Beacons Ultra
- Total distance: 80.5 km
- Location: Talybont-on-Usk
- Race Date: 7 Nov 2026
- Format: 1 day
- Nearest Station: Ebbw Vale Town (14.8 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (50/100)
Beacons Ultra Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £80
- Organiser: Andali Events
- Start Town: Talybont-on-Usk
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 7 Nov 2026
- End Date: 7 Nov 2026
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Ebbw Vale Town
- Distance from Start Line: 14.8 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 18 years
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: Unknown
Terrain & Elevation
The course covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with gravel (45%) and grass (25%) being the most common and neither clearly dominating. The terrain is highly fragmented, switching roughly every kilometre. This demands constant mental engagement and limits the ability to build a sustained rhythm from surface consistency alone. The longest unbroken stretch is 5.2 km of gravel. Climbs are mostly on trail, though the surface varies across the ascents. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with gravel most common.
- Gravel / Track45% · 34.4 km
- Grass25% · 19.4 km
- Trail / Path22% · 16.8 km
- Paved Road8% · 5.9 km
Distance
79.7 km
Ascent
2107 m
Descent
2107 m
High Point
865 m
This race has a steady ascent from around km 19, before a large descent until about 34km, before a flat section until about 48km, before a large descent for the final 14km.
Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Beacons Ultra has more total elevation gain than 33% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 33% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
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