Chiltern 50 Ultra Challenge

Experience the Chiltern 50 Ultra Challenge for Dogs for Good and follow trails shaped by beech forests, ridgeway paths and open farmland. Your effort plays an important role in helping people build life-changing connections with a dog.

Chiltern 50 Ultra Challenge participants running along a marked path. Three women are wearing running clothes, hats and rucksacks. A view of the Chilterns can be seen in the background.

Take on the Chiltern 50 Ultra Challenge on Saturday 25 September 2027.

This 50km looped route will let you explore some of the Chiltern’s finest countryside, with historic trails, rolling hills and nature reserves. Travel on Shakespeare’s Way, the Chiltern Way, and the Icknield Way and through nature reserves known for deer and other classic English wildlife.

Sign up as an individual or as a team and get full support all the way, with plenty of food and drink and camping options and transfers. All routes are fully marked, and there'll be massage and medical care available and marshals walking the route with you. Finish with a great sense of achievement and a celebration!

Taking on the challenge? Sign up with the early bird offer

If you're fundraising for Dogs for Good as part of the challenge, sign up before 30 September 2026 to get:
- 50% off your registration fee
- A free Ultra Challenge t-shirt
- Full support along your training journey thanks to the Training Virtual Challenge and Ultra Challenge Community