A Challenge Event is a walk mostly on footpaths and other Public Rights of Way (PROWs), across open fields and moors, avoiding tarmac as much as possible. The challenge is to the individual, e.g. 30 miles in 10 hours, it is NOT a race. The distances include at least one option over 20 miles - commonly 25, 26.2 ( Marathon) - with walks over 50 miles, e.g. 62 miles (100 kilometres) in 26 hours giving qualification for the LDWA's 'flagship' Event, held over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend in a different part of the country each year, namely, a Hundred Miles in 48 hours, with a limit of 500 participants.
By default this page shows a summary of all LDWA events occurring in the next 365 days. Please use the following options to choose the types of events you wish to see, then click on either the Show as Map or Show as List buttons. To see all events just click on one of the buttons without setting any options. To remove all options use the Clear button.
Date |
Name |
Type |
Mileage | Organiser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23rd Apr - Fri 23rd Jul 2021 | Ulfkil Stride Challenge 'ANYTIME' 23 April - 23 July 2021 | Challenge | 24ml. | West Yorkshire |
| Sat 24th Apr 2021 | Derwentwater Dawdle | Challenge | 23ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Fri 30th Apr 2021 | All COVID-19 GENERATED LDWA 'ANYTIME' CHALLENGE EVENTS - New Date | Challenge | 100, 50, 40, 30, 20 or 18ml. | Anytime Anywhere |
| Fri 30th Apr - Wed 30th Jun 2021 | Cerne Giant 'ANYTIME' 12 April - 30 June 2021 - Event Details Updated | Challenge | 30 or 20ml. | Dorset |
| Fri 30th Apr - Mon 31st May 2021 | Chiltern Kanter 'ANYTIME' 12 April - 30 May 2021 - Event Details Updated | Challenge | 26, 18 or 13ml. | Beds, Bucks & N'hants |
| Fri 30th Apr - Mon 28th Jun 2021 | Oxon 40/20 'ANYTIME' 12 April - 28 June 2021 - Event Details Updated | Challenge | c40, c32 or c20ml. | Thames Valley |
| Fri 30th Apr - Mon 31st May 2021 | Pewsey Downsaround 'ANYTIME' 15 April 2021 - Event Details Updated | Challenge | 26.7ml. | Wiltshire |
| Fri 30th Apr - Sat 14th Aug 2021 | South Pennine 24 'ANYTIME' 17 April - 14 August 2021 - New Date | Challenge | 24ml. | South Pennine |
| Fri 30th Apr - Fri 31st Dec 2021 | Spring in Lakeland 50 'ANYTIME' 12 April - 31 December 2021 | Challenge | 50, 36, 34, 32, 18 or 16ml. | Lakeland |
| Fri 30th Apr - Sun 4th Jul 2021 | Stagger 'ANYTIME' 12 April - 4 July 2021 - Event Details Updated | Challenge | 25.7ml. | Essex & Herts |
| Fri 30th Apr - Thu 30th Sep 2021 | That's Lyth 'ANYTIME' 12 April - 30 September 2021 - Event Details Updated | Challenge | 20ml. | Lakeland |
| Sat 1st May 2021 | The Wolds 20 - Event Cancelled | Challenge | 20 or 13ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 1st - Mon 3rd May 2021 | Y 100 Sir Fynwy Marshals' - Event Cancelled | Challenge | 101ml. | South Wales |
| Sat 8th May 2021 | Bala Challenge - Event Cancelled | Challenge | 20, 14 or 8ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 8th May 2021 | Bishop's Castle Round And About Walks - Event Details Updated | Challenge | 23, 13 or 10ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 8th May 2021 | The 12th Marsden Moors and Marsden Moors Marathon - Event Cancelled | Challenge | 26.2, 23 or 18ml. | The Irregulars |
| Sun 9th May 2021 | Meridian Meander - Event Cancelled | Challenge | 26 or 18ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 15th May 2021 | CRO Ingleborough Challenge 2021 - Event Cancelled | Challenge | 26 or 12ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sun 16th May 2021 | 10th Leaden Boot Challenge - Event Cancelled | Challenge | 26.2ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Tue 18th - Mon 31st May 2021 | Bishop's Castle Round And About Walks 'ANYTIME' 18 - 31/5/21 | Challenge | 23, 13 or 10ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 29th - Mon 31st May 2021 | 'VIRTUAL' Y 100 Sir Fynwy | Challenge | 100ml. | South Wales |
| Sat 29th - Mon 31st May 2021 | Y 100 Sir Fynwy - Event Cancelled | Challenge | 101ml. | South Wales |
| Sun 30th May 2021 | 38th Todmorden Boundary Walk & 12th Todmorden Pike Hike | Challenge | 22 or 12ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Tue 1st Jun - Sat 31st Jul 2021 | Cotswold Ring 'ANYTIME' 1 June - 31 July 2021 | Challenge | 52ml. | Bristol & West |
| Sat 5th Jun 2021 | Farthingstone Foot Fest | Challenge | 26, 15, 13 or 11ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sun 6th Jun 2021 | Pick and Mix - Event Details Updated | Challenge | pick, mix, 12, 8, 6 or 5ml. | Beds, Bucks & N'hants |
