UK Big 3 Rounds
Ultras by Region
Route Index
Assynt Traverse
Bala Challenge
Bob Baxter Traverse
Bob Graham Round
Bowland Dozen
Bowland 1500’s
Broxap Round
Cairngorm Munros
Canary Islands 3 Peaks
Charlie Ramsay Round
Charnley Way
Cleveland Hills Challenge
Cuillin Round
Cumbrian Traverse
Dales Skyline
Dales Top Ten
Dales 2000’s
Dark Peak County Tops
Dragon’s Tongue
Durham Hewitts
Freeman Round
Glen Lyon Corbett Round
Great North Inns Run
Harvey Howgill Tops
John Fleetwood Scottish Routes
Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge
Knoydart 7
Lakes 24
Lakes 25@25
Lakes 2500’s
Leventon’s Line
Meirionnydd Round
National & Yorkshire 3 Peaks
No Cure Always Hope
Over The Hill Round
Paddy Buckley Round
Ring of Fire - Galloway
Scottish 4000’s
Six County Tops - Peak
Snowdonia Skyline
Snowdon to Pumlumon
South Pennine 39 Trigs
South Wales Traverse
Tan Hill to Kirkstone Pass Inn
Tranter’s Round
Tyndrum Round
Upper Calder 13 Trigs
Wainwright 7 Summits
Wicklow Round
Yorkshire Round
Yorkshire 2000’s
Sub-Ultras
COMPLETIONS
Where there is a recorder please contact them to log your completion. In addition, or if there isn't a recorder, you are invited to share your experience on the gofar facebook page to encourage and inspire other runners to have a go!
ULTRA-DISTANCE CHALLENGES
UK Big 3 Rounds
Ultras by Region
Route Index
Assynt Traverse
Bala Challenge
Bob Baxter Traverse
Bob Graham Round
Bowland Dozen
Bowland 1500’s
Broxap Round
Cairngorm Munros
Canary Islands 3 Peaks
Charlie Ramsay Round
Charnley Way
Cleveland Hills Challenge
Cuillin Round
Cumbrian Traverse
Dales Skyline
Dales Top Ten
Dales 2000’s
Dark Peak County Tops
Dragon’s Tongue
Durham Hewitts
Freeman Round
Glen Lyon Corbett Round
Great North Inns Run
Harvey Howgill Tops
John Fleetwood Scottish Routes
Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge
Knoydart 7
Lakes 24
Lakes 25@25
Lakes 2500’s
Leventon’s Line
Meirionnydd Round
National & Yorkshire 3 Peaks
No Cure Always Hope
Over The Hill Round
Paddy Buckley Round
Ring of Fire - Galloway
Scottish 4000’s
Six County Tops - Peak
Snowdonia Skyline
Snowdon to Pumlumon
South Pennine 39 Trigs
South Wales Traverse
Tan Hill to Kirkstone Pass Inn
Tranter’s Round
Tyndrum Round
Upper Calder 13 Trigs
Wainwright 7 Summits
Wicklow Round
Yorkshire Round
Yorkshire 2000’s
Sub-Ultras
COMPLETIONS
Where there is a recorder please contact them to log your completion. In addition, or if there isn't a recorder, you are invited to share your experience on the gofar facebook page to encourage and inspire other runners to have a go!
UK Big 3 Rounds
Ultras by Region
Route Index
Assynt Traverse
Bala Challenge
Bob Baxter Traverse
Bob Graham Round
Bowland Dozen
Bowland 1500’s
Broxap Round
Cairngorm Munros
Canary Islands 3 Peaks
Charlie Ramsay Round
Charnley Way
Cleveland Hills Challenge
Cuillin Round
Cumbrian Traverse
Dales Skyline
Dales Top Ten
Dales 2000’s
Dark Peak County Tops
Dragon’s Tongue
Durham Hewitts
Freeman Round
Glen Lyon Corbett Round
Great North Inns Run
Harvey Howgill Tops
John Fleetwood Scottish Routes
Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge
Knoydart 7
Lakes 24
Lakes 25@25
Lakes 2500’s
Leventon’s Line
Meirionnydd Round
National & Yorkshire 3 Peaks
No Cure Always Hope
Over The Hill Round
Paddy Buckley Round
Ring of Fire - Galloway
Scottish 4000’s
Six County Tops - Peak
Snowdonia Skyline
Snowdon to Pumlumon
South Pennine 39 Trigs
South Wales Traverse
Tan Hill to Kirkstone Pass Inn
Tranter’s Round
Tyndrum Round
Upper Calder 13 Trigs
Wainwright 7 Summits
Wicklow Round
Yorkshire Round
Yorkshire 2000’s
Sub-Ultras
COMPLETIONS
Where there is a recorder please contact them to log your completion. In addition, or if there isn't a recorder, you are invited to share your experience on the gofar facebook page to encourage and inspire other runners to have a go!
