Ultra Challenge Training Virtuals

Welcome to the Training Virtual Challenges!

Virtual Challenges are the perfect motivational tool to enhance your training journey in preparation for an Ultra Challenge event. New for the 2027 Ultra Challenge season, our Training Virtual Challenges will allow you to keep connected to the community year-round. You can enter your Training Virtual at any time, join the leaderboard, and progress towards the next level of training.

Whether you want one of our shorter distance Challenges to motivate a short burst of training or take on an epic mega-distance Training Virtual Challenge to last your entire season – we have something perfect for your training level and goals!

The Training Virtual Challenges

We have a huge selection of distance options, with no time limit on any. Take the Challenge on at your pace and make it work for you. It’s always Your Challenge, Your Way with Ultra Challenge.
Check out our options below:

Great British Trails: A full range of Challenges from short distance to the upper end of our medium distance Challenges.
• 100km – Hadrian’s Wall
• 300km – Offa’s Dyke
• 450km – The Pennine Way
• 600km – The Orange Way
• 800km – The Northern 500
• 1000km – South West Coast Path

El Camino: An Ultra Challenge classic with our prime middle distance options.
• 600km – Camino Portugues
• 800km – Camino Frances
• 1000km – Via de la Plata

Across Britain: Two cross-country routes spanning the length of Great Britain, and stepping up to the first of our long distance Challenges
• 1200km – Dover to Durness
• 1400km – John O’Groats to Land’s End

The Appalachian Trail: 3500km of wilderness and mountains on one of America’s most mysterious trails. The first of our brand-new Training Virtual Challenges designed to keep you motivated year-round!

The Pacific Crest: Walk, jog, or run across the western side of America’s for a phenomenal 4250km. For Challengers with regular training and lots of events this season – this is perfect!

The Continental Divide: The ultimate Training Virtual Challenge spanning 5000km of arguably America’s greatest trail. Our longest Training Virtual Challenge and something to really push yourself to achieve.

Start Your Journey

Sign up to a Training Virtual Challenge today and get ready for a tailored training experience which an interactive map, digital leaderboard, and regular updates from us. You can upload photos from along your route to remember training sessions by (or even photos from your Challenges too!), and like other participant’s images to stay in touch.

All 2027 Ultra Challenge participants are entitled to one FREE Training Virtual Challenge – you will have been emailed your code within one week of signing up to your 2027 Ultra Challenge. Please get in touch with info@ultrachallenge.com if you cannot find your code.

The journey doesn’t have to stop once you’ve completed your Ultra Challenge event though! The Training Virtual Challenges are perfect for all scenarios and can include your post-Challenge recovery as well as the big day itself.

Enhance your training with Ultra Challenge this year and take part one of our Training Virtual Challenges. Sign up today and get involved!