Stanza Stones 50 mile Ultra, live.

Fifty miles of moorland and poetry from Marsden to Ilkley

The Stanza Stones 50 mile Ultra is a linear trail race across the South Pennines from Marsden Cricket Club to Curly Hill Scout Camp in Ilkley.

The Stanza Stones 50 mile Ultra is a linear trail race from Marsden to Ilkley in the South Pennines, organised by CraggRunner. It follows the Stanza Stones, six poems on the theme of water written by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, carved into rock and placed along the way. Snow, Rain, Mist, Dew, Puddle and Beck all lie on the route, and the field also passes through Haworth, the village known for the Bronte sisters. The winter edition starts on Saturday 28 November 2026 at 9am.

The organiser describes a route that crosses high moorland and drops into the valleys that cut through it. It follows parts of the Pennine Way and passes Stoodley Pike, Haworth and Ilkley Moor, with over 6800ft of ascent. CraggRunner publishes a GPX file and leg maps from Marsden to Mytholmroyd, Mytholmroyd to Haworth, Haworth to Bingley and Bingley to Ilkley.

There is one distance, 50 miles, and the minimum age is 20. Registration is on Friday evening at Ben Rhydding Primary School from 17:00 to 20:00, or on Saturday morning at Marsden Cricket Club from 7am to 8.30am. Six checkpoints provide food and water, and the indoor checkpoints in Mytholmroyd, Haworth and Bingley serve hot food. The finish is at Curly Hill Scout Camp, Ilkley, with changing rooms, showers and a finishers meal. Family and friends at home can follow the organiser's OpenTracking live coverage.

A participant can also choose to share their own live position on Livebib from the phone they carry. This is not the organiser's timing or tracking, and the official results come from CraggRunner.