UK Big 3 Rounds
Ultras by Region
Route Index
Assynt Traverse
Bala Challenge
Bob Baxter Traverse
Bob Graham Round
Bowland Dozen
Bowland 1500’s
Broxap Round
Cairngorm Munros
Canary Islands 3 Peaks
Charlie Ramsay Round
Charnley Way
Cleveland Hills Challenge
Cuillin Round
Cumbrian Traverse
Dales Skyline
Dales Top Ten
Dales 2000’s
Dark Peak County Tops
Dragon’s Tongue
Durham Hewitts
Freeman Round
Glen Lyon Corbett Round
Great North Inns Run
Harvey Howgill Tops
John Fleetwood Scottish Routes
Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge
Knoydart 7
Lakes 24
Lakes 25@25
Lakes 2500’s
Leventon’s Line
Meirionnydd Round
National & Yorkshire 3 Peaks
No Cure Always Hope
Over The Hill Round
Paddy Buckley Round
Ring of Fire - Galloway
Scottish 4000’s
Six County Tops - Peak
Snowdonia Skyline
Snowdon to Pumlumon
South Pennine 39 Trigs
South Wales Traverse
Tan Hill to Kirkstone Pass Inn
Tranter’s Round
Tyndrum Round
Upper Calder 13 Trigs
Wainwright 7 Summits
Wicklow Round
Yorkshire Round
Yorkshire 2000’s
Sub-Ultras
COMPLETIONS
Where there is a recorder please contact them to log your completion. In addition, or if there isn't a recorder, you are invited to share your experience on the gofar facebook page to encourage and inspire other runners to have a go!
Route List
Assynt Traverse
Bala Challenge
Bay Limestone Round
Bob Baxter Traverse
Bob Graham Round
Bowland Dozen
Bowland 1500’s
Broxap Round
Cairngorm Munros
Canary Islands 3 Peaks
Charlie Ramsay Round
Charnley Way
Cheviot Round
Cuillin Round
Cumbrian Traverse
Dales Skyline
Dales Top Ten
Dales 2000’s
Dales Mountains 30
Dark Peak County Tops
Dark Peak 15 Trigs
Dartmoor Round
Dee Valley Round
Denis Rankin Round
Dragon’s Tongue
Durham Hewitts
Etive Munros Round
Freeman Round
Glen Lyon Corbett Round
Great North Inns Run
Harvey Howgill Tops
John Fleetwood Lakes 40
John Fleetwood Lakes Routes
John Fleetwood Scottish Routes
John Fleetwood Welsh Round
Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge
Knoydart 7
Lakes 24
Lakes 25@25
Lakes 2500’s
Lakes 4 x 3000's
Lakes Sea to Summits
Llangollen Hills Run
Loch Lomond Round
Leventon’s Line
Meirionnydd Round
National & Yorkshire 3 Peaks
No Cure Always Hope
Over The Hill Round
Paddy Buckley Round
Peak Traverses & Rounds
Pikes of the Lakes
Saddleworth 10 Trigs
Ring of Fire - Galloway
Scottish 4000’s
Six County Tops - Peak
Snowdonia Skyline
Snowdon to Pumlumon
South Pennine 39 Trigs
South Wales Traverse
Steve Parr Round
Tan Hill to Kirkstone Pass Inn
Tranter’s Round
Tyndrum Round
Upper Calder 13 Trigs
Wainwright 7 Summits
Wainwrights 30@30
Wicklow Round
Yorkshire Round
Yorkshire 2000’s
The Meirionnydd Round Snowdonia
This circuit of 72 miles, 24,000 feet and 47 peaks was devised and first completed by Yiannis Tridimis in 1998. Based in southern Snowdonia, it provides a companion to the more northerly Paddy Buckley Round as it weaves its way round the wild and often formidable terrain of Cadair Idris, Rhinog, Migneint, Arenig, Aran and Dyfi Forest. Like the PBR it may be commenced at any point and completed in either direction. Similarly, although 24 hours is an obvious target, no time limit is stipulated but it is considered to be a good half hour tougher.
Route
Schedule
Click on the icon to print/view a schedule of the inaugural 1998 round. Use in conjunction with OS Explorer maps OL18 - Harlech, Porth Madog & Y Bala and OL23- Cadair Idris & Lake Bala
Completions
Finishers are invited to add their name to the completions log. See log for information required, the 'style' should accord with the FRA guidelines here Further details welcome but optional. Send to Ralph Skrimshire - email: ra.sk@tuta.io
Links & Further Information
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The Meironnydd Round - a short account of the inaugural round by Yiannis Tridimas
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The Meironnyd Round - link to the mudandroutes website
SAFETY WARNING
All the routes on this site require proven mountain running experience. You undertake them entirely at your own risk. Please take full mountain safety precautions at all times. Always ensure you carry sufficient clothing, food and equipment to cope with dramatic changes in the weather conditions! Appropriate insurance cover is recommended.
HAVE A GO!
The object of this website is to provide a single, ready source of information on the ultra-distance mountain challenges which have been developed over the past four or more decades. It now offers a diverse range of long and "short", old and recent, formal and informal routes from around the UK to encourage runners of all ages and abilities to have a go, subject to proven mountain experience in all conditions.
FRA LONG DISTANCE
RECORDS and NEWS
Please send details of any record-breaking runs and the like to Martin Stone who maintains records on behalf of the Fell Runners Association. Email: martin.stone@sportident.co.uk
Please also refer to the guidelines and definitions in the FRA Handbook.
HELP WANTED
If you can improve on the accuracy of this resource, spot any errors in grid references, names, heights, spelling or punctuation, or find a link which does not work please email Tony Wimbush.: gofar99@gmail.com
Similarly, if you wish to submit any new (or old) routes for inclusion see the contact page for the information and format that is required:.