Best Trail/Mountain Marathon/Ultra in the UK

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UsedToRunaBit Feb 2016 9:13am, 24 Feb 2016 37 posts	0 UsedToRunaBit I'm looking for a hard, hilly, preferably mountainous trail race, around the 4-5 hour mark. So could be a hard marathon distance with lots of vertical or a short ultra, anyone have a recommendation they would like to share?
Metro_Nome Feb 2016 9:56am, 24 Feb 2016 3,152 posts	0 Metro_Nome giant's head marathon - whitestarrunning.co.uk it's about 27 miles, off road, with some pretty steep climb. and the aid stations, medal and organisation are excellent
UsedToRunaBit Feb 2016 10:14am, 24 Feb 2016 38 posts	0 UsedToRunaBit Thanks do you know if its full for 2016, or just not open yet?
Metro_Nome Feb 2016 10:16am, 24 Feb 2016 3,153 posts	0 Metro_Nome don't know, sorry
Metro_Nome Feb 2016 10:17am, 24 Feb 2016 3,154 posts	0 Metro_Nome think it might be full actually, sorry, not a very helpful suggestion!
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Feb 2016 10:20am, 24 Feb 2016 6,183 posts	0 ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Marathon distance with vertical - something from the Endurancelife coastal series? endurancelife.com
sallykate Feb 2016 12:40pm, 24 Feb 2016 4,257 posts	0 sallykate Beachy Head marathon? A vertical mile of ascent / descent. October 29th this year. Runners would expect to add at least 45 minutes on to their flat road marathon time, possibly more. visiteastbourne.com
Derby Tup Feb 2016 12:45pm, 24 Feb 2016 20,283 posts	0 Derby Tup Beachy Head (a bit over 26.2 miles?), Wharfedale Off-road Marathon (short of marathon distance) or Yorkshireman (26.2 give or take) are all great Haworth Hobble or various LDWA events worth considering too
Fat Tulip Feb 2016 12:58pm, 24 Feb 2016 42 posts	0 Fat Tulip The Clarendon Marathon is great, and hilly, but not mountainous (753m of ascent): clarendon-marathon.co.uk
jacdaw Feb 2016 1:11pm, 24 Feb 2016 1,590 posts	0 jacdaw Keswick mountain festival ultra? keswickmountainfestival.co.uk If it's the same route as last year there are some good hard climbs in it.