St Peters Way Ultra
Chipping Ongar, United Kingdom • 22 Feb 2026
Event overview
The St Peters Way Ultra, organised by Challenge Running Ltd, follows the historic St Peter’s Way footpath from Chipping Ongar to the Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall at Bradwell on Sea. The event takes place on 22 February 2026. The start location is The Pleasance public car park, High Street, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9AB. The finish is at the chapel on East End Road; the finish has no postcode and is reached by following East End Road to its end. Entries close two weeks before the race. The standard entry fee is £50, with an earlier discounted fee of £40 available before 1 April. Entrants must be 18 or over. At least £2 from each entry is donated to the chapel.
Course, checkpoints and logistics
The course is approximately 42 miles on trails, footpaths and bridleways, with some road and pavement sections through villages and a final section on a raised sea wall. The route is waymarked but requires basic navigation; organisers provide downloadable GPX files and trackers, and sweepers operate on the route. The route surface includes short grass, rural tracks and sticky mud in wet weather, and is generally rolling rather than steep. The last miles can be cold, wet and windy.
Distances by leg:
- 7.9 miles - Start to CP1
- 7.9 miles - CP1 to CP2
- 9.6 miles - CP2 to CP3
- 8.6 miles - CP3 to CP4
- 9.0 miles - CP4 to Finish
There are four checkpoints offering water, squash, coke and basic food including vegan and vegetarian options; nuts and nut products may be present. Facilities on the route are outside only; toilets are available at the start hall and some pubs, but not at the finish. Parking at the start is pay and display, typically £6-£10 for the day. A minibus return from the finish to the start is available for a fee (£15) on a first-finished, first-served basis and is non-refundable. Compulsory kit includes the ability to carry 1 litre of fluids, at least 400 kcal of spare food, waterproof jacket and trousers with taped seams, spare warm long-sleeve layer, a headtorch of minimum 100 lumens, and a charged mobile phone. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.