SEAL AWAY YOUR PHONE. get dropped at a secret location in the forest. find your way to chepstow over two days. EXPECT AT LEAST ONE AUBERGINE. A proper challenge, minus the macho.
TICKETS FROM £170 PER PERSON
850 RACERS SINCE 2025
TEAMS OF 2 TO 8
SOLO ENTRIES WELCOME
7 OUT OF 9 RACES SOLD OUT
★★★★★ Rated 5.0 from 37 Google reviews
Are you living life through screens instead of your senses? Do you ever feel like your body is slowly fossilising into your office chair? Has your comfort zone quietly become… a cage?
Time to leave the city. Time to disappear into the trees. Out of Bristol to a place you won’t know, then step by step through old woodland to a river that’s been carving its gorge for longer than anyone’s been walking it.
The bristol to Wye valley Survival Race is a two-day, team-based endurance challenge through ancient woodland and deep river valleys, finishing at the historic border town of Chepstow
You’ll meet early in Central Bristol, where your phone is sealed away. Then you get on a coach to take you to the secret start point. When the blindfold goes tight, the magnitude of your challenge is revealed.
For the next two days, the world narrows to your map, your team, and your own judgment.
From the first step, you navigate south using only a map and compass — leaving the city behind and moving steadily into farmland, levels and low hills.
You won’t know where the checkpoints are in advance.
They’re revealed one by one as the race unfolds.
At each checkpoint, you’ll face challenges — some physical, some strategic, some lightly absurd.
Crack them and you gain an edge.
Fail them and you fall behind.
This isn’t about speed.
It’s about awareness, teamwork, and staying calm when plans dissolve.
You don’t need to be an athlete.
You do need grit, humour, and a willingness to keep going.
“A FRIENDLY AND FUN CHALLENGE, WONDERFUL TO BE PHONE-LESS FOR THE WHOLE EVENT. CREW WERE GREAT, MUSIC AROUND THE CAMPFIRE WAS LOVELY. A GOOD BALANCE OF CHALLENGE AND FUN. I THOROUGHLY RECOMMEND THIS EVENT”
Rachel H
can i actually do this?
Probably, yes.
Since 2025, 850 people have taken on a Wolf Pack race, and most of them are not athletes. Our finishers range from first time campers and people who had never used a compass to a 65 year old.
It’s designed to be a proper challenge. Expect to walk between 30 and 35 miles over two days, carrying your own kit and finding your own way.
You’ll need to do some training, and we’ll help you prepare with a full kit list and guidance, whatever your starting point.
But what gets teams to Glastonbury is rarely fitness. It’s sticking together, keeping your sense of humour and putting one foot in front of the other.
“We weren’t racing, we were there to finish. If you’re on the fence, book it. If you’re a desk jockey like me, train for carrying the pack, not the miles. And take a good friend or sibling if you have one”
Ade N
The Route
You'll travel entirely on foot, navigating by map and compass.
Expect 30 to 35 miles over two days, a longer first day and a shorter second. A bit more if you get properly lost. The route takes you through
• Deep ancient woodland with twisting paths and shifting light
• Mossy forest floors, steep banks and sudden clearings
• River valleys and quiet crossings where kingfishers flash blue
• Borderland hills with long, unexpected views across the Wye
• Landscape that feels alive — threaded with deer paths and old human traces
The views arrive suddenly: a break in the trees, a high bend in the river, a moment of height after enclosure.
Wildlife is part of the experience. Deer are common. Boar move through the undergrowth. Birdsong, movement, and signs of life are everywhere if you're paying attention.
By Day 2, the forest loosens its grip and the Wye Valley opens out, wide, calm, and luminous. Your finish sits in Chepstow, on the border, surrounded by water, trees and light.
The Vibe
Think pilgrimage meets adventure race.
Like Duke of Edinburgh but for adults in a perpetual existential crisis. Bear Grylls meets Alan from The Hangover meets Wes Anderson.
A proper challenge, minus the macho, with a touch of analogue beauty.
You’ll laugh.
You’ll ache.
You might swear.
You might cry.
And when you reach the finish, you’ll feel something you haven’t felt in a long time.
This is Wolf Pack.
A medicine for modern life.
A story you’ll tell for years.
The CAMP
By late afternoon on Day 1, you’ll reach camp, a place of beauty and far reaching views beneath the trees, a roaring fire at its heart. Your base for the night.
There'll be:
A shared campfire beneath the trees
Hot drinks through the afternoon, evening and morning: tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and biscuits by the fire
A low-key acoustic set that feels more campfire than concert
An evening briefing, and a briefing again before you set off on Day 2
Toilets, running water, and some limited cover if it rains
Stories, laughter, and darkness settling in properly
Bring your own tent or bivvy, and your own mug. Carry what you need. Sleep under Somerset skies.
what you actually get
You navigate your own way, and the hard miles are yours to walk as a team. But you’re never doing it alone. At every checkpoint, at camp and at the finish, there’s a crew looking after you and other teams to share it with.
