Montane Winter Spine

Montane Winter Spine

Saturday, 9 January 2027 to Tuesday, 12 January 2027

Pennine Way, UK

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The Montane Winter Spine from 9 to 12 January 2027 is a non-stop expedition-style ultramarathon race along the iconic Pennine Way.

The winter event includes 6 options with distances ranging from 43 miles to the ultimate event - the Spine 268 miles.

The Spine 268 mile is widely regarded as Britain’s Most Brutal endurance race, taking entrants along the entire length of the Pennine Way, from Edale in Derbyshire to the village of Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders. You will climb over 10,000 meters as the route crosses some of the most beautiful but difficult terrain found in England. The cut off is 156 hours.

Other options include the Sprint North 43 miles (Brown Rigg to Kirk Yetholm), Sprint South 46 miles (Edale to Hebden), Challenger North 160 miles (Hardraw to Kirk Yetholm) and the Challenger South 108 miles (Edale to Hawes). There are also 2 Mountain Rescue Team races where active members of the Mountain Rescue compete against each other on either the Challenger North or Challenger South courses.

See also the Summer Spine Race.

Distances/Events

Saturday:
Sprint South: 46 miles
Challenger South: 108 miles

Sunday:
Challenger North: 160 miles
The Spine: 268 miles

Tuesday:
Sprint North: 43 miles

Location map

The full Spine runs from Edale, Derbyshire to Kirk Yetholm, Scottish Borders. Refer to the event website for start lines and course maps, etc.

Please note: the map location may be approximate. Refer to the event website for start lines and course maps.

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This listing was last manually checked on 10 September 2026.

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