Lake District Challenge
- Cumbria
- 7-8 June 2025
- 10km, 25km, 50km, 100km - you choose!
- Registration fee: £15 - £37.50
- Fundraising pledge: £100 - £575
Walk, jog or run the Lake District challenge to raise vital funds for housing justice. Until the end of October, receive 50% off your registration fee!
Starting in the market town of Kendal, the circular route takes in stunning countryside, forests and nature reserves. A few tough climbs will be rewarded by breathtaking views of Lake Windermere and the Southern Lakes.
With different distance options to suit your level of fitness, this challenge offers something for everyone.
How to get started
Choose a distance that suits you, from 10km to an epic 100km. You'll need to reach a minimum fundraising target based on the distance you choose.
Sign up on Ultra Challenge’s website. Select your distance and select Shelter as the charity you're fundraising for. You also have the option to join or create a team.
For 50% off your registration fee, use code: AUTUMN100 for 100km challenge, AUTUMN75 for 75km challenge, AUTUMN50 for 50km or marathon challenge or AUTUMN25 for 25km challenge.
Get fundraising! You'll need to reach at least 50% of your fundraising target three weeks before the challenge.
Distance options
Full challenge: 100km (£30 registration fee, £575 fundraising target)
Difficulty level: extra challenging
3/4 challenge: 75km (£26.25 registration fee, £450 fundraising target)
Difficulty level: challenging
1/2 challenge: 50km (£22.50 registration fee, £360 fundraising target)
Difficulty level: challenging
1/4 challenge: 25km (£15 registration fee, £240 fundraising target)
Difficulty level: medium
10km challenge (£7.50 registration fee, £100 fundraising target)
Difficulty level: easy
What you'll get
When you sign up to fundraise for Shelter, you’ll get:
25% off the standard registration fee
a Shelter T-shirt
fundraising advice and training tips
On the day you’ll get:
free food and drink at regular rest stops
full support, including medics, marshals and massage
a glass of fizz, a T-shirt and a medal when you cross the finish line
Other fundraising options
If you’re unable to fundraise as much, you can also pay for all or part of your event place to reduce your fundraising target.
Mixed funding
Pay a higher registration fee, which covers half of your event place cost. Fundraising targets are lower if you choose this option.
Sign up for a mixed-funded place
Self-funding
Pay the full cost of your event place and fundraise whatever you can.
How your fundraising helps
Every pound you raise will help defend the right to a safe home for everyone. Our experts offer advice, advocacy and free legal aid to people facing housing issues or homelessness.
£23 could fund a webchat, providing essential housing advice
£58 could answer two calls to our emergency helpline
£157 could pay for legal advice to help a family in crisis keep their home
You can find further information about this event and frequently asked questions on Ultra Challenge’s website.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with running@shelter.org.uk