Welsh 3 Peaks Race
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Welsh 3 Peaks Race 2027
The Welsh 3 Peaks Race is a continuous multi day mountain race of 295 km with 13,700 m of ascent. The event is scheduled for 20 September 2027 and is based at Llanderis, Y Ganolfan with event headquarters at the Llanberis Community Centre. Entrants may compete solo or as teams of three or five. The overall time limit is five days (120 hours). The event is fully tracked, timed and monitored and offers indoor rest areas and outdoor feed stations along the route.
The route runs from Llanberis to Storey Arms and crosses several mountain ranges including Yr Wyddfa, Moelwyn, Rhinogau, Cadair Idris, the Cambrian Mountains and the Camarthen Fans, with the final climb of Pen y Fan before the finish. The organiser provides support staff and up to 25 mountain leaders. The event limits entries to 150 participants and includes seven indoor checkpoints and three outdoor support stations.
Checkpoints and feed stations
- Maentwrog 30 km outdoor feed no facilities
- Trawsfynydd 50 km indoor facilities camping pitch available
- Bontddu 68 km village hall facilities and rest area
- Mallwyd 101 km outdoor feed no facilities
- Commins Coch 118 km chapel facilities and rest area
- Devils Bridge 165 km community centre facilities and rest area
- Rhiandwrmwyn 218 km indoor facilities camping pitch available
- Llandovery 240 km community centre facilities and rest area
- Glyntawe 260 km outdoor feed no facilities
Team format distances
- Teams of 3: Llanberis to Mallwyd 101 km, Mallwyd to Rhyndwrmwyn 117 km, Rhyndwrmwyn to Storey Arms 77 km
- Teams of 5: legs of 68 km, 54 km, 53 km, 60 km, 60 km
Registration opens the afternoon of 19 September at the event HQ where numbers, trackers and event documents are issued. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
