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Winter ultras in the UK

December to February: short days, real cold, and mandatory kit that is checked rather than assumed. Entry for most of these opens the previous summer.

Distance50K50 mile100K100 mile200km+Unbounded
WhereEnglandScotlandWales
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EntryEntry open nowOpens in 30 daysBallotNo qualifier
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Terrain

TrailFellMountainMoorlandCoastal pathForestCanal & towpathRoad

Hilliness

FlatRollingHillyMountainous

Format

Single stageStageTimedBackyard

Entry mechanism

First come first servedBallotQualifying standardInvitational

Field size

Under 5050 to 149150 to 399400 to 9991,000+

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8 events · 14 races

Dragon's Back Race

Conwy Castle · Eryri / Snowdonia
7 Sept 2026 to 12 Sept
380km over 6 days · Choose your own, roughly half of each day · 137km over 2 days · 110km over 2 days16,600mMountainousMountain, Fell150 to 399 runnersFirst come first servedEntry open
Entry details confirmed with the organiser on 15 August 2026.

William Wallace Ultra

Stirling Cricket Club, Royal Stuart Way, Stirling FK7 7WS · Central Belt
10 Oct 2026
1,289m per lapRollingTrail50 to 149 runnersFirst come first servedDate unknown
Entry details as published by the organiser, checked 15 August 2026.

Country to Capital

Wendover · Chilterns
9 Jan 2027
43 miles419mFlatCanal & towpath, Trail150 to 399 runnersFirst come first servedDate unknown
Provisional, based on last year. We will confirm when the organiser publishes.

The Hardmoors 55

Guisborough · North York Moors · Hardmoors
20 Mar 2027
55 miles2,700mMountainousTrail, Moorland150 to 399 runnersFirst come first servedEntry open
Entry details confirmed with the organiser on 15 August 2026.

Suffolk Backyard Ultra Festival

High Lodge, Thetford Forest, Brandon · East Anglia
5 Jun 2027
4.167 mile laps, last runner standing28m per lapFlatTrail, Forest150 to 399 runnersFirst come first servedDate unknown
Entry details as published by the organiser, checked 15 August 2026.

South Downs Way 100 & 50km

Matterley Bowl, near Winchester · South Downs · Centurion
12 Jun 2027 to 13 Jun
100 miles · 50km3,800mHillyTrail, Road400 to 999 runnersFirst come first servedQualifierEntry open
Entry details as published by the organiser, checked 15 August 2026.

West Highland Way Race

Milngavie · Central Belt
19 Jun 2027
95 miles4,500mHillyTrail, Moorland150 to 399 runnersBallotQualifierBallot opens in 47d
Entry details as published by the organiser, checked 15 August 2026.

The Montane Lakeland 50 & 100

Coniston · Lake District
23 Jul 2027 to 25 Jul
105 miles · 50 miles6,856mMountainousFell, Mountain400 to 999 runnersBallotQualifierBallot opens in 17d
Entry details confirmed with the organiser on 14 August 2026.

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