Trail Outlaws present the Northumberland Way Ultra – 110 miles from the Cheviots to the sea! Starting and finishing in Wooler, the route climbs into the Cheviot Hills via the Harthope Valley, crosses the Northumberland National Park through Alwinton, Hepple and Rothbury, then heads east to the coast at Warkworth.
From Warkworth the race follows the Northumberland coast north through Boulmer, Low Newton, Seahouses and Bamburgh, before turning inland at Fenwick for the final miles back to Wooler. With a 37.5 hour cut off, most runners will be on the course through the night.
Registration, parking, the start and the finish are all at Wooler.
All runners are given a GPS tracker, which is great for friends and family tracking you from home or on the route.
Qualification requirement: All entrants must have completed a race of at least half marathon distance within the time limits for that race, within the last 3 years. If you have not yet done so but will be running one before this race takes place, then you can enter in advance.
The route is shown on the map and GPX below. Please remember that navigating the course is your responsibility.
Wooler Hostel - Registration, collect race number/tracker, drop bag hand over
Fri TBC
Wooler Hostel - Race start
Sat 06:00
CP 1 - Langleeford - Cut off
Sat 09:00
CP 4 - Rothbury - Cut off
Sat 19:55
CP 6 - Warkworth - Cut off
Sun 01:55
CP 11 - Fenwick - Cut off
Sun 15:10
Wooler Hostel - Race cut off
Sun 19:30
Wooler Hostel,
30 Cheviot Street,
Wooler,
Northumberland,
NE71 6LW
Wooler Hostel,
30 Cheviot Street,
Wooler,
Northumberland,
NE71 6LW
Wooler Auction Mart,
Berwick Road,
Wooler,
Northumberland,
NE71 6SL
| CP | Name | Mile | Drop bag | Toilet | Cut off | Address | Post code | Grid reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Start: Wooler | 0.0 | Sat 06:00 | 30 Cheviot Street, Wooler | NE71 6LW | NT988278 | ||
| 1 | CP 1 - Langleeford | 5.88 | Sat 09:00 | Langleeford, Harthope Valley | NT951223 | |||
| 2 | CP 2 - Alwinton | 22.32 | Sat 14:30 | Alwinton | NT921063 | |||
| 3 | CP 3 - Hepple | 29.14 | Sat 16:45 | Hepple | NY979999 | |||
| 4 | CP 4 - Rothbury | 38.72 | Sat 19:55 | Rothbury | NU058015 | |||
| 5 | CP 5 - Felton | 50.04 | Sat 23:42 | Felton | NU181001 | |||
| 6 | CP 6 - Warkworth | 57.75 | Sun 01:55 | Warkworth | NU254063 | |||
| 7 | CP 7 - Boulmer | 65.5 | Sun 04:50 | Boulmer | NU265139 | |||
| 8 | CP 8 - Low Newton | 74.2 | Sun 07:45 | Low Newton-by-the-Sea | NU240245 | |||
| 9 | CP 9 - Seahouses | 80.39 | Sun 09:50 | Seahouses | NU218319 | |||
| 10 | CP 10 - Bamburgh | 83.93 | Sun 11:00 | Bamburgh | NU183349 | |||
| 11 | CP 11 - Fenwick | 96.3 | Sun 15:10 | Fenwick | NU067401 | |||
| 12 | Finish: Wooler | 111.3 | Sun 19:30 | 30 Cheviot Street, Wooler | NE71 6LW | NT990278 |
Please click on the links to see the checkpoint on a map view. Cut offs are based on the time of leaving the checkpoint, not arrival. There will be water, coke and snacks at every checkpoint.