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Big Black Mountains Challenge 2025 – 40th Anniversary Event

All funds go to keep Longtown Mountain Rescue Team going. They were originally formed in 1965 to help people in difficulties within the Black Mountains. The role of the team has now expanded to include a wide variety of potential situations, where the police consider our assistance and expertise would be of benefit.

Details will be published in December 2024 on their website.

Back for its sixth year!
Come and take on the Table Mountain in the Black Mountains of Wales. The 10 hour 4-mile strenuous and technical loop race is a test of endurance and determination. This is only for the brave! Last year we saw some truly remarkable performances – let’s see if anyone can beat last years record of 9 loops!

Limitless Trails are very excited to be offering another Ultramarathons and Marathon & Half Marathon in the beautiful Black Mountains, deep in the heart of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

ALL DISTANCES WILL BE SELF NAVIGATION – TRACKED WITH FULL SUPPORT

A circular walk around the 3 peaks overlooking Cardiff, starting and finishing in Tongwynlais. This walk will take you up The Garth, Caerphilly Mountain and Craig yr Allt. This is approximately 13 miles or 21 kilometres and involves 750m of ascent (or 2,500 feet), mostly off road. It will be a challenge, even for experienced walkers and will involve rough mountain paths on open fell, forested valleys and crossing working farmland. During this tour of some of South Wales’ most beautiful scenery, the route will take you past historic landmarks, past the site of a coal mining disaster, over steep hills and across babbling streams. You will pass the 3 bears cave and we will even throw in a fairy castle for you to admire!

The purpose (apart from having a good time) is to raise funds for Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team. They are the team who cover the central area of Bannau Brycheiniog down to Cardiff and Newport and the central South Wales Valleys. They are entirely funded by voluntary donations and all team members give their time for free. They work with the police, the ambulance service and the coastguard to search for and rescue people endangered by accidents or natural hazards in difficult terrain and inhospitable environments. Running the team costs tens of thousands of pounds a year and we need to raise this sum every year to keep helping people.

Limitless Trails is thrilled to present this unique 100 MILE ULTRA, featuring two distinct 50 MILE ULTRA distances, specifically designed for trail enthusiasts.

Covering the beautiful Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales, this long-distance race offers two seperate 50-mile challenges. Runners can choose one or attempt both to conquer an epic 100-mile journey.

Park Farm Llangattock is once again the perfect starting point for this – the third in our Beast series. Leaving the field you head via a small but steep lane which leads onto a small section of the Brecon and Monmouthshire canal. Minutes later you will be on the trail through fields and ancient walkways, before climbing to the top of the Llangattock Escarpment. Views here are out of this world! the climb will be worth it that we promise.

The Loop Ultra 32 Mile trail event is a great challenge amongst some spectacular, harsh but stimulating trails within the remote and less explored Cambrian Mountains of Mid Wales. Attracting runners from the elite to the ultra beginner, you will not be disappointed.

Starting at Camp Plas, a nature retreat near the village of Dolanog (near Welshpool) deep in the heart of the Cambrian mountains. The Loop will take in trails, forest tracks, ancient paths, en route to stunning Lake Vrynwy, often skirting the Glyndwr Way, you will be immersed in outstanding views across to the Shropshire Hills and southern Snowdonia. Red kites will be your companions besides an abundance of wildlife, and as the end of summer becomes autumn, the colours will be spectacular