The event is licensed by the Trail Running Association (https://tra-uk.org/) and held under UK Athletics Rules.

Entrants must be at least 20 years old at the time of the race (Rule T3 (141) S5 UKA Trail Running).

Entrants must be in good health at the time of the race.

Entrants must have successfully completed an event of at least a marathon distance prior to race day.  This must be an organised event under race conditions and can be for an event not yet taken place but that will be successfully completed prior to race day. Solo runs / training runs etc are not acceptable.

UKA Affiliated Club members and Trail Running Associalion members obtain a £2 discount off race entries.  Please enter the name of your affiliated UKA Club during registration or confirm that you are a Trail Running Association member and the entry fee will be reduced upon checkout.

Full details and terms & conditions for the event can be found in the Rules & Regulations section below.

Please ensure you read all the details on this page and that you meet the entry criteria before entering.

Start & Finish Venue

Malham Showfield, Chapel Gate, Malham, Skipton, Yorkshire Dales National Park, BD23 4DG.

At Start Venue

Friday 1st May 2026

5.30pm – 9.00pm – Race Registration: Bib Number Collection Only.  

If you collect your bib number on Friday evening, you will still need to return during the times below on Saturday to collect your Race Tracker.  The Race Tracker device is part of your mandatory kit – if you do not collect this, you will not be permitted to race.

Saturday 2nd May 2026 – Race Day

4.15am – 5.30am – Race Registration: Bib Number Collection & GB Race Tracker Collection

6.00am – Race Start – Mass Start

• There are 5 Checkpoints during the Race.

Each checkpoint will provide refreshments including cola, tailwind, water and juice as well as a variety of sandwiches, salted potatoes, fruit, snacks, crisps and biscuits. We do our best to provide a range of food for Vegetarian & Vegan diets too.

We’ll also have a Medic, First Responder or a 1st aider available.

Cut-Off times per Checkpoint – These conditions include the length of time taken to complete sections of the course and they are implemented by the Event Organisers, GB Ultras, to ensure safe and proper running of the event. Checkpoint cut-off times will be strictly enforced.

There is a 18 hour cut off time for the event.

Checkpoint 1 – 12 Miles
Silverdale Road, Approx postcode BD24 9PW. SD84365 71488.
Cut-off 10.19am Saturday
(NO SUPPORT TEAMS PERMITTED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT EXTRACTION OF PARTICIPANT)

No dropbags are permitted at this event.

Participants must carry any items they wish to run with (in addition to the items on the mandatory kit list) at all times.

Mandatory kit MUST be carried during the race.

Failure to carry mandatory kit will result in a participant being disqualified.

Random kit checks at race registration, during the race and at the finish line will take place.

Mandatory Kit

Waterproof coat with sealed seams – Min 10,000mm

Base layer long sleeved (Separate from Start Kit in a dry bag) in your pack.

Water bottle or bladder – min 1 litre capacity

Fully charged mobile phone

Emergency Blanket, e.g. foil blanket

Headtorch min 75 Lumens

Back up light source min 25 Lumens (Not your Phone)

Emergency Rations min of 500 calories

Whistle

GPS Tracker (property of GB Race Tracker, returned after the race).

Recommended Kit

Electrolytes/S-caps

Base Plate Compass

Ordnance Survey: Map OL2 (Hard Copy)

Sun protection/head cover

First aid kit

Cup

Please be aware GB Ultras events are cupless! You can buy a GB Ultras reusable cup to use during the event. CLICK HERE to visit the shop.

GB Ultras Merchandise

We’ll have a range of our GB Ultras branded merchandise available at both race registration and at the finish.

• Drybags
• Enamel cups
• Hoodies & jumpers
• Running vests
• Soft cups
• Technical t-shirts
• Visors

Optional Finisher T-shirt 

If you’ve pre-ordered your optional finisher t-shirt, you’ll be able to collect this during race registration on either day, or after you finish the race.  To make sure yours is waiting for you to collect, you can order it here if didn’t order one when you entered the race.

Availability is limited and finisher t-shirts won’t be available on the day to purchase!

No Pacers or Support Runners are permitted.

Participants found to be running with another person who is not entered in the race will be disqualified.

Parking can be very limited in the summertime at Malham due to its beautiful surroundings so we have arranged DESIGNATED EVENT PARKING for participants on the Malham Showfield on the left as you drive into Malham just before the Yorkshire Dales National Park Visitor Centre. There is no extra charge for parking.

Participants may arrive anytime from 4pm on the Friday before the race.  Access on and off the Showfield will be restricted from 5.45am – 8.00am RACE MORNING and as runners finish the Race.

