Single-stage 160-mile ultramarathon linking the Tabular Hills Route and the Cleveland Way National Trail, finishing at Filey.
The Hardmoors 160 kicks off at Old Scalby Mills in Scalby on Friday 21 May 2027, with the race starting at 18:00. It's a single-stage 160-mile ultramarathon that runs through to Sunday 23 May, and it's nicknamed 'The Ring Of Steele'. The course links the 48-mile Tabular Hills Route with the Cleveland Way National Trail, finishing at the Evron Centre in Filey, which sits near the 160-mile mark of the trail. Along the way, you'll climb 6,700 metres, and you've 50 hours to get to the finish.
This is the ninth edition of the Hardmoors Race Series, run by Hardmoors Ltd of Tadcaster, Yorkshire. Entry is limited to 60 places, and there are a couple of things you need to have sorted before you sign up: you've got to be supported by a motorised vehicle throughout, and you must have completed at least 60 trail miles in a single-stage race before entering. Every runner is issued a tracker that broadcasts their location online, so people can follow your progress as you go.
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Entry starts from £251, which includes the tracker and a £2 donation to the Cleveland Way. If you've got a crew, there's a relay option for teams of two to six runners at £301 per team. The race starts at Old Scalby Mills on Friday evening and finishes at the Evron Centre in Filey, with the whole thing running from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 May.