| Sat 12th Jun 2021 | 51st Six Shropshire Summits Challenge Walk | Challenge | 36ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sun 13th Jun 2021 | Settle Saunter | Challenge | 23, 13 or 6.2ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 19th Jun 2021 | The Durham Dales Challenge - Event Details Updated | Challenge | 30 or 14ml. | Northumbria |
| Fri 25th - Sun 27th Jun 2021 | Snowdonia Challenge | Challenge | 62.5, 40 or 21.5ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 26th Jun 2021 | Lakeland Five Passes Ultra | Challenge | 32ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 26th Jun 2021 | South Wales Three Peaks Trial - New Date | Challenge | 20, 15 or 10ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sun 27th Jun 2021 | Herts Hobble 2021 - Event Cancelled | Challenge | 26.5 or 16.7ml. | Essex & Herts |
| Sun 27th Jun 2021 | Thirlmere Trot | Challenge | 24ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 3rd Jul - Sun 3rd Oct 2021 | Covid Founders Challenge 3 July - 3 October 2021 'ANYTIME' | Challenge | 30 or 19ml. | London |
| Sat 10th Jul 2021 | Caerphilly Challenge Series: The Wild Boar 2021 - New Date | Challenge | 22, 15, 10 or 5ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 10th Jul 2021 | Hallow 12 Parish Challenge | Challenge | 40, 26, 18, 14 or 10ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sun 11th Jul 2021 | High Weald Walk | Challenge | 27 or 15ml. | Kent |
| Sat 17th - Sun 18th Jul 2021 | AFoot in Two Dales (The Yorkshire 50) | Challenge | 50ml. | The Irregulars |
| Sat 24th - Sun 25th Jul 2021 | 4th Llangollen Round Challenge - New Date | Challenge | 35ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 7th Aug 2021 | Bishop's Castle Challenge Walk | Challenge | 24, 13 or 11ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 7th Aug 2021 | Ridgeway 40 Walk - New Date | Challenge | 40ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 14th Aug 2021 | Open to Offas | Challenge | 23 or 14ml. | Merseystride |
| Sat 14th - Sun 15th Aug 2021 | Shropshire Way 80K Festival - New Date | Challenge | 50, 26 or 13ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sun 22nd Aug 2021 | 37th Gatliff Marathon | Challenge | 31.5 or 15ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 28th Aug 2021 | 34th Smugglers Trod - Event Cancelled | Challenge | 25 or 17ml. | Yorkshire Coast |
| Sat 28th Aug 2021 | White Cliffs Challenge | Challenge | 30ml. | Kent |
| Wed 1st - Thu 30th Sep 2021 | Cotswold Challenge 'ANYTIME' 1 September - 30 September 2021 | Challenge | 26.4 or 18ml. | Bristol & West |
| Sat 4th - Sun 5th Sep 2021 | The Bullock Smithy Hike | Challenge | 56ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sun 5th Sep 2021 | South Downs Marathon - New Date | Challenge | 28ml. | Sussex |
| Sat 11th Sep 2021 | One Foot in the Gargrave | Challenge | 23ml. | West Yorkshire |
| Sat 11th - Sun 12th Sep 2021 | Three Forests Way 2021 | Challenge | 54ml. | Essex & Herts |
| Sun 12th Sep 2021 | The Ponton Plod | Challenge | 27, 17 or 12ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Fri 17th - Sun 19th Sep 2021 | National Forest Trek | Challenge | 75, 40 or 25ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Fri 17th - Sat 18th Sep 2021 | Peak District Challenge | Challenge | 62.5, 46.9, 31.3, 15.6 or 6.3ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 18th Sep 2021 | Beat the Beacons Challenge Walk | Challenge | 22, 15 or 10ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 18th - Sun 19th Sep 2021 | Surrey Tops | Challenge | 50ml. | Surrey |
| Sat 18th Sep 2021 | Wensleydale Wander - New Date | Challenge | 23 or 12ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Tue 28th Sep - Sat 2nd Oct 2021 | Snowdonia Slate Trail | Challenge | 83ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 2nd Oct 2021 | Goyt Valley Challenge | Challenge | 24.5 or 13.2ml. | High Peak |
| Sat 2nd Oct 2021 | Three Circles of Machen | Challenge | 30, 22, 20, 18,12, 10 or 8ml. | South Wales |
| Sun 3rd Oct 2021 | Hangers Heroes Challenge 2021 - New Date | Challenge | 26.2, 13.1 or 6.2ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 9th - Sun 10th Oct 2021 | 2021 Laich o' Moray 50 | Challenge | 51ml. | North of Scotland |
| Sat 9th Oct 2021 | Round Rotherham | Challenge | 50ml. | (Non LDWA) |
| Sat 6th Nov 2021 | Kilburn Kanter | Challenge | 24ml. | North Yorkshire |
| Sun 21st Nov 2021 | Shillington Shuffle | Challenge | 26, 18 or 12ml. | Beds, Bucks & N'hants |
| Sun 16th Jan 2022 | 44th Winter Tanners | Challenge | 30 or 20ml. | Surrey |
| Sun 13th Feb 2022 | 51st Punchbowl Marathon | Challenge | 30 or 20ml. | Surrey |
| Sat 19th Mar 2022 | The Kettlewell | Challenge | 23ml. | North Yorkshire |
