Ranger Ultras Loop The Loop

How many times can you Loop The Loop in 24 hours?

That's it -  How many half-marathon loops on a fixed scenic trail course can you complete in 24 hours?
No intermediate cut-offs. After Loop 1 you choose how often and when to go again.
You choose your strategy and rest periods. You choose to go clockwise, anticlockwise or to mix it up.
Straightforward route, with superb Peak District views, 977m ascent per loop.
Loop The Loop is both a personal distance event and competition, celebrating individual achievement as well as longest distance winners.

THE CHALLENGE

• Loop The Loop is an individual challenge
• Fixed half-marathon loop 23.3km (14.5miles)
• No time limits on each loop
• First loop is clockwise
• After which you choose which way round
• Take as much rest as you wish in between loops
• Self manage own transitions, using your own kit and the race facilities only
• Complete as many loops as you can within 24 hours
• Your choice to finish at any time during the 24 hours
• Your own personal space and kit back at HQ

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• Accommodation / transition space / camping (see options)
• Friday evening light snack & hot & cold drinks (participants can choose to visit village pubs on Friday evening for their own bigger meal if desired)
• At HQ from Saturday morning to HQ close on Sunday: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper, snacks, refreshments, hot drinks, cold drinks. 
• On course: Water at checkpoint
• Ranger Safety Team Support at HQ and On Course
• Navigation notes 
• GPX file (sent to entered participants)
• FINSHERS: Celebratory hand-made eco-trophy for all participants showing number of loops completed 

ITINERARY

Friday 4 June 2027

19:00 - The Peak Centre, Edale. Registration, number issue, tracker fitting.
Bed allocation / camping space / inside personal transition space
21:00 - Friday Registration, Kit Check & Check-in closes.

Saturday 5 June 2027

06:30 - Breakfast, cooked and continental style
07:50 - All participants to the start line
08:00 - Start
10:00 - At Race HQ home cooked meals, refreshments, drinks available throughout the event.

Sunday 6 June 2027

08:00 - Finish cut off time (24 hours, uncompleted loops will not count towards the finishing total)
10:00 - Breakfast closes
11:00 - Race HQ pack down, all rooms to be vacated & tents packed away
12:00 - Venue closes

ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS

OPTION A: Maximum 30 places 
Friday night: Peak Centre hostel bed
After the start: Personal indoor transition & hall sleeping space (plus in Peak Centre grounds use own single person tent if desired)
On finishing challenge: Peak Centre hostel bed
Throughout: Access to toilet, showers, dining room, meals and refreshments included.
£190 

OPTION B: Maximum 20 places
Friday night to Sunday morning: Own singe person tent in Peak Centre grounds
Throughout: Access to toilet, showers, dining room, meals and refreshments included.
£170 

OPTION C: One available - luxury for one, suitable for two participants sharing
Friday night to Sunday morning: Log cabin pod with own tea & coffee facilities, sleeping & resting only - no cooking inside.
Throughout: Access to toilet, showers, dining room, meals and refreshments included.
£440

SUPPORTING THE PEAK CENTRE

The Peak Centre is a superb facility in the heart of the Peak District. The Centre hosts groups of all ages and backgrounds, with a mission to provide uplifting, spiritual growth, developmental and adventurous experiences.
This includes young people, people from disadvantaged backgrounds and folk who have endured challenges in life such as bereavement. Our hiring of the Peak Centre helps fund these facilities.

We'd like to invite you to join us in supporting the Peak Centre with a small voluntary charitable contribution of £30.
if you'd like to raise more, this would very welcome. For example you may wish to fundraise with sponsorship per loop. Your fundraising will go towards new, enhanced and interactive, adventure experiences in nature within The Peak Centre. We'll also set up a Peak Centre just-giving page, or similar, nearer the time.

PARKING & PUBLIC TRANSPORT: There is no participant parking at The Peak Centre. All parking is in Edale village public car park. Please do not park elsewhere in the village as this causes disruption or block residents driveways. We work in Edale all year and would like to remain on good terms with residents. Alternatively you can arrive by train, Edale station is just 200 metres away from the Peak Centre, with regular mainline connections from Manchester in the west and Sheffield in the east.

THE KIT LIST
A detailed kit list is in the Loop The Loop Race Brief. 
Compulsory items for on the hill will be applicable to all competitors at all times while on the course.
This will be a basic list of items for your welfare and safety. Participants should pre-review the forecast weather conditions add such items as necessary to keep warm, dry, fed and hydrated whilst on the trail.
There is also a second list of suggested items for your comfort while at base camp.

More race details on rangerultras.co.uk/index.php/peak-district-south-north/

* Please read the race cancellation / partial refund options: These are as generous as we can make them while continuing to sustainably offer you the best combination of great value and financially accessible trail running.

Have you seen our other Ranger Ultras low-key, great-value, big-enjoyment, trail races?
March: PB18km Trail Run & PB50km Ultra,
September: Pen Y Ghent Mountain 50km, Yorkshire 3 Peaks 70/100km Ultra
November: Peak District 43/50/93km South & North weekender.
https://rangerultras.co.uk/
And our Ranger Expeditions guided experiences and adventures?
https://rangerexped.co.uk/

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