Punk Panther's Bridge Too Far
Info: New entries for this event closed on Sunday 30th May 2021.
| Entry Fee | £65.00 |
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 Otley
You may elect to turn around sooner at Heyshaw.
Distance: 50/60Km (32/37 Miles)
Climb: 1100/1400 metres (3400/4700ft)
ITRA Points: 2/2
Maximum Entrants: 200
Cost: £65
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. 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.
View the Event Disclaimer / Terms and Conditions.
Other events in this series
| Sat 18 May 24 | Punk Panther Otley High Views Trail |
| Sat 1 Jun 24 | Punk Panther Ultra Unique |
| Sat 15 Jun 24 | Punk Panther Ripon Stinger |
| Thu 4 Jul 24 | Destiny 200 |
| Thu 4 Jul 24 | Punk Panther Dales Way Ultramarathon |
| Sat 6 Jul 24 | Punk Panther Dales High Way Trail+Ultra |
| Sat 3 Aug 24 | Punk Panther 6 Dales Trail+Ultra |
| Sat 7 Sep 24 | Punk Panther Reservoir Dogs Trail+Ultra |
| Sat 28 Sep 24 | Punk Panther Takes the Hindmost |
| Sat 19 Oct 24 | Nidderdale Festival Dark Skies |
| Sat 19 Oct 24 | Nidderdale Weekend Festival Saturday |
| Sun 20 Oct 24 | Nidderdale Weekend Festival Sunday |
| Sat 16 Nov 24 | Punk Panther Wharfedale Skyline Trail |
| Sat 7 Dec 24 | Punk Panther Christmas Cracker Handicap |
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