Cateran Trail Ultra - 55 Miles
- Total distance: 88.514 km
- Location: Spittal of Glenshee
- Race Date: 15 May 2027
- Format: 1 day
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (49/100)
Cateran Trail Ultra - 55 Miles
- Distance
- 88.514 km
- Total ascent
- 2,355 m
- Cut-off
- 15h
- Town/Village
- Spittal of Glenshee
- Date
- 15 May 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Rocket Events
- Start Town: Spittal of Glenshee
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 15 May 2027
- End Date: 15 May 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: 15h
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Unknown
- Distance from Start Line: Unknown
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: Unknown
- 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 (38%) and trail (24%) 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 5.9 km of gravel. Climbs are mostly on gravel, though the surface varies across the ascents. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with gravel most common.
Cateran Trail Ultra - 55 Miles has 30.8 km of gravel / track, this is in the top 14% of all our races.
- Gravel / Track38% · 30.8 km
- Trail / Path24% · 19.3 km
- Grass13% · 10.5 km
- Off-road / Unknown13% · 10.3 km
- Paved Road12% · 10.3 km
Distance
87.4 km
Ascent
2355 m
Descent
2352 m
High Point
650 m
Compared against 25 other races of a similar distance, Cateran Trail Ultra - 55 Miles has more total elevation gain than 48% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 44% of them — roughly typical in hilliness for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
5.3%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Cateran Trail Ultra - 55 Miles's, which average 5.3%?
Cateran Trail Ultra - 55 Miles's climbs average 5.3%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
4.07%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Cateran Trail Ultra - 55 Miles's, which average 4.07%?
Cateran Trail Ultra - 55 Miles's descents average 4.07%. 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
Cateran Trail Ultra - 55 Miles scores 49/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 54/100 (5 races compared).
Cateran Trail Ultra - 55 Miles's pacing demands are typical for races of this distance. The complexity pattern should feel familiar if you have raced at this distance before. The key driver is terrain type changes — worth building into long runs, but not a major departure from standard preparation at this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
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