- Sat 19 Jul 2025
Marathon 42K Loop
07:00
Age 18 & over
£139
- 42 km multi terrain running + 900 m ascent
Event overview
Set in the stunning Gower Peninsula – the UK’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - and famous for its golden beaches, limestone cliffs, wild moors, ridges, and woodlands.
The basecamp is in the grounds of the historic Penrice Castle, with weekend camping options and the 100km challenge is a figure-of-eight route made up of west and east loops which take in the best of the Peninsula, its history and its varied, unique landscape. With 75km, 50km, Marathon, 25km and 10K challenge options, as well as a bar and entertainment at basecamp - this event will be the highlight of the season!
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 Gower Peninsula Ultra Challenge.
Event photos
Event video
- All fitness levels
- Event village
- Newcomers
- Teams
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 at your pace, as an Individual or a Team, for a charity of your choice or just for you. There’s an Ultra March® option for ‘fast walkers’ – and a new ‘Solo Challenger’ start time to join up with others.
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
- Accommodation
- Bag storage
- Bag transfer
- Bar
- Cafe
- Camping
- Changing facilities
- Entertainment
- Paid parking
- Rural
- Showers
- Distance markers
- First aid
- Food stations
- Marshals
- Toilets
- Undulating
- Water stations
- Way markers
Overview
If a marathon is your classic distance – this is a great one! Setting out from Penrice Castle basecamp, where there are a range of camping options and hospitality. It heads out on a clockwise west loop down to Oxwich Bay and its nature reserve, joining the stunning Wales Coast Path and along to Rhossili for a picnic lunch. You'll then cut inland, head back east and join the elevated Gower Way, with a final push back down to the basecamp finish line at Penrice Castle.
Map
- Chip timing
- Event app
- GPS tracking
- Map
- Massage
- Medal
- Pre-event training sessions
- Training plan
- T-shirt
Included
- Snacks and drinks every 10-15km
- 25km | picnic lunch
- 50km | hot meal at basecamp
- Finish | glass of fizz, medal and t-shirt
Bookable extras
- Camping packages
- Parking
- Pre challenge transfer
- Post challenge transfer
- Baggage transfers
- Challengers meal
Charity places
These charities have places in the event. To secure your place, select a charity and provide your details.
All charity places
Health and Medical
Parkinson's UK
Find a cure and improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson’s.
- Fundraising support
- Fundraising materials
- Dedicated contact
Sign up
£20
Fundraise
£375
Cancer
Prostate Cancer UK
Funding research to stop prostate cancer killing men.
- Fundraising support
- Fundraising materials
- Dedicated contact
Sign up
£20
Fundraise
£375
Health and Medical
MS Society
For a world free from the effects of MS.
- Fundraising support
- Fundraising materials
- Dedicated contact
Sign up
£20
Fundraise
£375
- Age 18 & over
- Entries open
- to 20/06/2025
- Charity places
- Enter online
- Event merch available
Under 18s need to be accompanied by an adult.
Entry fees
Entry fee
£139.00
High level of service from your staff, the detail and accuracy of your administration and general professionalism of the whole event. First class delivery
Everyone was incredibly friendly and helpful. They couldn't do enough for you. All the people helping made the challenge an amazing event.