Devon Coast to Coast - 180km
- Total distance: 180 km
- Location: South Hams
- Race Date: 17 Apr 2027
- Finish rate: 50%
- Navigation: Partial Self-Navigation
- Nearest Station: Plymouth (7.9 km)
- Night Running: 31.7% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (47/100)
Devon Coast to Coast - 180km Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Climb South West
- Start Town: South Hams
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 17 Apr 2027
- End Date: 18 Apr 2027
- Start Time: 8:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Partial Self-Navigation
- Closest Train Station: Plymouth
- Distance from Start Line: 7.9 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: Unknown
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: Unknown
Terrain & Elevation
The course covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with trail (30%) and gravel (26%) 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. Ascending sections cover a varied mix of surfaces with no single type dominating the climbs. Descents cover a variety of surfaces with no single terrain type dominating.
- Trail / Path30% · 46.2 km
- Gravel / Track26% · 40.6 km
- Grass22% · 33.9 km
- Paved Road12% · 18.4 km
- Off-road / Unknown10% · 15.1 km
- Rocky0% · 0.8 km
Distance
173.9 km
Ascent
4276 m
Descent
4273 m
High Point
527 m
This race has a large ascent from around km 22, before a long, flat stretch for the final 85km.
Compared against 13 other races of a similar distance, Devon Coast to Coast - 180km has more total elevation gain than 62% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 62% of them — hillier than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Climate
Navigation
Devon Coast to Coast - 180km is partial self-navigation: some sections are marked, but runners are expected to navigate independently — with a map, compass, or GPX file — for the rest of the course.
Source: Race Website - Explicit
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
Night Running
Devon Coast to Coast - 180km starts at 08:00 local time, with sunset around 20:13. Based on the median finisher time of 32:02:58, a runner at that pace would finish around 16:02 — after dark, spending around 10h 10m (32% of their race) running in darkness and covering roughly 57.5 km of the course after sunset.
Shaded stretches are expected to be run in the dark
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