Overview

In July 2025 (Date TBC), we’ll be heading to the Brecon Beacons for the Ellis Brigham Beacons Challenge! We’re giving participants the option of taking on either 6 Peaks or 10 Peaks. Are you up for the challenge?!

We can’t promise sunshine (it’s Wales after all) but we can promise glorious scenery and a rewarding experience we are sure you will all enjoy, as well as the fantastic opportunity to support vulnerable young lives.

Itinerary

AM – Challenge Start at Pont ar Daf Car Park

PM – Challenge Finish at Pont ar Daf Car Park

Route

Our route, a figure of eight, takes in 6 peaks during the morning and 4 peaks in the afternoon. As it isn’t waymarked, we’ll provide you with route maps and advice at registration and you’ll need to ensure that at least one, ideally two members of your team can navigate with a map and compass. But don’t fear, if it’s a long time since you worked out North from South, we’ve got the perfect opportunity, in the form of a Mountain Awareness Day, for you to attend prior to the event. You’ll be finding your bearing in no time.

Teams

We’re looking for brave teams of people to take part. The challenge has been used by numerous companies as a fantastic team-building and staff development opportunity, as well as groups of friends and/or family to experience something epic together in the mountains.

Accommodation

You’ll need to organise your own travel and accommodation to Brecon for the event weekend. Once your team has registered we’ll send you a list of local accommodation options and if you’re feeling adventurous, there are plenty of campsites locally as well as hotels, guesthouses and B&Bs.

Fundraising

Thanks to Ellis Brigham’s sponsorship, we do not charge an entry fee as the costs of the event have been covered, but we do ask all participants to commit to raise funds for the Youth Adventure Trust. These funds make a huge difference to the lives of the vulnerable young people that we support. We’ll be with you every step of the way to ensure you reach and smash your goals. Once you have registered your team, we will give you a call to chat about your fundraising plans and there is loads of advice on our website log-in area that you will be able to access when you’ve registered.

We’re here for you

The Youth Adventure Trust team is here for you throughout your Beacons Challenge journey. Whether its advice on training, fundraising or equipment please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Once registered you’ll have access to our helpful training and fundraising resources, but we are also just a phone call or email away if you want to talk anything through.

If you want to chat to us before you register your team then please feel free to get in touch with Philippa Cox who would be happy to help.