How far is the Gower Peninsula Challenge?

The Gower Peninsula Challenge offers 5 distances: 100km (62.1 miles), 75km (46.6 miles), 50km (31.1 miles), 25km (15.5 miles), 10 Mile (16.1 km).

Is the Gower Peninsula Challenge course marked?

Yes, the course is marked. Navigation skills are not required.

When is the next Gower Peninsula Challenge?

Sat, 17 Jul 2027. Entries open.

Ultra Challenge Gower Peninsula Challenge

Penrice Castle, GowerSat, 17 Jul – Sun, 18 Jul 2027

A hundred kilometres round the Gower from Penrice Castle, or seventy-five, fifty or twenty-five.

Distance	Ascent	Per km
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10 Mile	—	—

coastalcliffMarked course

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No reviews of the Gower Peninsula Challenge, and nothing on what people wore. Both are things no organiser publishes and every runner wants before they enter — how it actually went, and what was on your feet.

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How to enter

Sat, 17 Jul – Sun, 18 Jul 2027 · Entries open

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Common questions

: The Gower Peninsula Challenge offers 5 distances: 100km (62.1 miles), 75km (46.6 miles), 50km (31.1 miles), 25km (15.5 miles), 10 Mile (16.1 km).
: No course file for the Gower Peninsula Challenge yet, so there's no measured climb here. When Ultra Challenge publish one, this fills in.
: Not graded yet. A TRP grade is worked out from distance and climb measured off the course file, and there isn't one for the Gower Peninsula Challenge yet.
: Yes, the course is marked. Navigation skills are not required.
: We don't hold a compulsory kit list for the Gower Peninsula Challenge. Ultra Challenge confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.
: We don't hold published time limits for the Gower Peninsula Challenge. If Ultra Challenge set cut-offs, they'll be in the race information.
: We don't hold a checkpoint list for the Gower Peninsula Challenge. What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the Ultra Challenge race information rather than turning up expecting food.
: Not yet — we don't hold a course file for the Gower Peninsula Challenge. Some organisers only send the GPX to entrants. If we get one, it goes up free, with no sign-up.
: Sat, 17 Jul 2027. Entries open.