Ultra Running Hub Portstewart, United Kingdom · Saturday, September 12, 2026
Fixed Distance 50mi
Causeway Coast Ultra Marathon
21 days to go
64 km Distance
not publishedn/a Climbing
3.2 est Grit · Challenging
Calculated from 64 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 3.2 as a floor, not a verdict.
What the course asks
Time limit 9 hours
8:26 min/km average. Comfortable. Room to walk the climbs and stop at aid. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.
The Aid Station
Course-specific beta from the community
With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.
Gear for this race
Chosen for 64 km of trail.
- Trail Running Shoes64 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
- Race Nutrition64 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
- Hydration VestsFlask capacity for 64 km, without the bounce.
- GPS WatchesBattery life first — a 64 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
Course Notes
The Ultra Marathon will be 'out and back' routes and will follow the paths, tracks, beaches and coastline of the Causeway Coast Way (from Portstewart over Portballintrae to and Ballintoy Harbour and returning along the same route).
Similar races
Other 50MI trail ultras, closest in distance first.