NORTH NORFOLK 50
Route & Distance Options
SAT 19 JUNE 2027
New for 2027 – with 55km, ~30km & 10 mile options – it’s the perfect opportunity for a mid-summer challenge by the coast. Join 2,000 others for and Walk, Jog, or Run from Cromer Hall – around diverse Norfolk countryside and its coastline.
THE 55 km Challenge
CROMER LOOP
Sat 19 June 2027
- Walk, Jog, or Run
- Camping
- Transfers
- Solo Start Option
- Ultra March® Option
- Trailblazerz Option®
From a basecamp at Cromer Hall the 55km & relatively flat route, heads out on the ‘Weavers Way’ through diverse landscapes, National Trust Estates and woodland, to North Walsham at halfway. On to the seaside village of Mundesley, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and up the Norfolk Coastal path, with dramatic cliffs & sandy beaches to a lively finish-line line back in Cromer – with a finishers meal & massage!
55 KM & ~475 metres (‘flat’ for an Ultra!)
- Start: Cromer Hall
- Start times: 07.0am Trailblazerz & Runners; 7.30 – 9.0am Other Runners, Joggers & Walkers; 8.30am Ultra March.
- Solo Challenger 8.30 start time option – join up with others.
- Finish: Cromer Hall
- Finish times: Runners 4 – 7 hrs, joggers 7 – 8 hrs, walkers 8 – 14 hrs
All rest stops have – covered seating areas, toilets, medics & manned by our event teams.
- ~12km – snacks, hot drinks, water & energy drinks
- ~25km – picnic lunch & fizzy drinks + runners grab & go
- ~42km – snacks, hot drinks, water & energy drinks
- 55km – finishers meal, hot drinks & fizzy drink
- Finish – glass of fizz, medal & t-shirt
There’s a range of optional camping, parking & pre or post Challenge shuttle bus transfer services, to make it easy to join & exit. These include:
- Camping options at basecamp
- Parking at basecamp (and other venues)
- Shuttles to and from train station before & after your challenge
- See ‘Bookable Extras’ for details
The ULTRA MARCH®category is for walkers aiming to do 55 km in less than 12 hours – starting as a group.
There’s ULTRA TRAILBLAZERZ® for faster, competitive, runners with an eye on the clock and a ‘time goal’ of sub 6.0 hrs (male) & 7.0 hrs (female) for 55km on this challenge. 7.0am start.
Ultra Challenge® 50 km and 100 km events are fully ITRA-certified and officially recognised as UTMB Index races.
ULTRA TRAILBLAZERZ INFO >>
~30 km & 200 metres
- Start: Cromer Hall
- Start times: 8.0am – 9.0am
- Finish: North Walsham (venue TBC)
- Finish times: Runners 2 – 3 hrs, joggers 3 – 5 hrs, walkers 5 – 7 hrs
All rest stops have – covered seating areas, toilets, medics & manned by our event teams.
- ~12 km – snacks, hot drinks, water & energy drinks
- ~30 km – finishers lunch, hot drinks, fizzy drink
- Finish – glass of fizz, medal & t-shirt
There’s a range of optional camping, parking & pre or post Challenge Shuttle bus transfer services, to make it easy to join & exit. These include:
- Camping options at Cromer
- Parking at Cromer basecamp (& other venues TBC)
- Shuttles to and from Cromer train station before and after your challenge.
- See ‘Bookable Extras’ for details
The ~30 km Challenge
CROMER-NORTH WALSHAM
Sat 19 June 2027
- Walk, Jog, or Run
- Camping
- Transfers
- Solo Start Option
A perfect distance for many – and a great intro to Ultra Challenge! From a basecamp at Cromer Hall the ~30km & relatively flat route, heads out on the ‘Weavers Way’ through diverse landscapes, National Trust Estates and woodland, to the finish line in the historic market town of North Walsham. There’s a picnic lunch – and optional pre or post bus transfers to / from Cromer Hall or the local train station.
THE 10 mile Challenge
CROMER LOOP
Sat 19 June 2027
- Walk, Jog, or Run
- Camping
- Parking
- Transfers
Ideal if you want a shorter looped route challenge from the main basecamp – and explore Cromer, the coastline. and the sandy beaches. Or perhaps to bring the children along and make it an active family day out! Medal & finishers meal.
10 miles & ~270 metres
- Start: Cromer Hall, Cromer
- Start times: 10:0am start for all
- Finish: Cromer Hall, Cromer
- Tea / coffee / snacks at the start.
- Finishers Meal + cold / hot drinks
There’s a range of optional camping, parking & pre or post Challenge shuttle bus transfer services, to make it easy to join & exit. These include:
- Camping options at basecamp
- Parking at basecamp.
- Shuttles to and from train station before & after your challenge
- See ‘Bookable Extras’ for details
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