The Maverick Kielder Forest Gravel
- Total distance: 52 km
- Location: Northumberland
- Race Date: 5 Sep 2026
- Format: 1 day
- Navigation: Fully Waymarked
- Nearest Station: Haltwhistle (30.6 km)
- Aid Stations: 5
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (41/100)
The Maverick Kielder Forest Gravel Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £89
- Organiser: Maverick
- Start Town: Northumberland
- Dogs Allowed: Yes
- Start Date: 5 Sep 2026
- End Date: 5 Sep 2026
- Start Time: 9:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 8.5 hours
Navigation
- Type: Fully Waymarked
- Closest Train Station: Haltwhistle
- Distance from Start Line: 30.6 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: Unknown
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: Unknown
Terrain & Elevation
This course is predominantly gravel, accounting for 86% of the distance. 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 11.2 km of gravel. Uphills are predominantly on gravel (87% of ascending sections).
- Gravel / Track86% · 40.1 km
- Trail / Path7% · 3.2 km
- Grass7% · 3.1 km
- Paved Road0% · 0.4 km
- Rocky0% · 0.1 km
Distance
49.5 km
Ascent
1290 m
Descent
1290 m
High Point
563 m
This race has a long, flat stretch early on in the race, before a flat section until about 29km, before a flat section until about 38km, before a steady descent towards the finish.
Compared against 28 other races of a similar distance, The Maverick Kielder Forest Gravel has more total elevation gain than 54% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 43% of them — roughly typical in hilliness for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Climate
Navigation
The Maverick Kielder Forest Gravel 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
Stations
You'll need to keep an average pace of between 4.3 km/h and 7.9 km/h between aid stations to make the cut offs.
Stations
| KM | Name | Gap from Prev | Cut-off | Water | Cold Food | Hot Food | Hot Drinks | Gels | Medic | WC | Bags | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.4 | 9.4 km | 1h 30m | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | |
| 19.0 | 9.6 km | 3h | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | |
| 25.0 | 6.0 km | 4h | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | |
| 35.5 | 10.5 km | 5h 35m | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | |
| 43.4 | 7.9 km | 7h 25m | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
None of the aid stations on this course are confirmed to offer vegan food, so vegan runners should plan to carry their own nutrition.
Source: Not recorded
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