This isn’t a country walk from A to B. It’s a crafted expedition, the kind of adventure people cross the world for, built into a single weekend close to home.
Before the race
A full mandatory kit list and clear guidance on how to prepare
A comprehensive FAQ covering preparation, logistics and what to expect
An optional racer WhatsApp group to meet other teams before the race and share photos and stories afterwards
Race morning
A coach from central Bristol to the secret start, included in your ticket
The blindfolded arrival and the mystery start
Out on the route
Crafted checkpoint challenges in curious or beautiful locations
A welcoming crew at every checkpoint
Qualified first aiders and support vehicle on hand
A GPS tracker for every team
Full scoring and time bonuses across both days
At camp
Campfire, hot drinks, a camp challenge and live music
At the finish
A post-race debrief, awards and the full leaderboard
The coveted Wolf Pack League patch
After the event
Before and after photos, sent round to the Pack
TEAMS
Wolf Pack is a team event.
You navigate together, solve challenges together, make questionable decisions together, and finish together.
Teams can be 2–8 people. We recommend 3–6 people for the best mix of navigation, morale, decision-making and snack-based emotional support.
Individual sign-ups are very welcome. We’ll place you in a team with other solo racers — which is often how the best Wolf Pack stories start.
Minimum age: 18+
“Around 120 of us set off as strangers but the team spirit, friendliness, encouragement, cooperation, laughter and sense of togetherness very quickly shone through.”
Paul D, London to Hastings finisher, May 2026
WHAT FINISHERS SAY
Rated 5.0 from 37 Google reviews.
"Completed exhausted but absolutely elated. Locking up my phone and navigating 30-plus miles of wild British landscape with nothing but a paper map, a compass, and a sense of humour is medicine for modern life. The checkpoint challenges are wonderfully absurd. The community with other teams on route and at the wild campsite is pure magic, and the support crew were exceptional. It is tough, you will be challenged, but the experience is hugely rewarding. If you want a real adventure that makes you feel human again, join the pack."
— Jo Bridle, Bristol to Glastonbury finisher, June 2026
"For anyone considering this Bristol to Glastonbury challenge, it is a demanding but deeply rewarding endurance experience. The incredible community spirit, especially the campfire and live singer at the campsite, and the stunning finish line make every single mile worth it."
— Elena F, Bristol to Glastonbury finisher, June 2026
"This could actually change your life. You'll go further than you thought possible. You'll say ‘I'm never doing this again’, and then the day after, ‘when are we going again?’. Just do it. If I can, so can you"
— Gareth Davis
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Tickets
early bird: £170
average bird: £180
chaotic bird: £190
Can’t make 24 to 25 April? Get first dibs on other dates.
What's included:
Two days of phone-free adventure from Bristol to the Wye Valley:
In person registration and welcome
Coach from Bristol to secret start point
Crafted checkpoint challenges, full scoring and an awards ceremony
Overnight camp in your own field, with campfire, hot drinks and live music
A full crew of paid staff and trained volunteers, with first aiders and a support vehicle
GPS tracking for safety
The Wolf Pack finisher patch
A full kit list, preparation guidance and FAQ
An optional Whatsapp group where racers can meet before the race and share photos afterwards.
Optional extra: Return coach from Chepstow to Bristol, £20. Limited seats, add it early.
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DATES AND LOGISTICS
24 to 25 April 2027
6:45am registration in Central Bristol.
Two days on foot, camping Saturday night
30 to 35 miles in total, a longer first day and a shorter second
Day 2 finish cut-off: 6:00pm
Finish in Chepstow on Sunday
Optional return coach to Bristol, £20, leaving Chepstow at 7pm sharp on Sunday. If you don’t book, your way home is yours to arrange.
MORE DATES IN 2027
We have a number of other events this season, check them out on our races page. Keep your eyes peeled for new events later in the year as well.
good to know
Tickets are non-refundable, but you can transfer your place to someone else up to 10 days before the race. Just email us their details so we can set up their registration and tracking.
Can’t make it after that? If you need to withdraw in the final 10 days, let us know before the race starts and we’ll give you 50% off a future Wolf Pack race ticket, valid for 12 months.
If we cancel. If Wolf Pack has to cancel the race before it starts, you can choose a full refund, a place on a rescheduled date, or credit for another Wolf Pack race.
Weather. Wolf Pack is designed to go ahead in rough weather. Rain, mud, wind, discomfort and general British nonsense are all part of the adventure. But this is not bravado for the sake of it. If conditions become genuinely unsafe, we may shorten, adapt, reroute or delay the race at the Race Director’s discretion.
The campfire. Rain or shine, there’ll be a campfire. We bring dry wood and prepare for all weathers. Only a genuine safety reason, such as a fire ban or dangerous winds, would stop it.
Filming. This race may be filmed and photographed, and you may appear in the footage. If you would strongly prefer not to, let us know and we’ll do our best to keep you out of it.
Pocket money. This is a no-phone, no-money event, with one exception. You may carry up to £10 for a pick-me-up along the way.
Full terms and conditions here.
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