Hibernal Hills 50k is a single loop race around the beautiful hills of Hampshire and West Sussex and is a great ultra 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. After leaving QECP, the route runs down to Stansted House, then up along some great wooded trails through Compton to Harting Downs and South Harting before heading back to the start.
The course is 31.6 miles long and has 3800 ft of elevation. As with all our races, it is fully marked for easy navigation and regular aid stations. It is a UTMB Index race and worth 2 ITRA points.
This race will also form part of the South Downs 50K Triple Crown if you wish to enter.
South Downs Triple Crown 50k.
Permit: Our permits are granted through the ARC. Permit number ARC/26/0154
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Entry & Qualification details
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. Entry is open to everyone, and no qualifying race is needed to enter.
Race Postponement/abandonment
At the time of year the event takes place there is of course the possibility of more extreme weather situations occurring. This is of course a Winter event and potentially tough conditions are sometimes part of it however, it would take very extreme conditions to affect the event in anyway. If the event does need to be postponed or abandoned due to extreme weather conditions, then we will of course do all we can to find a suitable alternative. In this situation, unfortunately no refunds can be offered, but the event will be postponed to a new date a few months later highly likely in either January, February or March of the following year. There will also be a choice of deferring to the following years event free of charge if you cannot make this new date, or to any of our other events throughout the following year. We will always try to make things work for everyone involved and will always find a solution to make sure no one loses out.
Refund, Deferral and transfer Policy
Any time up until November 6th 2026 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 2028 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 2028/29 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.
- A fantastic, fully signed and way marked route through the South Downs National Park
- A bespoke UK Ultra finisher medal
- Bespoke male and female winner trophies
- Free downloadable race photos
- 3 well stocked Aid Stations
- Food and drink at the finish line
- Live GPS tracking and chip timing to track runners progress and times
- Prizes for all male and female winners in vet categories
- Event insurance
- First Aid and Medical Cover
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