Rat Race The Wall
A hundred and twelve kilometres of Hadrian's Wall country, Carlisle to the Newcastle quayside, waymarked the whole way.
70 Mile
113 km
26h cut-off
13:51/km to make it
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The course
26h cut-off, which needs 13:51/km
Start time not confirmed yet — check with the organiser.
What you’re in for
Carlisle Castle to the Newcastle quayside along Hadrian's Wall country, 112km in one go with 26 hours from a seven o'clock Saturday start in mid-June, and the last seven bridges counted down to the Millennium Bridge at the end. Pit stops at Lanercost, Walltown Quarry, The Sill, Hexham and Newburn, with cut-offs at each and then, in the organiser's words, as long as it takes from Newburn to the finish. Designed to be completed at three miles an hour, so walking it is a legitimate plan. Fully waymarked with orange arrows — no GPS file needed — and one of the most popular first ultras in the country for that reason.
Terrain and trail
Lane and cycle path out of Carlisle, then the Wall's own path along the crags between Walltown and the Sill — the one hilly, rocky stretch — before it drops to the Tyne valley for riverside path, disused railway and, from Newburn, the Hadrian's cycleway into Newcastle, flat and paved. Mostly firm; muddy on the crags after rain. Marked. A road shoe with tread, or a cushioned trail shoe.
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How to enter
Sat, 12 Jun – Sun, 13 Jun 2027 · Entries open
Enter on their website ↗Entries are handled by Rat Race, not by us. We take nothing for sending you there.
Add to your calendar · as an all-day entry, until the start time is confirmed
Common questions
- The Wall is one distance: 70 Mile (112.7 km).