The Hibernal Hills 20 mile is a single loop race around the beautiful hills of Hampshire and West Sussex and is a great race distance to get the year off and running.
Starting and finishing in the stunning location of Queen Elizabeth Country Park under Butser Hill, runners with follow some great countryside trails, rolling hills and a few steep climbs but on the whole, a very runnable route. The route is made up of a great mixture of trails from flat runnable sections, hills, forest tracks and countryside paths.
There is 2400 ft of elevation and as with all our races, it is fully marked for easy navigation and regular aid stations. It is a UTMB Index race and worth 1 ITRA point.
Our permits are granted through ARC. Permit Number pending.
Entries are available on a first come, first served basis and once it is full, they will be closed. No waitlist will be in operation. No qualifier is needed in order to participate. Entries will close 1 week prior to the race or once entry limits are reached.
Any time up until November 6th 2025 you are entitled to a 50% refund. After this time no refunds will be given. The only exception to this is pregnancy. In this case if you inform us before the race you will receive a full refund.
If you can no longer make the event, there is the option of deferring your place to 2027 or transferring it to another runner. Deferrals to the following year can only be made up until two weeks before race day as can transferring to another runner. Deferrals can only be made once and if made within six weeks of the event there is a small fee that must be paid as there is a cost to us with some costs already having been incurred.
Pregnant women will be able to defer their place to 2027/28 if they wish and for a further 2 years if they fall pregnant again within that period. Please email neil@ukultra.co.uk if you wish to make any of these changes.
Elite Entries: We want highly competitive races at the sharp end of the fields and, welcome elite runners to come and compete for wins and course records. We do reserve places for elites and have packages in place to help. These are decided on an individual basis by the Race Director. If you are an elite runner and would like to take part then please email neil@ukultra.co.uk.