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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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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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7 events · 11 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.

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.

The Longbridge 100 Backyard Ultra (Winter)

Litlington, East Sussex · South Downs
22 Jan 2027 to 24 Jan
4.167 mile laps, last runner standingTrailDate unknown
Entry details as published by the organiser, checked 15 August 2026.

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.

St Peters Way Ultra

Ongar · Home Counties
28 Feb 2027
42 milesDate unknown
Entry details as published by the organiser, checked 15 August 2026.

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