Beacon Hill Backyard
Always double-check with the organizer's website! This page may contain affiliate links.
About the race
Beacon Hill Backyard is a backyard ultra held at Beacon Hill Country Park, Loughborough, Woodhouse Eaves. The event uses a single 6.71 km loop that starts every hour; each lap includes about 180 m of climbing and runs over gravel, forest path and volcanic outcrop. Runners repeat the same lap every hour until only one runner completes a lap that no one else completes, or until the 12 hour limit for the taster format. The event offers two formats: the full Beacon Hill Backyard with no time limit and a 12 Hour Taster that follows the same hourly bell but ends at the 12 hour mark.
Entries are capped at 250 runners across both formats and participants must be at least 20 years old. The race is officially affiliated with Big's Backyard Ultra and with UK Athletics and the Trail Running Association, and results for the full event count towards Big's Backyard Ultra rankings. Support is permitted only at the start/finish area and marquee bunkhouses between loops; no pacers or outside aid are allowed on the loop itself. Facilities listed include marquee bunkhouses with labelled cubby storage for event duffel bags, toilets at base and on course, free race day photography, and a medal for runners who reach 100 miles (24 laps).
Corral discipline and course safety rules are strictly enforced. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
