Ranger Ultras PB137 Trail Challenge

The course

What you’re in for

Hebden Bridge to Kirkby Stephen on the Pennine Bridleway, eighty-five miles through West Yorkshire, over the North Yorkshire moors and into Cumbria, with 3,321 m of climb. A National Trail with genuinely runnable surfaces, mixing fast ground with some technical climbing, and taking the walkers' alternatives where that keeps you off road. One midway checkpoint on the Friday with hot meals, showers and somewhere to sleep, capped at eight hours. Fifty hours overall.

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Train for it: routes near the start

Routes starting within 20 km of Hebden Hey Scout Centre, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, nearest first. Each one has a free GPX file and a TRP grade, so you can rehearse the ground before race day.

VERY HARD

Heptonstall and Hardcastle Crags

24.0km · 859m climb · Loop · 1.0km away

You get the full Calderdale contrast in one loop: the deep, wooded gorge of Hardcastle Crags and the wild open moor above, joined by the cobbled hilltop village of Heptonstall.

Checked Jul 2026

VERY HARD

Wadsworth Trog

31.5km · 1,044m climb · Loop · 1.7km away

This is the Wadsworth Trog, a proper Calderdale beast: mile after mile of high Pennine moor, peat bog and reservoir embankment that locals rate among the toughest moorland rounds in the north.

Checked Jul 2026

HARD

Stoodley Pike from Hebden Bridge

12.5km · 300m climb · Loop · 2.2km away

You climb from a canal in the valley floor to a 37m stone monument on the moor edge, and the view back over Calderdale from the base of the Pike is worth every metre of the climb.

Checked Jul 2026

MODERATE

The Atom Panopticon from Wycoller Country Park

6.3km · 125m climb · Loop · 12km away

The Atom is a curved concrete shell you can stand inside, and from the doorway it frames Pendle Hill one way and Boulsworth the other. You get both without a long day out.

Checked Jul 2026

VERY HARD

Boulsworth Hill from Trawden

13.9km · 440m climb · Loop · 12km away

Boulsworth is the whaleback that dominates every view around Trawden, and standing on Lad Law at 517m you look across Pendle, the Dales and, on a clear day, out to the coast.

Checked Jul 2026

VERY HARD

Rochdale Norden Moors and Watergrove Reservoir

19.5km · 390m climb · Loop · 16km away

Raw, atmospheric Pennine scenery at its most uncompromising- Walk a section of the historic Cotton Famine Road, hand-built in the 1860s by unemployed weavers- Big views west into Lancashire and east into Yorkshire from the ridgeline- Quieter than many Pennine routes - you will often have the moor to yourself

Checked Jul 2026

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How to enter

Common questions

How far is the PB137 Trail Challenge?

The PB137 Trail Challenge is one distance: 137 km (85.1 miles).

How much climbing is in the PB137 Trail Challenge?

No course file for the PB137 Trail Challenge yet, so there's no measured climb here. When Ranger Ultras publish one, this fills in.

How hard is the PB137 Trail Challenge?

Not graded yet. A TRP grade is worked out from distance and climb measured off the course file, and there isn't one for the PB137 Trail Challenge yet.

Is the PB137 Trail Challenge course marked?

No. The PB137 Trail Challenge is not a marked course. You are expected to navigate it yourself.

What kit do I need for the PB137 Trail Challenge?

We don't hold a compulsory kit list for the PB137 Trail Challenge. Ranger Ultras confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.

What are the cut-offs for the PB137 Trail Challenge?

Overall time limits — 137 km: 50h.

What is at the checkpoints on the PB137 Trail Challenge?

We don't hold a checkpoint list for the PB137 Trail Challenge. What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the Ranger Ultras race information rather than turning up expecting food.

Can I download the PB137 Trail Challenge route?

Not yet — we don't hold a course file for the PB137 Trail Challenge. Some organisers only send the GPX to entrants. If we get one, it goes up free, with no sign-up.

When is the next PB137 Trail Challenge?

No date announced. When Ranger Ultras confirm the next PB137 Trail Challenge, it appears here and on the race calendar.