North Leeds Skyline | 25K Super Trail

Timetable

Ultra Trail

• 08:00 | Registration
• 09:00/11:00 | Race start
• Time limit | 9 / 7 hours

Entry requirement: You are up for the challenge of completing a 50km and expect to be able to complete the 50km within 8 hours.

Ultra Trail Relay

• 08:00 | Registration
• 09:00 | Race start
• Teams of 4

Super Trail

• 09:30 | Registration
• 11:00 | Race start
• Time limit | 6 hours

Entry requirement: You have completed a trail half marathon or similar before and expect to be able to complete well within 6 hours.

Challenge Trail

• 09:30 | Registration
• 11:00 | Race start
• Time limit | 6 hours (walkers allowed)

Mandatory kit

Mandatory and recommended kit lists are readily available.

Pacers/Crew

• No crew vehicles allowed at Bank Top Farm, except relay teams (max 1 vehicle, strict 5mph limit)
• Pacers are welcome
• Pacers must not carry any runners kit

GPX route

The route is displayed on the map above.

Overview

Public footpaths and trails through the hilly Chevin Forest Park and into the lofty hills with fantastic views over Wharfedale.

Navigation

The course will be marked with pink signage and pink tape. Runners will be given and required to carry the race map at registration. It is ultimately the runner's responsibility to navigate the course successfully, with or without course markings. A route map and GPX will also be made available ahead of the event for runners to download / print.

Course colour-coding

There are a few instances on course where the route splits for different distances. For this there is a colour code in place.

• Ultra Trail - Blue Arrows
• Super Trail - Green Arrows
• Challenge Trail - Yellow Arrows
• Pink Arrows = All Routes

Marshalls

Marshalls will be on course for the Sprint Trail and Super Trail only.

Checkpoints/aid stations

The North Leeds Skyline Ultra will have a number of manned checkpoints with water available.

Snacks will be available from BANK TOP FARM (CP2/6).

Super Trail

• S - Otley Station Top - 0km / 0 miles
• 1 - STAIRCASE LANE - 6.5km / 4 miles
• 2 - BANK TOP FARM GATE - 10km / 6 miles
• 3 - BANK TOP FARM - 14.5km / 9 miles
• 4 - CHEVIN CAR PARK - 23km / 14 miles
• F - Otley Station Top - 25km / 15 miles

Toilets

Otley Town Centre, Shadwell, Thorner, Bramhope.

Event HQ

Station Top
East Chevin Road
Otley
West Yorkshire
LS21 1BT
UK

Sat Nav

'GV Commercials Otley'. There will be parking at Station Top where the races start and finish. 

Prizes

Post race awards will be handed out to runners upon finishing as the results come in.

Optional extras

• Event medal £6
• Great Owl Running T-shirt £10
• Trees Not Tees - commemorate your event with a native tree £6.50

Fun route and friendly atmosphere! Celia H

Really enjoyed the event, great route and fantastic support staff. The guys at Bank Top Farm checkpoint ladened my kids pockets with treats as they dutifully (grumpily) waited for their parents to swap legs! Would definitely do another event! Thanks all! Ed R

Great event and beautiful course. A must-do for any serious athlete! Thomas C

Really great event. Challenging and fun route in equal measures. Good organisation with many options for navigation. Really friendly atmosphere and organising team. Look forward to entering another soon. Adam K

Otley Chevin has some brutal hills but you are rewarded with great views if you can keep your head up long enough to appreciate them. It is a tough course but I would still recommend it to anyone who wants to get into trail running. Tom S

Very enjoyable event! Lovely Yorkshire skylines, challenging uphill sections, amazing supportive group of people. I had a brilliant time and can't wait for next year's event now! David C

I had a great time at this event, it is my first ultra in the bag and I am glad I chose [it]. All of the staff were very welcoming and friendly. Shout out to Tom who I met on the course, you put in a shift buddy 🤟 Adam O

Cracking event, support team still in high spirits despite the weather. Route was really nice, tough with the elevation but you don’t do an Ultra for the flats do you. Organisation and communication were spot on. Thomas N

Loved every moment of this event! The atmosphere was great! James T

Great event. The staff were really friendly and supportive throughout the aid stations and at the end where I stayed and had a good chat with them afterwards. I'm definitely looking at doing more Great Owl events in the future. Tom G

Reviews thanks to RaceCheck

Numbers are collected from Race HQ on race day.

Entry fees