- Sun 13 Sep 2026
08:00
Age 14 & over
£89
- 22 km trail running + 10 m ascent
Event overview
Over 3000 adventurers will join the Putney Bridge start, and the full 100km route heads upstream to Henley along the famous Towpath.
It’s through Richmond, Hampton Court, Runnymede, and Windsor, with some wonderful scenery to a riverside finish line. With three-quarter, half and quarter distance options also available – plus the separate 25km ‘Thames Bridges Trek’ and ‘The Moonlight 10 Walk’ through Central London as part of the weekend ‘festival’ – there’s a Thames 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 Thames Path Ultra Challenge.
Event photos
Event video
- Average fitness
- Event village
- Families
- Newcomers
- Traders at event
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 – 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 Thames Path Ultra Challenge is fun, safe, and rewarding – with full support all the way, a fantastic riverside route with distance options to suit all – enabling you to push yourself further in some wonderful historic landscape.
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
- Check points
- Distance markers
- Entertainment
- First aid
- Flat
- Food stations
- Marshals
- Mass start
- Point to point
- Return transport
- Toilets
- Water stations
- Way markers
Overview
Start this challenge in gorgeous Cookham, and follow the meandering waterway to Henley-on-Thames, home of the regatta, to a fabulous celebration finish and family BBQ.
Map
- Bag transfer
- Bar
- BBQ
- Cafe
- Camping
- Changing facilities
- Entertainment
- Music
- Paid parking
- Rural
- Secure bag storage
- Showers
- Toilets
- Urban
Event HQ
Bishops Park, Fulham
Bishop's Avenue
Fulham
London
Greater London
SW6 6EA
UK
- Camping
- Chip timing
- Drinks
- Event app
- Fizz at the finish
- Map
- Massage
- Medal
- Post-race meal
- Pre-event training sessions
- Snacks
- Training plan
- T-shirt
Included
- Snacks and drinks every 10-15km
- 22km | hot meal
- Finish | glass of fizz, medal and t-shirt
Bookable extras
- Camping packages
- Parking
- Pre challenge transfer
- Post challenge transfer
- Baggage transfers
- Extra meals
We were so impressed how well organised it was. From registration to the finish line everything was amazing - the staff were so lovely and helpful - the catering was outstanding and all the facilities clean and tidy. A huge thank you to you all!!
Such a good feeling crossing that finish line after 100km of walking. I must say a special thanks to the guy doing the massages at the 78km stop at around 5.30am. I may not have made it without his healing hands! Great event, well organised and would recommend that experience to anyone!
Do it for charity
Looking to do this event for charity? Do it for one of the charities below or see the full list of charities on the Thames Path Ultra Challenge charity places | 4th Quarter page.
- Age 14 & over
- Entries open
- Charity places
- Enter online
- Event merch available
Under 18s need to be accompanied by an adult.
Entry fees
Entry fee
£89.00
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