Northern Traverse
- Total distance: 300 km
- Location: Rottington
- Race Date: 3 Apr 2027
- Finish rate: 70%
- Navigation: Partial Self-Navigation
- Nearest Station: St Bees (1.4 km)
- Aid Stations: 18
- Night Running: 41.9% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (46/100)
Northern Traverse Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Ultra X
- Start Town: Rottington
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 3 Apr 2027
- End Date: 7 Apr 2027
- Start Time: 12:00 PM
- Final Cut-off: 102 hours
Navigation
- Type: Partial Self-Navigation
- Closest Train Station: St Bees
- Distance from Start Line: 1.4 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 18 years
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: Unknown
Terrain & Elevation
The course covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with gravel (27%) and trail (26%) being the most common and neither clearly dominating. The terrain is highly fragmented, switching roughly every kilometre. This demands constant mental engagement and limits the ability to build a sustained rhythm from surface consistency alone. The longest unbroken stretch is 5.7 km of gravel. Ascending sections cover a varied mix of surfaces with no single type dominating the climbs. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with trail most common.
- Gravel / Track27% · 69.3 km
- Trail / Path26% · 66.7 km
- Paved Road16% · 37.4 km
- Off-road / Unknown14% · 34.8 km
- Grass12% · 31.2 km
- Rocky5% · 13.7 km
Distance
290.5 km
Ascent
8554 m
Descent
8558 m
High Point
790 m
This race is mostly gently rolling, with a long, flat stretch around the 178–213km mark.
Source: GPX Data
Climate
Navigation
Northern Traverse is partial self-navigation: some sections are marked, but runners are expected to navigate independently — with a map, compass, or GPX file — for the rest of the course.
Source: Race Website - Explicit
Aid Stations
Stations
You'll need to keep an average pace of between 1.6 km/h and 3.1 km/h between aid stations to make the cut offs.
Stations
| KM | Name | Gap from Prev | Cut-off | Water | Cold Food | Hot Food | Hot Drinks | Gels | Medic | WC | Bags | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.0 | Ennerdale | 24.0 km | 0h | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 47.0 | Rosthwaite | 23.0 km | 14h 30m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 69.0 | Patterdale | 22.0 km | 21h 30m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 77.0 | Kidsty Pike | 8.0 km | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 94.0 | Shap | 17.0 km | 29h 30m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 125.0 | Kirkby Stephen | 31.0 km | 39h 30m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 132.0 | Nine Standards | 7.0 km | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 142.0 | Tan Hill Road | 10.0 km | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 152.0 | Hard Level Gill | 10.0 km | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 162.0 | Dales Bike Centre | 10.0 km | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 178.0 | Richmond | 16.0 km | 62h | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 200.0 | Danby Wiske | 22.0 km | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 227.0 | Lordstones | 27.0 km | 78h 30m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 246.0 | The Lion Inn | 19.0 km | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 261.0 | Glaisdale | 15.0 km | 90h | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 274.0 | Falling Foss | 13.0 km | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 285.0 | Hawsker | 11.0 km | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 290.0 | Robin Hood's Bay | 5.0 km | 102h | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
None of the aid stations on this course are confirmed to offer vegan food, so vegan runners should plan to carry their own nutrition.
Source: Not recorded
Night Running
Northern Traverse starts at 12:00 local time, with sunset around 19:54. Based on the median finisher time of 82:07:14, a runner at that pace would finish around 22:07 — after dark, spending around 34h 22m (42% of their race) running in darkness and covering roughly 111.4 km of the course after sunset.
Shaded stretches are expected to be run in the dark
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