Snowdon Ultra 50
- Total distance: 72.42 km
- Location: Betws-y-coed
- Race Date: 4 Sep 2027
- Finish rate: 90%
- Nearest Station: Betws-y-Coed (0.1 km)
- Pacing Complexity: High (65/100)
Snowdon Ultra 50
- Distance
- 72.42 km
- Total ascent
- 3,359 m
- Town/Village
- Betws-y-coed
- Date
- 4 September 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: GB Ultras
- Start Town: Betws-y-coed
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 4 Sep 2027
- End Date: 4 Sep 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Betws-y-Coed
- Distance from Start Line: 0.1 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 20 years
- 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 (33%) and gravel (32%) 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.
Snowdon Ultra 50 has 22.1 km of trail / path, this is in the top 48% of all our races.
- Trail / Path33% · 22.1 km
- Gravel / Track32% · 21.9 km
- Grass18% · 12.1 km
- Rocky13% · 8.6 km
- Paved Road4% · 2.7 km
Distance
72.5 km
Ascent
3359 m
Descent
3359 m
High Point
1073 m
Compared against 22 other races of a similar distance, Snowdon Ultra 50 has more total elevation gain than 86% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 91% of them — significantly hillier than typical for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
9.26%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of moderate climbs like Snowdon Ultra 50's, which average 9.26%?
Snowdon Ultra 50's climbs average 9.26%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
8.21%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of moderate descents like Snowdon Ultra 50's, which average 8.21%?
Snowdon Ultra 50's descents average 8.21%. 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
Snowdon Ultra 50 scores 65/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 54/100 (5 races compared).
Snowdon Ultra 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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