Race · Skipton, North Yorkshire
Out of the market town and into the Dales — Malham Tarn, Gordale Scar and Pen-y-ghent on the long one.
Next running
Sat, 10 Apr 2027
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22.7
km · 14.1 mi
394
m ascent
1
checkpoint
VERY HARD
TRP grade · E4
Starts in Skipton and picks up parts of the Dales High Way, the River Aire Ultra and the Pennine Way. Both ultra distances visit Malham Tarn and Gordale Scar. The fifty joins the Pennine Way over Fountains Fell to Pen-y-ghent, drops into Horton-in-Ribblesdale, then follows the Ribble Way back onto the fells and returns to Skipton along the Aire.
Stunning
Such a great route. Some great trails through to Malham and then a pretty flat run back to Skipton along the Pennine Way to Gargrave.
Wore Inov-8 Trailfly G 270. Our grade felt about right.
The Skipton Skedaddle offers 4 distances: 13 Mile (22.7 km / 14.1 miles), 20 Mile (32.4 km / 20.1 miles), 34 Mile (55.4 km / 34.4 miles), 50 Mile (84.6 km / 52.6 miles). Every figure is measured from the organiser's own course file.
The 13 Mile has 394 m of ascent. The 20 Mile has 603 m of ascent. The 34 Mile has 1,225 m of ascent. The 50 Mile has 2,264 m of ascent.
13 Mile: Very Hard. 20 Mile: Very Hard. 34 Mile: Expert. 50 Mile: Expert. TRP grades come from distance and climb measured off the course file, not from the organiser.
No. The Skipton Skedaddle is not a marked course. You are expected to navigate it yourself.
Yes. The GPX for each distance is free to download here, with no sign-up, the same as every route on Trail Running Planet.
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