Hurtwood 50
- Total distance: 50 km
- Location: Mole Valley
- Race Date: 6 Dec 2026
- Format: 1 day
- Entry Cost: £75
- Navigation: Fully Waymarked
- Nearest Station: Dorking Deepdene (0.5 km)
- Pacing Complexity: High (51/100)
Hurtwood 50
- Distance
- 50 km
- Total ascent
- 1,235 m
- Cut-off
- 10h
- Town/Village
- Mole Valley
- Date
- 6 December 2026
- Entry cost
- £75
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £75
- Organiser: Freedom Racing
- Start Town: Mole Valley
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 6 Dec 2026
- End Date: 6 Dec 2026
- Start Time: 9:30 AM
- Final Cut-off: 10h
Navigation
- Type: Fully Waymarked
- Closest Train Station: Dorking Deepdene
- Distance from Start Line: 0.5 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
This course is predominantly trail, accounting for 73% of the distance. 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. Uphills are predominantly on trail (86% of ascending sections). Descents share the same trail surface, so careful footing on the uphills also carries through on the way down.
Hurtwood 50 has 34.8 km of trail / path, this is in the top 25% of all our races.
- Trail / Path73% · 34.8 km
- Paved Road14% · 6.9 km
- Gravel / Track9% · 4.2 km
- Grass3% · 1.6 km
- Sand1% · 0.5 km
Distance
51.8 km
Ascent
1235 m
Descent
1273 m
High Point
293 m
Compared against 29 other races of a similar distance, Hurtwood 50 has more total elevation gain than 45% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 41% of them — roughly typical in hilliness for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
10.08%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of moderate climbs like Hurtwood 50's, which average 10.08%?
Hurtwood 50's climbs average 10.08%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
3.93%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Hurtwood 50's, which average 3.93%?
Hurtwood 50's descents average 3.93%. 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
Hurtwood 50 scores 51/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 44/100 (5 races compared).
Hurtwood 50 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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