Please note: This event is only open to veterans and serving personnel, regular or reserve, from the Armed Forces. 

Also: the 2024 Warrior Challenge has now closed to new registrations, and the final team is currently under selection.  Please register below if you wish to join us for the 2025 event.

Run or Tab 110km through the Moroccan desert in aid of SSAFA to support and help fellow veterans in need.

The trip will include flights, accommodation, team kit & equipment and the event itself.

The SSAFA Warrior Challenge – Morocco is a tri-service event being run by SSAFA and Ultra X. The event will be over a four-day weekend - Final Dates To Be Confirmed - with the run/tab being a two stage ultra-marathon that takes place in and around the city of Ouarzazate.

We are currently asking soldiers, sailors and aviators to register their interest for this event, and we will confirm the team and fundraising targets this November.

Register your interest

Date: TBC: Late 2025

Registration fee - £250

Fundraising target - £1,650

 

Nicknamed the door of the desert, Ouarzazate is positioned in south-central Morocco, south of the High Atlas Mountains. This course will take you on a sensory journey, past Kasbahs, through traditional fortified villages, lush oasises and over rocky desert whilst being supported by the wonderful local population.

Taking part in early November, the climate conditions for the race should be temperate, with lows of  8°C in the evening and highs around 25°C during the day.

To get a feel for the event, please watch this video from last year's Warrior Challenge in the Azores:

Last year's team had a fantastic time, and raised an incredible sum for SSAFA, and we cannot wait to do it again!

Last year's SSAFA Warriors Team

If you have any questions at all, please email Richard.French@ssafa.org.uk.