a wide range of ages, fitness and experience levels.

Choose your challenge and do it at your pace. The level of support enables you to go further, whilst enjoying the great outdoors, camaraderie, and the challenge. There are marquee rest stops, lots of food and drink, medical and massage teams, with a fully signed route to guide you.

A big finish-line celebration awaits with an amazing sense of achievement and once the aches subside you’ll feel energised, up for more of life’s real challenges – and, maybe, personal horizons redefined.

This event is part of Lake District Ultra Challenge.

  • All fitness levels
  • Event village
  • Families
  • Newcomers

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 UTMB 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 an Ultra March® option for ‘fast walkers’ – and a new ‘Solo Challenger’ start time to join up with others.

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! Here's a summary:

Before

  • Challenge app
  • Facebook forum
  • Training guides
  • Fundraising support
  • Training walks and runs
  • Video briefings
  • Travel planning
  • Parking

During

  • Baggage transfers
  • The start line
  • Chip timing and 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

  • Accommodation
  • Bag storage
  • Bag transfer
  • Bar
  • BBQ
  • Cafe
  • Camping
  • Changing facilities
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Paid parking
  • Rural
  • Showers
  • Toilets
  • Urban

Event HQ

Kendal Basecamp
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9
UK

Map

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  • Check points
  • Distance markers
  • First aid
  • Food stations
  • Marshals
  • Mass start
  • Mountainous
  • No headphones
  • Out and back
  • Point to point
  • Toilets
  • Water stations
  • Way markers

Overview

From the Kendal baseamp (where you can camp Fri / Sat), it’s north up the Longsleddale Valley, over the testing Garburn Pass with stunning views, and on to Windermere and Ambleside. It’s around the west side of Lake Windernere to the 50km halfway point, and on to the steep climb of Hampsfell. Some flatter terrain in the Lyth Valley, before the final climb of Scout Scar with some of the best views of the Southern Lakes, and on to the very welcome finish line and celebration back at Kendal basecamp.

Map

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  • Chip timing
  • Drinks
  • Event app
  • Fizz at the finish
  • GPS tracking
  • Map
  • Massage
  • Medal
  • Post-race meal
  • Pre-event training sessions
  • Snacks
  • Training plan
  • T-shirt

Included

  • Snacks and drinks every 10-15km
  • 29km | picnic lunch and fizzy drinks
  • 50km | hot meal
  • 80km | brunch/lunch at the finish
  • 100km | hot meal
  • Finish | glass of fizz, medal and t-shirt

Bookable extras

  • Camping packages
  • Parking
  • Baggage transfers
  • Challengers meal

Charity places

These charities have places in the event. To secure your place, select a charity and provide your details.

All charity places
Health and Medical

Stroke Association

Rebuilding lives after stroke.

  • Fundraising support
  • Fundraising materials
  • Dedicated contact

Sign up
£37.50

Fundraise
£575

Children

Young Epilepsy

Informing, educating, inspiring, and engaging to help young people with epilepsy.

  • Fundraising support
  • Fundraising materials
  • Dedicated contact

Sign up
£37.50

Fundraise
£575

Children

Dreams Come True

Making dreams come true to bring joy to seriously ill children.

  • Fundraising support
  • Fundraising materials
  • Dedicated contact

Sign up
£50

Fundraise
£575

All charity places

  • Age 18 & over
  • Entries open
  • Charity entries open
  • Charity places
  • Enter online
  • Event merch available
  • Fundraising required
  • Pay by instalments
  • Series discount

The registration fee and minimum sponsorship amount will vary depending on charity/distance choosen.

Age

  • 100km - 18 years and over
  • 50km - 16 years and over
  • 25km - 14 years and over
  • 14-17 year olds need to be accompanied by an adult
     

Entry fees

Entry fee

£199.00

An excellent experience from start to finish. The route was brilliantly marked out, the food was gorgeous and plentiful, the staff couldn’t have been more helpful and supportive if they tried, a wonderful event that I can’t praise highly enough.

An amazing event, extremely well organised with fantastic, enthusiastic staff. So much support, food, drink and tonnes of information available if you ever had any questions. I’ve done lots of different races and this ranks as one of the best. It was tough but so worth it...a little bit sad it’s over.