North Downs 50 Challenge 2025

12 July 2025

Walk, jog or run the North Downs Challenge for Deafblind UK!

50 / 25 or 10 km challenge

Head to the North Downs for a fabulous challenge, setting off from a Guilford basecamp. Choose your distance, and walk, jog or run the full looped 50km route, a 25km half challenge, or even the Guildford 10km. Take in some of the best views of the Surrey hills, the North Downs Way, and the surrounding countryside. A route with variety and some wonderful scenery and views. It’s easily accessible from London so there’s a North Downs 50 Challenge for everyone!

Sign up to the North Downs 50 Challenge for Deafblind UK and support those living with dual sensory loss around the UK.

What’s included?

  • Pre-event training guides and access to the challenge app
  • Hot meals, drinks and snacks en-route
  • Experienced marshals, medics and massage teams at rest stops
  • Fully-signed route
  • Finisher’s medal, t-shirt and a glass of bubbly
  • Shuttle buses and transfers


Fundraising options:

With £3 million needing to be raised each year to fund Deafblind UK’s full range of services, the difference your support makes cannot be overstated. Every £25 that you raise could pay for another hour of specialist wellbeing support for someone who is deafblind.

Choose your challenge distance and fund your entry in one of three ways:

  • Self-funding – you pay the full cost of the event place with no minimum fundraising commitment – just raise as much as you can!
  • Charity sponsorship – you pay a reduced registration fee and, providing you reach the fundraising goal, Deafblind UK will cover the cost of your event place
  • Mixed funding – you pay half of the event place cost yourself and, providing you reach the fundraising goal, Deafblind UK will pay the balance of the event place cost

Please note: when taking part in Ultra Challenge events you are asked to pledge to raise a sponsorship target when registering for ‘charity sponsorship’ and ‘mixed funding’ options. The sponsorship target depends on the distance of your challenge.

Visit the North Downs Challenge website for full details and to sign up


The Ultra Challenge Series

The Ultra Challenge series offers 16 inspiring endurance events that you can walk, jog or run to raise vital funds for Deafblind UK. Whether it’s a 25km walk, a testing 50km jog or a 100km marathon, there’s something for all fitness levels, abilities and ages.

Ultra Challenge events are all-inclusive with an extremely high level of hospitality. They include regular rest stops with drinks and snacks, fully signed routes (so you won’t get lost) and hot meals to keep you going.

Passing by stunning scenery, meeting new friends and discovering hidden resilience and spirit, few can describe their elation at crossing the finish line.

Click here to view the full range of events in the Ultra Challenge Series


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