Three Peaks Race
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Three Peaks Race : 71st edition, 25 April 2026
The Three Peaks Race is a long fell race in the Yorkshire Dales starting and finishing at Horton-in-Ribblesdale. The course traverses the three peaks Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough and covers about 39 km / 24.2 miles with approximately 1596 m of climb. The venue is the playing fields at Horton-in-Ribblesdale.
Entry is by pre-entry only. Online entries open 26 October 2025 and close 6 April 2026, or earlier if places are full. Entry fees for the main race are £38 for FRA members and £42 for non-members. The organisers state there are normally no refunds, transfers or deferrals; if the race is cancelled before the event up to 50% of the entry fee may be refunded and if the race is abandoned after it starts the full fee is retained.
A relay event runs on the same course for teams of six, with two runners per leg. Relay details include an entry fee of £150 per team, a limit of 50 teams and a maximum of two teams per club. Relay legs and distances are listed below.
- Main race distance 39 km / 24.2 miles
- Leg 1 Horton to Ribblehead via Pen-y-ghent 19.4 km
- Leg 2 Ribblehead to Chapel-le-Dale via Whernside 8.4 km
- Leg 3 Chapel-le-Dale to Horton via Ingleborough 11.2 km
Junior races are organised separately by Settle Harriers. The event is part of the World Mountain Running Ranking and is a UTMB Index race. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
