Event overview
Thousands of runners and walkers have taken part in the Peak District Ultra Challenge® - part of the UK’s biggest and best series of treks and trail runs for a wide range of ages, fitness and experience levels which raises £10+ million a year for charities!
You’ll get a fully signed route with arrows, a rest stop with free snacks and drinks, a picnic, medal, t-shirt and glass of fizz to make your active fundraising challenge successful and rewarding! If you’re up for a 10-mile charity event this year, make it the Bakewell 10!
The Bakewell 10 Experience
The Bakewell 10 is fun, safe, and rewarding and you can take it on at your pace as an individual, or as a team of friends or family. It's ideal as a charity fundraiser and children are welcome too. You’ll get full support, there’s a finishers picnic – and you’ll enjoy a great day out!
Get Sponsored for Charity
You’ll be amazed how much you can raise as friends and family will recognise and support your endeavours over 10-mile distance! All fundraising goes directly to your charity via an online JustGiving page.
£10+ Million Fundraising
This 10-mile event is part of a series which raises £10+ million a year for charities. Choose your charity, set up a JustGiving sponsorship page and make your miles count!
Event photos
Event video
- All fitness levels
- Event village
- Families
- Newcomers
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
- BBQ
- Cafe
- Camping
- Changing facilities
- Entertainment
- Free parking
- Music
- Rural
- Showers
- Toilets
- 1 lap
- First aid
- Hilly
- Marshals
- Mass start
- Toilets
- Undulating
- Way markers
Overview
Take on the 10-mile looped route starting and finishing at the Bakewell basecamp, taking in the best of the Derwent Valley Heritage Way along The River Derwent. up to Chatsworth House. It is easy to join and leave with parking and overnight camping options available.
Map
- Chip timing
- Event app
- GPS tracking
- Map
- Massage
- Medal
- Pre-event training sessions
- Training plan
- T-shirt
Included
- 5 miles | Rest stop including snacks and drinks
- Finish | glass of fizz, medal and t-shirt
Bookable extras
- Camping packages
- Parking
- Pre challenge transfer
- Post challenge transfer
- Baggage transfers
- Challengers meal
- Fundraising materials
- Fundraising support
How to start fundraising
You need to create your fundraising page on JustGiving within 48 hours of registering for your challenge. Then you can start your fundraising by sharing your page online with your friends and family.
Fundraise as a team
As long as you’re all fundraising for the same charity, you can create a team fundraising page on JustGiving. You will still have to reach the combined total fundraising amount as the target is per person, not per team.
Fundraising concerns
Speak to your charity about any worries. They are the experts and will offer you support, materials and inspiration throughout.
Remember only 50% of the target has to be reached 3 weeks before the challenge meaning you’ve got time after the challenge to impress everyone with your achievement and keep on fundraising.
Help for you
If you don’t reach the fundraising target, there are alternative options. You can always change to a self-funded place and still take part in the challenge.
Next steps
Once you've got your charity place, your details will be passed to the charity and you will hear from them within 14 days.
- Age 8 & over
- Entries open
- to 30/05/2025
- Charity places
- Enter online
- Event merch available
The registration fee and minimum sponsorship amount will vary depending on charity/distance chosen.
Age
- 100km - 18 years and over
- 50km - 16 years and over
- 25km - 14 years and over
- 14-17 year olds need to be accompanied by an adult
