Ultra Challenge South West Coast 50
Fifty kilometres of South West Coast Path and Exmoor on a loop from Dunster, or twenty-five.
| Distance | Ascent | Per km |
|---|---|---|
| 50km | 1,600 m | 32 m |
| 25km 1st Half | 600 m | 24 m |
| 25km 2nd Half | 1,000 m | 40 m |
| 25km Loop | 600 m | 24 m |
| 10K | — | — |
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What you’re in for
A 50km loop from Dunster with about 1,600m of climb on the organiser's figures: the first stretch of the South West Coast Path from Minehead to Porlock, then up and over Exmoor to come back — the second half has 1,000m of the climbing. A 25km loop, a 25km coastal first half that finishes at Porlock, and a 10km round the deer park below the castle. Late July, in daylight. An Ultra Challenge event, which means walkers, joggers and runners on the same course, signed with pink arrows and glow sticks after dark, with a covered rest stop every twelve kilometres or so — food, drink, medics, toilets — and a bigger one every twenty-five. Runners can enter with a target time; most of the field will be walking.
Terrain and trail
Coast path over the wooded hills west of Minehead, steep and exposed above the sea, then moorland track and combe on Exmoor — heather and grass — and lane back to Dunster. Firm in July, but the climbs are real. Signed. A trail shoe with grip.
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Common questions
- The South West Coast 50 offers 5 distances: 50km (31.1 miles), 25km 1st Half (15.5 miles), 25km 2nd Half (15.5 miles), 25km Loop (15.5 miles), 10K (6.2 miles).