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12 events · 19 races

Dragon's Back Race

Conwy Castle · Eryri / Snowdonia
7 Sept 2026 to 12 Sept
380km over 6 days +3 more 16,600mof ascentMountainousMountain, Fell150 to 399 runnersFirst come first servedEntry open
Entry details confirmed with the organiser on 15 August 2026.

Dartmoor Way

OCRA Pavilion in the Park, Mill Road, Okehampton, Devon EX20 1GE · Dartmoor
2 Oct 2026 to 3 Oct
4,000m per lapof ascentHillyMoorland, TrailFirst come first servedQualifierEntries closed
Entry details confirmed with the organiser on 15 August 2026.

Epping Forest 50km

Wanstead Flats, Capel Rd, London · London
3 Oct 2026
514mof ascentRollingForest, TrailFirst come first servedEntry not yet open
Entry dates not yet known.

Glasgow to Edinburgh Ultra

Riverside Museum, 100 Pointhouse Rd, Glasgow G3 8RS · Central Belt
10 Oct 2026
231m per lapof ascentFlatCanal & towpath, Road400 to 999 runnersFirst come first servedQualifierFull
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 lapof ascentRollingTrail50 to 149 runnersFirst come first servedEntry open
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
4.167 mile laps, last runner standingTrail, ForestUnder 50 runnersInvitationalQualifierEntries closed
Entry details confirmed with the organiser on 15 August 2026.

Thames Trail Ultra

Mercure Oxford Hawkwell House Hotel, Church Way, Iffley, Oxford OX4 4DZ · Chilterns
24 Oct 2026
289m per lapof ascentFlatTrail, Coastal pathFirst come first servedEntry not yet open
Entry dates not yet known.

The Hardmoors 55

Guisborough · North York Moors · Hardmoors
20 Mar 2027
55 miles 2,700mof ascentMountainousTrail, Moorland150 to 399 runnersFirst come first servedEntry open
Entry details confirmed with the organiser on 15 August 2026.

Fife Pilgrim Way Ultra Marathon

North Queensferry · Central Belt
1 May 2027
1,200m per lapof ascentRollingTrail, RoadFirst come first servedQualifierEntry open
Entry details confirmed with the organiser on 15 August 2026.

National Forest Way Ultra

Alrewas Showground, Daisy Lane, Burton-on-Trent DE13 7DP · Midlands
8 May 2027 to 9 May
1,200m per lapof ascentFlatTrail, Canal & towpathFirst come first servedQualifierEntry open
Entry details confirmed with the organiser on 15 August 2026.

Five Rivers Ultra

50mi: Trimley Memorial Hall, Trimley St Martin | 50km: Shotley Village Hall, Shotley · East Anglia
15 May 2027
Coastal path, TrailFirst come first servedQualifierEntry open
Entry details confirmed with the organiser on 15 August 2026.

Run Britannia

Land's End, Cornwall · Cornwall
28 May 2027 to 3 Jul
1,000 miles over 31 stages 21,336mof ascentRollingTrail, RoadFirst come first servedEntry open
Entry details as published by the organiser, checked 15 August 2026.
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