Heights Ultra Trail 50 Km
- Total distance: 50 km
- Location: Kirklees
- Race Date: 18 Sep 2027
- Finish rate: 96%
- Nearest Station: Slaithwaite (3.8 km)
- Pacing Complexity: High (52/100)
Heights Ultra Trail 50 Km
- Distance
- 50 km
- Total ascent
- 1,244 m
- Town/Village
- Kirklees
- Date
- 18 September 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Heights Ultra Trail
- Start Town: Kirklees
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 18 Sep 2027
- End Date: 18 Sep 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Slaithwaite
- Distance from Start Line: 3.8 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 covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with gravel (37%) 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. Climbs are mostly on gravel, though the surface varies across the ascents. Descents cover a variety of surfaces with no single terrain type dominating.
Heights Ultra Trail 50 Km has 17.5 km of gravel / track, this is in the top 44% of all our races.
- Gravel / Track37% · 17.5 km
- Trail / Path24% · 11.2 km
- Grass20% · 9.5 km
- Paved Road17% · 8.8 km
- Rocky2% · 0.8 km
Distance
50.0 km
Ascent
1244 m
Descent
1274 m
High Point
580 m
Compared against 28 other races of a similar distance, Heights Ultra Trail 50 Km has more total elevation gain than 50% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 43% of them — roughly typical in hilliness for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
6.09%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of moderate climbs like Heights Ultra Trail 50 Km's, which average 6.09%?
Heights Ultra Trail 50 Km's climbs average 6.09%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
4.99%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Heights Ultra Trail 50 Km's, which average 4.99%?
Heights Ultra Trail 50 Km's descents average 4.99%. 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
Heights Ultra Trail 50 Km scores 52/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 44/100 (5 races compared).
Heights Ultra Trail 50 Km 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 terrain type changes, 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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