How far is the Priory Ultra?

The Priory Ultra is one distance: 100km (62.1 miles).

How hard is the Priory Ultra?

100km: Expert. TRP grades come from distance and climb measured off the course file, not from the organiser.

Is the Priory Ultra course marked?

Yes, the course is marked. Navigation skills are not required.

Can I download the Priory Ultra route?

Yes. The GPX for each distance is free to download here, with no sign-up, the same as every route on Trail Running Planet.

Wild Deer Events The Priory Ultra

Bamburgh Castle To Tynemouth PriorySat, 29 May 2027

A hundred kilometres of Northumberland coast, Bamburgh Castle to Tynemouth Priory.

100km

62 miles

394 m ascent

4 m per km

coastalbeachroadurbanMarked course

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The course

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EXPERT

TRP grade · E5·T2

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What you’re in for

A hundred kilometres of Northumberland coast in one go, from Bamburgh Castle to the gates of Tynemouth Priory at the end of May. The first fifty are the Kingdom of Northumbria course — Beadnell, Dunstanburgh, Craster, Warkworth — and then it carries on through Druridge Bay, Newbiggin, Blyth, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay and Cullercoats to the finish through the priory gates. It is 100.1km with 394m of climb — the longest race Wild Deer put on and, by the numbers, one of the flattest hundreds in the country. Six feed stations: Low Newton, Boulmer, Warkworth Beach, Druridge Bay, Newbiggin and Blyth. Point to point with a shuttle bus from the finish to the start, bag drop to the finish, and every runner carries a tracker.

Terrain and trail

Coast path, beach, dune, promenade and lane. Nothing steep, but a hundred kilometres of sand and sea wind is its own kind of hard, and the southern half turns increasingly urban — promenade and pavement through the Tyneside towns. Trail shoes for the north, and think about a change at a drop bag for the promenade miles. The course is signed; the tracker is for the people at home.

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How to enter

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Common questions

: The Priory Ultra is one distance: 100km (62.1 miles).
: The 100km has 394 m of ascent.
: 100km: Expert. TRP grades come from distance and climb measured off the course file, not from the organiser.
: Yes, the course is marked. Navigation skills are not required.
: We don't hold a compulsory kit list for the Priory Ultra. Wild Deer Events confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.
: We don't hold published time limits for the Priory Ultra. If Wild Deer Events set cut-offs, they'll be in the race information.
: We don't hold a checkpoint list for the Priory Ultra. What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the Wild Deer Events race information rather than turning up expecting food.
: Yes. The GPX for each distance is free to download here, with no sign-up, the same as every route on Trail Running Planet.
: Sat, 29 May 2027. Not open yet.