Event overview
Thousands of adventurers have taken on the London Summer Walk or an Ultra Challenge® - 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 capital and push yourself further for an important cause. If you’re up for a charity challenge event this year, make it the London Summer Walk!
The Ultra Challenge Experience
Walk at your own pace. The level of support enables you to go further. There are rest stops, lots of food and drink, medical and massage teams, with a fully signed route to guide you.
A big finish-line celebration with hot food, bar and music 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 challenges as friends and family will recognise and support your courageous endeavours and significant mileage! 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 distance, choose your charity, set up a JustGiving sponsorship page and make your challenge count!
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Event video
Charity places
Please select your distance to find a charity and join their team.
- All fitness levels
- Event village
- Newcomers
- Teams
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
During
- Chip timing and tracking
- Rest stops
- Food and drink
- Medical support
Along the route
- Fully signed route
- Apps, maps and GPS
- Route safety experts
- Emergency response
- Trek masters
After
- Finish line experience
- Finish times and certificate
- Hot meal
- Medical care and follow up
- Deals on future challenges
- Bar
- BBQ
- Cafe
- Music
- Urban
A great experience, which I thoroughly enjoyed, already looking to book again!
The whole experience of walking round London but with the sunrise over Tower Bridge was brilliant.
