When
07 June 2025
Until
08 June 2025
Full challenge (100k)
Fundraising target - £575
Registration fee - £25
Half challenge (50k)
Fundraising target - £375
Registration fee - £20
Quarter challenge (25k)
Fundraising target - £275
Registration fee: £15
10k challenge
Fundraising target - £100
Registration fee: £10
About the Lake District Ultra Challenge 2025
Walk, jog, or run the Lake District Ultra Challenge and take on England's finest countryside at your own pace.
Choose your distance - a full Kendal loop, a half challenge, quarter challenge, 10k or the Lake District Marathon distance. And you can take part as an individual or a team.
Base camp is in Kendal. From there, you'll take an anticlockwise loop over a couple of tough hills to Ambleside. Your halfway point will be Lake Windermere, and you'll see forests, nature reserves and stunning views en-route. You'll finish with a huge celebration back at base camp after a momentous journey.
How much does it cost to take part in the Lake District Challenge Ultra 2025?
There are 3 ways to sign up for the Lake District Challenge 2025.
Option 1 - fundraise for Mind, and we'll cover the cost of your place
As Mind are an official partner, you get a 50% discount on the ‘Full Sponsorship’ registration fee.
This means you pay a small registration fee, do lots of fundraising, and we cover the cost of your event place.
- If you do 100k - Your registration fee will be £25, and you'll fundraise at least £575
- If you do 50k - Your registration fee will be £20, and you'll fundraise at least £375
- If you do 25k - Your registration fee will be £15, and you'll fundraise at least £275
- If you do 10 miles - Your registration fee will be £10, and you'll fundraise at least £100
Option 2 - do some fundraising, and cover some costs yourself
Or, you can pay for half of the registration fee yourself. We'll pay for the other half, and you'll need to do a bit of fundraising.
- If you do 100k - Your registration fee will be £110, and you'll fundraise at least £330
- If you do 50k - Your registration fee will be £75, and you'll fundraise at least £225
- If you do 25k - Your registration fee will be £50, and you'll fundraise at least £150
- If you do 10k - Your registration fee will be £22.50, and you'll fundraise at least £70
Option 3 - you cover all the costs yourself
In this option, you pay the full cost of the event place. And you can fundraise however much you'd like.
- If you do 100k - Your registration fee will be £199
- If you do 50k - Your registration fee will be £139
- If you do 25k - Your registration fee will be £89
- If you do 10k - Your registration fee will be £39
“It’s so much more than just raising money.”
What support will I get?
Your entry to the event includes:
- Free food and drink
- Support from medics and marshals
- Massage teams
- A glass of fizz, t-shirt, and a special medal to celebrate your achievement
At the event, you can expect:
- A fully signposted route
- Rest stops every 12.5k
- Shuttle and transfer services
Mind also offers all our fundraisers support, including:
- Loads of training and fundraising advice, with regular email updates
- A Mind technical top
- A dedicated event coordinator to give you information and support in the run-up to your event
This is an Ultra Challenge event, run by Action Challenge. To learn more about the event, go to the Ultra Challenge website.
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Where does the money go?
£420 could help pay our Infoline's phone bill for an entire week.
£760 could help us keep Mind's online community, Side by Side, open for 1 day.
£1040 could help us give someone vital information with 1000 info booklets.
Read more about our work in our annual report.