Peak District X-Trail - Marathon
- Total distance: 42.2 km
- Location: Derbyshire Dales
- Race Date: 5 Jun 2027
- Format: 1 day
- Entry Cost: £79
- Navigation: Fully Waymarked
- Nearest Station: Matlock (10.5 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (48/100)
Peak District X-Trail - Marathon
- Distance
- 42.2 km
- Total ascent
- 960 m
- Cut-off
- 11h
- Town/Village
- Derbyshire Dales
- Date
- 5 June 2027
- Entry cost
- £79
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £79
- Organiser: Maverick
- Start Town: Derbyshire Dales
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 5 Jun 2027
- End Date: 5 Jun 2027
- Start Time: 7:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 11h
Navigation
- Type: Fully Waymarked
- Closest Train Station: Matlock
- Distance from Start Line: 10.5 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 gravel (43%) and trail (31%) 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. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with gravel most common.
Peak District X-Trail - Marathon has 17.4 km of gravel / track, this is in the top 45% of all our races.
- Gravel / Track43% · 17.4 km
- Trail / Path31% · 12.6 km
- Paved Road17% · 7.1 km
- Grass8% · 3.1 km
- Rocky1% · 0.2 km
Distance
40.6 km
Ascent
960 m
Descent
960 m
High Point
375 m
Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Peak District X-Trail - Marathon has more total elevation gain than 33% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 33% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
4.72%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Peak District X-Trail - Marathon's, which average 4.72%?
Peak District X-Trail - Marathon's climbs average 4.72%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
4.26%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Peak District X-Trail - Marathon's, which average 4.26%?
Peak District X-Trail - Marathon's descents average 4.26%. 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
Peak District X-Trail - Marathon scores 48/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 24/100 (5 races compared).
Peak District X-Trail - Marathon 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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