South Downs Trail
- Total distance: 50 km
- Location: East Hampshire
- Race Date: 3 Oct 2026
- Format: 1 day
- Navigation: Fully Waymarked
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (43/100)
South Downs Trail Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £89
- Organiser: Maverick
- Start Town: East Hampshire
- Dogs Allowed: Yes
- Start Date: 3 Oct 2026
- End Date: 3 Oct 2026
- Start Time: 8:30 AM
- Final Cut-off: 8.5 hours
Navigation
- Type: Fully Waymarked
- Closest Train Station: Unknown
- Distance from Start Line: Unknown
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 18 years
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: Unknown
Terrain & Elevation
The course is mainly gravel (52%), with trail (23%) making up most of the rest. 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 gravel (64% of ascending sections).
- Gravel / Track52% · 26 km
- Trail / Path23% · 11.6 km
- Paved Road11% · 5.5 km
- Grass11% · 5.4 km
- Rocky2% · 0.9 km
- Off-road / Unknown1% · 0.3 km
Distance
51.3 km
Ascent
1219 m
Descent
1220 m
High Point
245 m
This race has a flat section early on in the race, before a flat section until about 21km, before a long, flat stretch until about 39km, before a gentle ascent for the final 8km.
Compared against 29 other races of a similar distance, South Downs Trail 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
Climate
Navigation
South Downs Trail is fully waymarked — runners can rely on course markings to find their way and don't need to carry a map or GPX file as their primary means of navigation.
Source: Race Website - Explicit
Aid Stations
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