Dales Traverse
- Total distance: 55 km
- Location: Kirkby Stephen
- Race Date: 4 Apr 2027
- Finish rate: 92%
- Nearest Station: Kirkby Stephen East (1.9 km)
- Pacing Complexity: High (59/100)
Dales Traverse Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £105
- Organiser: Ultra X
- Start Town: Kirkby Stephen
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 4 Apr 2027
- End Date: 4 Apr 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Kirkby Stephen East
- Distance from Start Line: 1.9 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 (41%) and trail (32%) 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 5.3 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.
- Gravel / Track41% · 20.7 km
- Trail / Path32% · 16.1 km
- Paved Road22% · 11.3 km
- Grass5% · 2.4 km
- Sand0% · 0.2 km
- Rocky0% · 0.2 km
Distance
53.6 km
Ascent
1688 m
Descent
1766 m
High Point
661 m
This race has a large ascent early on in the race, before a steady descent until about 13km, before a steady descent until about 37km, before a flat section towards the finish.
Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Dales Traverse has more total elevation gain than 70% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 67% of them — hillier than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
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