On Tuesday September 1st 2020, entries for the sixth edition of the Dragon’s Back Race®, to take place in September 2021, opened and sold out on the same day. It was clear that demand was high for entries into the world’s toughest mountain race following on from the recent exciting announcements about the addition of a sixth day and a grand finish inside the walls of Cardiff castle, in the capital of Wales. 

World’s toughest mountain race gets tougher… The 2021 edition of the legendary Dragon’s Back Race® will mark a step change in the evolution of the event as organisers add a sixth day to the race, which will see the race finish at the iconic Cardiff Castle. 

There are no substantive changes to the established route on days 1-4. The new day five begins as before, but rather than heading west over the Black Mountain, the new route turns east and completes an extended traverse of the Brecon Beacons. This means that the new day five is a monstrous 70km, which truly embraces the ethos of the event by continuing the journey along the mountainous spine of Wales’ most southerly mountains.

The Dragon’s Back Race are pleased to announce a new partnership with RAW Adventures for the provision of official guided race recce trips for the September 2021 edition of the Dragon's Back Race.

The countdown is underway until entries open for the September 2021 Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race®.

This iconic and bucket list race routinely sells out within weeks. Don’t miss out! - Join us for this once in a lifetime journey down the mountainous spine of Wales.

The Dragon’s Back Race® and the Cape Wrath Ultra® will take place annually from 2021. Previously both events occurred biennially in May, with the Dragon’s Back Race® in 2017 and 2019, and the Cape Wrath Ultra® in 2016 and 2018.