Grand Tour Of The Ben - 50 Mile
- Total distance: 80.467 km
- Location: Highland
- Race Date: 18 Sep 2027
- Format: 1 day
- Nearest Station: Banavie (9.3 km)
- Pacing Complexity: High (60/100)
Grand Tour Of The Ben - 50 Mile
- Distance
- 80.467 km
- Total ascent
- 3,619 m
- Town/Village
- Highland
- Date
- 18-19 September 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Ourea Events
- Start Town: Highland
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 18 Sep 2027
- End Date: 19 Sep 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Banavie
- Distance from Start Line: 9.3 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 trail (53%), with gravel (37%) making up most of the rest. Terrain changes are fairly frequent, averaging every 3.0 km. Runners should expect regular shifts in footing and be ready to adjust pace and effort accordingly. The longest unbroken stretch is 8.4 km of trail. Climbs are mostly on trail, though the surface varies across the ascents. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with trail most common.
Grand Tour Of The Ben - 50 Mile has 40.1 km of trail / path, this is in the top 19% of all our races.
- Trail / Path53% · 40.1 km
- Gravel / Track37% · 28.2 km
- Grass7% · 5.1 km
- Paved Road2% · 1.3 km
- Off-road / Unknown1% · 0.9 km
Distance
83.0 km
Ascent
3619 m
Descent
3617 m
High Point
1001 m
Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Grand Tour Of The Ben - 50 Mile has more total elevation gain than 81% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 89% of them — significantly hillier than typical for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
8.86%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of moderate climbs like Grand Tour Of The Ben - 50 Mile's, which average 8.86%?
Grand Tour Of The Ben - 50 Mile's climbs average 8.86%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
6.94%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of moderate descents like Grand Tour Of The Ben - 50 Mile's, which average 6.94%?
Grand Tour Of The Ben - 50 Mile's descents average 6.94%. 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
Grand Tour Of The Ben - 50 Mile scores 60/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 54/100 (5 races compared).
Grand Tour Of The Ben - 50 Mile 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 technical terrain coverage, 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.
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