Control Points & Cut-offs
Couple of waypoints added for 2027 to keep runners closer to skyline 😉
Distances are approximate. Some route choice available. The fences are your friends – especially if the mist is down.
7 checkpoints – 20 waypoints (you will need to run ‘close’ to these with your GPS tracker as the marshals will only be present at road crossings). Majority of the waypoints are just to prevent cheeky shortcuts and keep you as much as possible on the Skyline. WP5 & 6 are to prevent runners dropping off the ridge and shortcutting to CP1 – it is rough ground but someone would be tempted. WP9 is there to prevent folks descending straight off Aran Fawddwy and is the only real ‘safety’ waypoint.
Timings & Trackers
- 102k Barmouth start – 18 hours limit, 4am start
- 75k Hardline start – 14.75 hour limit, 7.15am start
- 57k Rhaeadr start – 12.5 hours limit, 9.30am start
GPS trackers for Classic will be fitted from 0330 in the layby at the end of Barmouth Bridge. So its an early morning if you are staying local and very early if you are travelling in from afar.
GPS trackers for 75k & 57k options will be fitted from 6.45am/9am before their respective starts at their start locations.
Race Maps – 2027 (any errors please shout up!)
No mapping-GPS devices! No Garmin breadcrumb trails. A map pack will be provided printed on waterproof-tearproof film for each leg – but you may prefer your own. Map, compass & whistle will be mandatory equipment.
Reccy’s
Suggest you leave any reccy’s of the middle legs until spring (if not later) – it will be proper filthy in the winter months. Also always a chance of grouse shooting so be mindful of landowners etc. Always carry a map and if you are challenged – remain friendly, demonstrate your position on the map and show the access land boundary. Good chance that you will only have sheep as company on some legs. If you go solo please let someone know where you are going and carry a charged mobile phone.
Majority of fences can be easily straddled. There are a few gates & step-overs if you can find them. Be mindful of ewe’s especially in the spring when they may be pregnant – give them space – make noise – do not spook them.