- Sat 20 Jun 2026
06:45
Age 16 & over
£139
- 50 km trail running + 1300 m ascent
Event overview
Basecamp is in Scarborough, famous for its fair, and a popular seaside spa since the 17th century.
The route heads around the town and beaches, and north along the Cleveland Way, with a stunning coastline up through Robin Hood Bay and onwards to Whitby, of Captain Cook and Abbey fame, and the halfway 50km stop.
For full 100km challengers, it’s inland along the Esk Valley before heading south into classic moorland scenery. Through Moors Park Forest, joining the Tabular Hills Walk back to Scarborough basecamp, where a big celebration awaits at the end of an epic challenge!
The Ultra Challenge Experience
This endurance event is for a wide range of fitness and ages. Choose your distance and do it at your pace. The support enables you to go further, whilst enjoying the great outdoors and camaraderie.
There are marquee rest stops, plenty of food and drink, medical and massage teams, and a fully signed route with GPS tracking to guide you. A big finish-line celebration awaits with an amazing sense of achievement, and once the aches subside, you’ll feel energised and up for more of life’s challenges!
Prefer to enter directly? General entry options are explained on the 1st 1/2 Challenge 50K page.
Event photos
Event video
Charity places
The charities below have places in the event. To secure your charity place, simply find a charity then book a charity place or join a charity team with your own place.
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- Average fitness
- Beginner-friendly
- Event village
Your challenge, your way
Whether you’re a walker and new to challenge events, an experienced trekker, a marathon enthusiast upping the distance, or a seasoned ultra runner after ITRA points – there’s an Ultra Challenge® for you!
Do it at your pace, as an Individual or Team, for a charity of your choice, or just for you. On the Full and 1st Half challenges – there’s a new Ultra Trailblazerz® entry category for ‘rapid runners’, and an Ultra March® option for ‘hasty hikers’, plus a friendly ‘Solo Challenger’ start time to join up with others. The North Yorks Ultra Challenge is rewarding and fun, with full support all the way, enabling you to push yourself further amidst England’s finest scenery!
- Distance markers
- First aid
- Food stations
- Mostly traffic free
- Navigation not required
- Point to point
- Toilets
- Water stations
- Wave start
- Way markers
Overview
From the Scarborough basecamp (with camping options) the route heads around the town and beaches, past the castle and then north along the Cleveland Way, with a stunning and historic coastline up through Robin Hood Bay and onwards past Whitby Abbey and on to the welcome finish-line, after a fabulous and unique 50km Ultra. After a well-earned massage and finishers' meal, you can either transfer back to Scarborough, camp with fellow challengers in Whitby, or make your own arrangements.
Map
Checkpoints
- Snacks and drinks – every 10-15km
- 25km – picnic lunch, fizzy drinks
- 50km – hot meal
- Finish – glass of fizz, medal, t-shirt
- Camping
- Chip timing
- Drinks
- Fizz at the finish
- GPS tracking
- Map
- Massage
- Medal
- Post-race meal
- Race photo
- Snacks
- T-shirt
Before
- Challenge app
- Facebook forum
- Training guides
- Fundraising support
- Training walks and runs
- Video briefings
- Travel planning
- Parking
During
- Baggage transfers
- The start line
- Timing and GPS tracking
- Rest stops
- Food and drink
- Medical support
- Camping
Along the route
- Fully signed route
- Apps, maps and GPS
- Route safety experts
- Emergency response
- Trek masters
- 24 hour control room
After
- Finish line experience
- Finish times and certificate
- Shuttles and transfers
- Hot meal
- Medical care and follow up
- Deals on future challenges
Bookable extras
- Camping
- Parking
- Pre challenge transfers
- Post challenge transfers
- Extra meals
- Baggage services
