Montane Spine Sprint North - Summer Edition
- Total distance: 69.202 km
- Location: Hexham
- Race Date: 15 Jun 2027
- Finish rate: 88%
- Entry Cost: £165
- Nearest Station: Haydon Bridge (18.1 km)
- Night Running: 35.1% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: High (59/100)
Montane Spine Sprint North - Summer Edition
- Distance
- 69.202 km
- Total ascent
- 2,202 m
- Town/Village
- Hexham
- Date
- 15-16 June 2027
- Entry cost
- £165
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £165
- Organiser: Spine Race
- Start Town: Hexham
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 15 Jun 2027
- End Date: 16 Jun 2027
- Start Time: 12:00 PM
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Haydon Bridge
- Distance from Start Line: 18.1 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 covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with trail (44%) and grass (39%) 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. The longest unbroken stretch is 8.5 km of trail. Uphills are predominantly on grass (62% of ascending sections). Descents are mainly on trail (70% of descending sections).
Montane Spine Sprint North - Summer Edition has 29.5 km of trail / path, this is in the top 32% of all our races.
- Trail / Path44% · 29.5 km
- Grass39% · 26.3 km
- Gravel / Track13% · 8.5 km
- Paved Road3% · 2.2 km
- Off-road / Unknown1% · 0.8 km
- Rocky0% · 0.2 km
Distance
69.9 km
Ascent
2202 m
Descent
2215 m
High Point
815 m
Compared against 20 other races of a similar distance, Montane Spine Sprint North - Summer Edition has more total elevation gain than 60% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 60% of them — hillier than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
6.14%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of moderate climbs like Montane Spine Sprint North - Summer Edition's, which average 6.14%?
Montane Spine Sprint North - Summer Edition's climbs average 6.14%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
5.68%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Montane Spine Sprint North - Summer Edition's, which average 5.68%?
Montane Spine Sprint North - Summer Edition's descents average 5.68%. 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
Montane Spine Sprint North - Summer Edition scores 59/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 54/100 (5 races compared).
Montane Spine Sprint North - Summer Edition's pacing demands are typical for races of this distance. The complexity pattern should feel familiar if you have raced at this distance before. The key driver is gradient transitions — worth building into long runs, but not a major departure from standard preparation at this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
Night Running
Montane Spine Sprint North - Summer Edition starts at 12:00 local time, with sunset around 21:50. Based on the median finisher time of 15:01:03, a runner at that pace would finish around 03:01 — after dark, spending around 5h 16m (35% of their race) running in darkness and covering roughly 24.0 km of the course after sunset.
Shaded stretches are expected to be run in the dark
Are you ready for Montane Spine Sprint North - Summer Edition?
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