Punk Panther's Bridge Too Far
Info: New entries for this event closed on Sunday 31st May 2020.
| Entry Fee | £50.00 |
The Bridge Too Far Ultra takes you along the Six Dales Trail from Otley through the dales of Wharfedale, Washburndale, Nidderdale; passing by Swinsty, Fewston and Thruscross Reservoirs before heading over to Pateley Bridge and then all the way back to Pool-in-Wharfedale.
You may elect to turn around sooner. There are 4 Checkpoints although you pass through the same ones on the way back! This race is especially challenging as you pass your car with 4 miles to go. Will you be tempted to quit early?
**** PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT MAY BE PUT BACK TO 17th OCTOBER DUE TO CORONAVIRUS ****
Distance: 50/60Km (32/37 Miles)
Climb: 1100/1400 metres (3400/4700ft)
ITRA Points: 2/2
Maximum Entrants: 200
Cost: £50 (£1 of each entry will go to St.Gemma’s Hospice) Early Bird £40 before 31st March 2020
You may hire a tracker for use during this event at an additional cost of £15 (please note this is not compulsory) and you will be tracked live on the internet. This will allow, friends, family and support to see your progress and if you get lost you can phone the race director who will help you get back on course!
Car Park: Bridge End Auction Site, Billams Hill, Otley, LS21 2AA. The car park is free and is a 10 minute walk to the start (take everything with you – bag transfer to finish), There is a free transfer minibus back to the car park from the finish should you require it.
Registration: From 7.30am at the Start
Start: 8.30am at Weston Lane Community Centre, Otley, St.Martins’ Field, Otley, LS21 2FN
Event Closes: 7.30pm
Maps: OS Explorer Maps 297 and 298 The route is covered in the book ‘The Six Dales Trail’ available for £7.49 including p&p. although the route will be waymarked and a .gpx file is available.
Checkpoints: Each checkpoint will have water, coke, jelly babies, peanuts, Jaffa cakes, fruit and flapjacks. CP8 will also have savouries.
- Start/Checkpoint 8: Weston Lane Community Centre (also a checkpoint on the way back) Open 1.45pm to 6pm
- Checkpoint 1/7 : Dob Park 4.5 miles/7 km (turnaround for a 13 mile/21 km race) 9.15am to 10am and 1pm to 4.30pm
- Checkpoint 2/6 : Blubberhouses 9 miles/14.5 km (turnaround for a 22 mile/35 km race) Open 9.45am to 3pm
- Checkpoint 3/5 : Hayshaw 14 miles/22.5 km (turnaround for a 32 mile/50 km race) Open 10.30am to 1.30pm
- Checkpoint 4 : Pateley Bridge 17 miles/28km (turnaround for a 37 mile/60 km race) Open 11am to 1pm
Finish: Pool-in-Wharfedale Methodist Church Hall, Mains Street, Pool-in-Wharfedale, LS21 1LH – There is No Parking at the finish (please ask friends and family to park sensibly in the village)
Every finisher receives a medal, A Bridge Too Far Ultra Tech T Shirt and certificate as well as a hot meal at the finish. Event finishing positions are done in order of distance completed then time completed.
A GPX file of the exact route is available upon request. The file is provisional and will be confirmed as soon as entries close.
Other events in this series
| Sat 25 Sep 21 | Punk Panther's Reservoir Dogs |
| Fri 8 Oct 21 | Panther Takes The Hindmost |
| Sat 23 Oct 21 | Punk Panther's Nidderdale Way Challenge |
| Sat 13 Nov 21 | Punk Panther's Short Circuit |
| Sat 11 Dec 21 | Punk Panther's Christmas Cracker |
| Sat 15 Jan 22 | North Leeds Greenway Trail Race & Ultra |
| Sat 12 Feb 22 | Six Dales Trail Race & Ultramarathon |
| Sat 5 Mar 22 | Welcome Way Trail Race & Ultramarathon |
| Sat 16 Apr 22 | River Aire Ultramarathon |
| Sat 7 May 22 | Dales High Way Ultramarathon |
| Sat 11 Jun 22 | Nidderdale Way Ultramarathon |
| Sat 2 Jul 22 | Otley High Views Trail Race & Ultra |
| Sat 13 Aug 22 | Dales Way Ultramarathon |
| Sat 24 Sep 22 | Yorkshire Reservoir Dogs Trail & Ultra |
| Fri 7 Oct 22 | Panther Takes The Hindmost |
| Sat 22 Oct 22 | Yorkshire Heritage Ultramarathon |
| Sat 12 Nov 22 | Wharfedale Skyline Trail Race & Ultra |
| Sat 10 Dec 22 | Christmas Cracker - Handicap Ultra |