Camper vans are welcome to use the location as a base for the event from 4pm Friday onwards.  All vehicles must vacate the showground by 9.00am on Sunday morning.  Please ensure you take all rubbish with you and leave the showfield in the condition it was when you arrived.

No camping in tents is permitted at the showfield – please support the local community and use the campsites at Riverside Campsite and Gordale Scar Campsite both nearby to the start/finish of the event.

No barbeques or fires are permitted on the showfield.

Parking for supporters / support crew is available on the public car park (chargeable) behind the Malham Visitors Centre or on the road leading into the village.

We’ll be posting the links to the official media team photographs here after the race has finished.  Please keep checking back to find yours.

Processing and editing the photographs does take some time so please allow 48-72 after conclusion of the race for the links to be added.

We’ll also be adding photographs taken by the event team on our Pennine Barrier Ultra facebook page and in the GB Ultras Community Facebook Group as well!

2025 Event Photographs

Dan Bentley Photography: Finish Line headshots 

David Murch (Mick Hall Photos): Start Line and course photos

Ridgeline Media: Start Line, course photos, Finish Line

Joel Jameson: Start Line, Course Photos

GB Ultras Event Team: On the Trail Photos

Neil Shearer: Start Line Malham Pen-y-Ghent Ribblehead Whernside Pen-y-Ghent Part 2 Janet’s Foss

Nathan Phua Start Line, Course Photos

Andrew Paylor Start Line, Course Photos

The results for the event will be available real-time during the event and we’ll update this page with the link prior to the event. 

As each runner crosses the finish line, their race chip records their individual finishing position and finishing time.

Your position and time shown in the results link is your official result. Please note that the tracking system is different to the timing system and has no bearing on your chip time or result.

2025 Event Results

If you see a runner experiencing difficulties during the Pennine Barrier Ultra 50 please inform Checkpoint Personnel or Event Marshals. Each runner will be given the Race Director’s and Race HQ’s number in case of emergency. Our team will always endeavour to reach any participant in difficulty but due to inaccessibility of the Trail this can take time. Mountain teams are positioned in hard to reach sections of the trail, focused on Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. Participants who lose time helping another fallen participant, struggling against the cut off time due to this reason, can claim this time back, subject to RD discretion and under the proviso of completing within their new, extended cut off period (please note this is not always possible).

A GBUltras sweeper and first aid team will also follow behind at the cut off pace to help any injured/fallen runner so effectively we’re always closing in to help. 

Each runner is carrying a GPS Tracker (property of GB Race Tracker) sending locations to the Race Tracker at approximately 2 minute intervals.  On the front of each tracker is an SOS button which when pressed by a runner will alert the Event team that an emergency situation has arisen.  However, both the data re locations being transmitted and the SOS signal depend on GPS/mobile reception (Global data roaming sim card).  Therefore, if an emergency arises, our mountain teams all have 5w long-wave two-way radios and a satellite phone and members of our mountain teams are First Responders.  It may be necessary to send a runner to high ground (marshal position) or to a Checkpoint.  Texts and voicemails to Race HQ will not be sufficient due to poor reception in the area.

**DUE TO LIMITED PARKING AT CHECKPOINT LOCATIONS AND THE START/FINISH VENUE, A SINGLE VEHICLE PER RUNNER IS PERMITTED. SUPPORT TEAMS MUST NOT ARRIVE AT CHECKPOINTS ANY EARLIER THAN 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE EXPECTED TIME OF THEIR RUNNER**

Please note, due to parking limitations, Supporters (including Crews / Friends & Family) are not permitted to travel to the following locations:

Checkpoint 1 & 5  – Silverdale Road 
Checkpoint 3 (Philpin Farm)

Supporters risk disqualification of their runner if they are present at any of the above locations where we have stated they are not permitted to travel to. Your race instructions will include a specific section on Supporters and will provide further details.

At other checkpoint locations, no more than two Supporters per participant are permitted at a checkpoint at any one time.  These must not impede the Event team nor other runners.  

Supporters must not take the food nor drink from the Village Hall except for their runner unless given permission to do so.

Supporters must respect Event Staff and are not permitted into the kitchen area unless given permission to do so by the Checkpoint Manager.

Supporters must respect instructions given by Event Staff.  Failure to do so will result in them being asked to leave the checkpoint and possible time implications or disqualification of the runner.

Dogs (except service dogs) are not permitted at any of the checkpoints

Full details of the terms and conditions of entry can be found here.

Our Privacy Policy can be found here.

In the lead up to the Race, GB Ultras Running Club organise training runs covering the entire route section by section to help build confidence and prepare runners for the upcoming 50 Mile Race.

Full details of the training runs for this event can be found here.