Gower Peninsula Ultra Challenge 2026

Choose a full charity sponsorship place and sign up for £10 until 30 April! Use code ‘ALZHEIMERSSOC10’.

Offer excludes 10km and 10 mile distances.

The challenge

Set in the stunning Gower Peninsula, famous for its golden beaches, limestone cliffs, wild moors, ridges, and woodlands, take on a challenge at your pace as a walk, jog, or run while raising money for Alzheimer's Society! 

There are weekend camping options and the full 100km challenge is a figure of eight route made up of west and east loops which take in the best of the Peninsula, and its varied, unique landscape. 

Sign up as an individual or as a team - you’ll get full support all the way, plenty of food and drink, a special medal, t-shirt and celebration finish. With 50km, 25km, and 10km challenge options too – there’s a Gower Peninsula challenge for everyone! Push yourself further in 2026, take on an Ultra Challenge – the UK’s number one series of treks and trail challenges.

The route

• 100km loop heads down to Oxwich Bay and joining the stunning the Wales Coast Path, joins the elevated Gower Way,  past Mumbles Head, inland up to Gowerton and back to Penrice Castle
• 50km loops down to Oxwich Bay & its nature reserve, joining the Wales Coast Path and along to Rhossili, across to Landimore Marsh, and joining the elevated Gower Way
• 25km loop heads down to Oxwich Bay & its nature reserve, joining the Wales Coast Path. The route then heads north and inland, joining the elevated Gower Way
• 10km loops through Oxwich Bay and then back to the basecamp finish line at Penrice Castle

Fundraising

You'll pay a small registration fee and then get fundraising for Alzheimer's Society! You only need to raise half of the fundraising target three weeks ahead of the Gower Peninsula Ultra Challenge to confirm your place, you can then top up the rest during, and after, the challenge!

• 100km:  £50 registration fee + £575 in fundraising
• 75km: £45 registration fee + £475 in fundraising
• 50km: £40 registration fee + £375 in fundraising
• 25km: £30 registration fee + £275 in fundraising
• 10 Mile: £20 registration fee + £100 in fundraising

You can also do mixed funding and pay a higher contribution to the cost of your place and fundraise less:

• 100km: £110 registration fee + £330 in fundraising
• 75km: £90 registration fee + £270 in fundraising
• 50km: £75 registration fee + £225 in fundraising
• 25km: £50 registration fee + £150 in fundraising
• 10 Mile: £22.50 registration fee + £70 in fundraising

We're on hand to help you reach your goal, with lots of fundraising materials at the ready! If you have any questions, email [email protected]

FAQs

For further information about the challenge, its inclusions, the route and FAQs, please visit the Ultra Challenge's website or email info@ultrachallenge.com.

If you have any fundraising questions, you can get in touch with the Alzheimer's Society's Events team.