Quick Facts:
- Date: Saturday 9th May 2026
- Start Time: 8:30am.
- Distance: Approx 32 miles with 6,000ft of up.
- Bespoke UltrabeasT coaster: Yes
- Aid stations approx every 5miles.
So, the Beast just ain’t big and tough enough for you anymore! An extra 8 miles on to the Preseli Beast makes this a seriously tough outing! As if the original wasn’t hard enough for you! 😉 And if the 32mile route doesn’t grab you enough, be warned this is no easy walk in the park!
The route has a mix of old route and new bits for 2026. The initial 1.5miles will remain the same, but it does a detour to the bottom of the WoD(Wall of Death!)! It then heads straight for Foel Feddau, before turning west for the usual water station at Tafarn Bwlch. Usual route to the 2nd water station in the Gwaun valley, and it will initially head up the other side on the usual route. However, it will deviate off to Bedd Morris car park, and then further west along the top to Garn Fawr where you’ll be treated to an amazing view over Newport bay, Dinas Head, and Fishguard bay.
Then it’s all the way down to Aberforest, which is a beautiful little bay on the coast path just east of Dinas Head with a lush cooling waterfall on route! Once on the coast path, head east all the way to Newport, and then rejoin the normal Preseli Beast route at the usual water station. Please look up the Preseli Beast route from here. I can guarantee this to be an amazing day out, and a serious undertaking only for the fittest!
Waterproof A3 foldable maps will be available at registration. You’ll need a physical map to get through kit check, as it’s manadatory to have one on you during the race.
Cut offs:
No. 09 on UltraBeast map – Newport – 13:00hrs
No.14 on UltraBeast map – Tafarn yr Bwlch – 14:45hrs
Are you tough enough to tame the mighty ……. Ultrabeast?
Click on the map below to look closer at the revised Ultrabeast map.
Ultrabeast coastal map-All controls
IMPORTANT – orientering kites at checkpoints 1,7, 8
Unmanned checkpoints- At three locations( namely no’s 1, 7, and 8) on the map, there will not be anyone present. Instead, there will be an orienteering kite (image below), and attached bag of tyvek paper sheets each with a different code on them. You need to collect one sheet from each location, and bring them all back to the finish to verify that you have visited that location. Make sure you stash these ‘golden tickets’ safely in your bag.
Can’t wait to give this one a whirl