Pedal Paddle Peak | Yr Wyddfa Snowdon
Sat 14 Sep 2024 Llanberis, Gwynedd, UK Fundraising required Entries closed

Pedal Paddle Peak | Yr Wyddfa Snowdon

Grab a team mate and head to Snowdonia National Park to pedal, paddle, peak and party on this brand new, full-day, multi-activity challenge.

  • Sat 14 Sep 2024
  • Fundraising required
  • Entries closed
Llanberis, Llanberis

Pedal Paddle Peak | Yr Wyddfa Snowdon

07:15

Age 16 & over

Sign up £48.75

Fundraise £450

  • 24 miles mountain biking
  • 5 hrs hiking
  • 2.5 miles kayaking

Event overview

Rally together your friends and/or colleagues and put together a team of two OR four to Pedal, Paddle, Peak in the stunning Snowdonia National Park this summer.

Due to the popularity of the Lake District edition over the last nine years, this brand new Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon challenge has been launched for this year!

Pedal Paddle Peak Yr Wyddfa

Highlights

  • Team multi challenge

    Tackle a range of terrains as you pedal, paddle and peak in the dramatic Snowdon Massif and surrounding area.

  • Conquer Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon

    Summit Wales' highest mountain and take in extensive views over the mountain range and out to sea.

  • Twos or fours

    Ideal for pairs, couples and groups of friends, family and colleagues.

  • local guides

    All equipment and guidance is included along with lunch and a celebratory dinner.

  • Healthy mind and body

    Focus on this challenge to improve overall wellness and reach your potential in 2024.

  • Top reviews

    Muscular Dystrophy UK's triple challenge comes highly recommended year on year - read the reviews here.

  • Muscular Dystrophy UK

    The funds you raise will help fund world-class research and life-changing support for people living with muscle-wasting conditions.

* Event video from the Lake District event

Event video

  • Newcomers
  • Teams

Itinerary

  • Date TBC - Online event briefing  

    You and all participants will attend an online event briefing approximately two to three weeks before the event. Here you’ll get a full safety briefing and overview ahead of the event, as well as the chance to ask any questions before travelling to the event base.

  • Fri 13 September – Event registration

    The day before the event, you will arrive at the event base in Llanberis to check in and register ahead of the event. If you choose to book your accommodation directly with the charity, you’ll also check in to your accommodation.

  • Sat 14 September – Challenge day

    From 7.15am you and your team will set off on Pedal Paddle Peak before returning to the event base for your celebratory meal and fizz!

Who is it for?

This challenge is no walk in the park but it's do-able by anyone who is willing to train for it and who can last for 8-9 hours. See if you've got what it takes.

  • Pairs
  • Teams of 4

  • Accommodation
  • Bag storage
  • BBQ
  • Camping
  • Mountains
  • Rural
  • Toilets

Event HQ

Llanberis
Llanberis
Gwynedd
UK

  • Check points
  • First aid
  • Food stations
  • Marshals
  • Mountainous
  • No cut off time
  • Out and back
  • Toilets
  • Undulating
  • Water stations

Stage 1 - Pedal 24 miles

You and your team will embark on a scenic 24 mile cycle route from the starting point in Llanberis to the base of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).

Stage 2 - Peak Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon

You’ll then get into your mountain gear and hike to the Summit Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), the highest mountain in England and Wales at 1,085m.

Stage 3 - Paddle 2.5 miles

For the last leg of the challenge, you’ll kayak 2.5 miles on the pristine waters of Llyn Padarn using sit on top kayaks.

Finish

At the finish you’ll celebrate your achievement in style with your team and others with your complimentary post-event celebration meal and a glass of bubbly!

  • Public transport links

Each participant will receive an eco-friendly event t-shirt.

All food is sourced locally.

  • Eco t-shirt
  • GPS tracking
  • Medal
  • Post-race meal

Included

  • All equipment hire – bikes, helmets, kayaks, paddles, buoyancy aids (if you would prefer to use your own bike, this is absolutely fine, and will be checked over by our mechanics before the challenge)
  • Breakfast the morning of the event 
  • Homemade packed lunch and snacks throughout your challenge
  • Transport of luggage between the stages of your challenge
  • Qualified staff support and marshalling along the route by local event delivery experts
  • First aid support (just in case!)
  • A new trend-setting event t-shirt and finishers medal 

Optional extra

  • Accommodation (you can select if you would like to add this on when entering your team)

Not Included

  • Accommodation (recommendations available)
  • Travel to and from the event
  • Meal the evening before your challenge
  • Personal clothing
  • Personal spending money

  • Fundraising incentives
  • Fundraising materials
  • Fundraising required
  • Fundraising support
  • Submit fundraising up to 1 month after event

Sponsorship target

The training and fundraising form part of the challenge!

  • Each challenger will pay the registration fee and commit to raising the sponsorship target
  • A team of 2 people would need to fundraise £900
  • A team of 4 people would need to fundraise £1,800
  • Your team can have a joint fundraising page so it's a team effort!

