Beacons Ultra
- Total distance: 80.5 km
- Location: Talybont-on-Usk
- Race Date: 7 Nov 2026
- Format: 1 day
- Entry Cost: £80
- Nearest Station: Ebbw Vale Town (14.8 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (50/100)
Beacons Ultra
- Distance
- 80.5 km
- Total ascent
- 2,107 m
- Town/Village
- Talybont-on-Usk
- Date
- 7 November 2026
- Entry cost
- £80
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
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
Toilets
- Hand Washing Beyond Sanitiser: Unknown
- Period Products Provided: Unknown
- Female Only Toilets: Unknown
Family & Spectators
- Baby Changing at Start: Unknown
- Family Friendly Spectator Areas: Unknown
- Flexible Deferral or Cancellation: Unknown
Safety
- Marshalls at Isolated Areas: Unknown
- Safeguarding and Reporting Policy: Unknown
- Can Hide Location from Public Tracking: 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.
Beacons Ultra has 34.4 km of gravel / track, this is in the top 9% of all our races.
- 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
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
Gradient
5.35%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Beacons Ultra's, which average 5.35%?
Beacons Ultra's climbs average 5.35%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
4.47%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Beacons Ultra's, which average 4.47%?
Beacons Ultra's descents average 4.47%. If your training never rehearses sustained descending at that gradient, the downhills will empty your quads long before the finish.
Source: GPX Data
Climate
Pacing Complexity
Beacons Ultra scores 50/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 60/100 (5 races compared).
Beacons Ultra is one of the more pacing-friendly races at this distance. The course is relatively consistent in effort demand, which makes a controlled, steady approach more viable than on many similar-distance events. Terrain type changes is still the main watchpoint, but overall the course rewards disciplined execution over reactive pacing.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
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