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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.

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Terrain

TrailFellMountainMoorlandCoastal pathForestCanal & towpathRoad

Hilliness

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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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7 events · 11 races

Backyard Ultra World Team Championships (United Kingdom)

Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Edwinstowe · Midlands
17 Oct 2026
Backyard, 15 selected runnersTrail, ForestUnder 50 runnersInvitationalQualifierEntries closed
Entry details confirmed with the organiser on 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.

Gullane 8-hour Challenge

Gullane · Central Belt
27 Feb 2027
Open ended - 8 hoursCoastal path, TrailDate unknown
Entry details as published by the organiser, checked 15 August 2026.

Run Britannia

Land's End, Cornwall · Cornwall
28 May 2027 to 3 Jul
1,000 miles over 31 stages21,336mRollingTrail, RoadFirst come first servedDate unknown
Entry details as published by the organiser, checked 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.

Solstice at the Lakes

Leybourne Lakes Country Park, Malling Rd, Snodland ME20 6JA · Home Counties
19 Jun 2027
Trail, RoadFirst come first servedDate unknown
Entry details as published by the organiser, checked 15 August 2026.

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