Muscular Dystrophy UK

Your team's fundraising efforts help fund world-class research and life-changing support for people living with muscle-wasting conditions.

Muscular Dystrophy UK is the leading charity for over 60 rare muscle-wasting conditions. Connecting the Muscular Dystrophy community for over 60 years. Coming together to improve understanding.

Providing advice and support. Working with healthcare providers so everyone can get specialist care. Campaigning to break down barriers. Fundraising for breakthroughs in research.

Because everybody should have the best quality of life. Now.

The charity makes sure that expert advice, support and healthcare are available to more than 110,000 people living with muscle-wasting and weakening conditions, and the people around them. Helping us all feel good, mentally and physically.

With generous people like you, Muscular Dystrophy UK is also accelerating access to effective treatments. Working with pioneering researchers in labs. By combining willpower, the charity has made advances that would have been unthinkable just ten years ago.

Of the funds you raise, £36 could fund an hours research to bring us closer to these effective treatments.

Together we’re stronger.

Together we’re Muscular Dystrophy UK.

  • Age 16 & over
  • Enter online
  • Fundraising required

Team of 2

Registration fee £97.50 (full price)

Minimum team sponsorship £900 (£450 per person)

Team of 4

Registration fee £195 (full price)

Minimum team sponsorship £1,800 (£450 per person)

Pedal Paddle Peak Lake District, the sister event, gets top reviews:

The event was brilliant from start to finish. Well organised by such an enthusiastic and clearly passionate team of people. Such a good experience for such a great cause. Would recommend! Steve C, 2023

I was nervous ahead of Pedal, Paddle, Peak as it was the first time I’d taken part in a challenge and fundraising event. The ease and smoothness from registration the night before until the end was amazing. Each phase pushed the team to the limit. Coming 5th overall and smashing our fundraising target was extremely rewarding. Would definitely recommend! Ali A, 2023

Great day, great event, great organisation, great feeling at the end! Martin L, 2023

Wonderful event for a amazing cause. Really pushed me to my limits, but I'm very grateful for it! Sharn G, 2023

We had a ball! It was challenging and exhausting but it was so much fun! Beautiful place, lovely people! Charlotte T, 2023

What a challenge to undertake but a great feeling of achievement at the end. Don’t hesitate to get involved! Sarah S, 2023

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Our team had so much fun completing the challenge and loved the opportunity to spend the day together in such beautiful surroundings. The sense of achievement when we got to the end was enormous and we were so happy to raise lots of money for a cause that means so much to us. Heather L, 2023

What a terrific experience! The whole event was so well organised and everyone was lovely. Despite the iffy weather our team had a brilliant time. So proud of us. If you’re thinking of doing it, go for it! Whatever your fitness level, you will love it. Catherine S, 2023

What a day! Our team were all buzzing after such an amazing, well organised event full of positive spirit! Paul S, 2023

A fantastic day all round - brilliantly organised. The team-working opportunity the event provides is really worthwhile. I got to know everyone in my team a bit better as a result and we'll always have good memories to share. We enjoyed the experience that much that we're already talking about options for next year! Scott V, 2021

An amazing day. So well organised and we loved every minute! Paul A, 2021

Muscular Dystrophy UK - what a fabulous team, what a fabulous event, thank you all so much. We'll be back! Ruth B, 2021

The event was amazing – in particularly the hike. Fantastic support all round and one of the best experiences of my life! Andrew N, 2021

An excellent balance of activities that were challenging but not out of reach with training - raising valuable funds for an excellent cause. H Fletcher, 2021

I loved the challenge with a mix of disciplines & loved that the bike element was split too. The route was a lovely route with fabulous views, a good bunch of people taking part. Would love to do this again and would definitely recommend to anyone as a great day out pushing yourself to do something a little different to most charity events! Thankyou! C Holliday, 2022

The mix of stages was ideal, giving different challenges throughout the day and somehow making it all seem easier! The sense of achievement at the end was amazing. J Mulligan, 2022

The whole experience from start to finish was amazing! It was tough but all for a good cause! We had such a brilliant day - we will never forget! S Levings, 2022

The location was a simply stunning and when you add to that the event itself, the first class organisation, friendly and wonderful people running it all and the overall atmosphere that created, we couldn’t have had a better day. Just amazing - thank you. K Gregory, 2022

A fantastic challenging day of fun, making new friends and pushing yourself to the finish! B Hill, 2022

This is a great event that involves lots of different disciplines in one of the most beautiful locations in the country. S Barnes, 2022

I love the sense of comradeship amongst my fellow competitors. It was extremely supportive throughout the event and felt good to be part of something so positive and meaningful. P McGann, 2022

We laughed from start to finish! The event was brilliant, well organised and all staff were very friendly and helpful in the build up and throughout. K Buckeridge, 2022