Lakes X-Trail- 50km
- Total distance: 50 km
- Location: Grasmere
- Race Date: 18 Sep 2027
- Format: 1 day
- Navigation: Fully Waymarked
- Nearest Station: Windermere (11.5 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Very High (77/100)
Lakes X-Trail- 50km
- Distance
- 50 km
- Total ascent
- 2,905 m
- Cut-off
- 10h
- Town/Village
- Grasmere
- Date
- 18 September 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Maverick
- Start Town: Grasmere
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 18 Sep 2027
- End Date: 18 Sep 2027
- Start Time: 9:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 10h
Navigation
- Type: Fully Waymarked
- Closest Train Station: Windermere
- Distance from Start Line: 11.5 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
The course covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with trail (47%) 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. Uphills are predominantly on trail (64% of ascending sections). Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with gravel most common.
Lakes X-Trail- 50km has 21.9 km of trail / path, this is in the top 49% of all our races.
- Trail / Path47% · 21.9 km
- Gravel / Track26% · 12.2 km
- Rocky13% · 6.3 km
- Paved Road11% · 5.1 km
- Grass3% · 1.5 km
Distance
51.6 km
Ascent
2905 m
Descent
2905 m
High Point
860 m
Compared against 29 other races of a similar distance, Lakes X-Trail- 50km has more total elevation gain than 93% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 93% of them — significantly hillier than typical for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
11.15%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of moderate climbs like Lakes X-Trail- 50km's, which average 11.15%?
Lakes X-Trail- 50km's climbs average 11.15%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
10.38%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of moderate descents like Lakes X-Trail- 50km's, which average 10.38%?
Lakes X-Trail- 50km's descents average 10.38%. 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
Lakes X-Trail- 50km scores 77/100 for pacing complexity, rated very high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 44/100 (5 races compared).
Lakes X-Trail- 50km 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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