Fairy Trail
- Total distance: 16.18 km
- Location: Gwynedd
- Race Date: 14 Aug 2027
- Finish rate: 100%
- Nearest Station: Snowdon Ranger (1.1 km)
- Pacing Complexity: High (72/100)
Fairy Trail
- Distance
- 16.18 km
- Total ascent
- 950 m
- Town/Village
- Gwynedd
- Date
- 14 August 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Apex Running
- Start Town: Gwynedd
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 14 Aug 2027
- End Date: 14 Aug 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Snowdon Ranger
- Distance from Start Line: 1.1 km
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 is mainly gravel (55%), with trail (36%) making up most of the rest. 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. Climbs are mostly on gravel, though the surface varies across the ascents.
Fairy Trail has 8.9 km of gravel / track, this is in the top 76% of all our races.
- Gravel / Track55% · 8.9 km
- Trail / Path36% · 5.7 km
- Grass7% · 1.2 km
- Rocky2% · 0.3 km
- Paved Road0% · 0.1 km
Distance
16.2 km
Ascent
950 m
Descent
950 m
High Point
728 m
Compared against 5 other races of a similar distance, Fairy Trail has more total elevation gain than 80% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 100% of them — significantly hillier than typical for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
11.31%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of moderate climbs like Fairy Trail's, which average 11.31%?
Fairy Trail's climbs average 11.31%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
11.65%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of moderate descents like Fairy Trail's, which average 11.65%?
Fairy Trail's descents average 11.65%. 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
Fairy Trail scores 72/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 43/100 (5 races compared).
Fairy Trail is among the more pacing-complex races at this distance. The challenge is not just the total distance or ascent — it is the repeated need to change effort level. A fixed pace target is unlikely to work here. The dominant source of complexity is gradient transitions, which means preparation should include training runs that deliberately mix different intensities in sequence.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
Are you ready for Fairy Trail?
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