The Rhymney Valley Ridgeway
- Total distance: 48.28 km
- Location: Gelligaer
- Race Date: 5 Sep 2026
- Format: 1 day
- Pacing Complexity: High (55/100)
The Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £75
- Organiser: Pegasus Events
- Start Town: Gelligaer
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 5 Sep 2026
- End Date: 5 Sep 2026
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Unknown
- Distance from Start Line: Unknown
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: Unknown
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: Unknown
Terrain & Elevation
The course covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with gravel (33%) 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 trail, though the surface varies across the ascents. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with gravel most common.
- Gravel / Track33% · 15.4 km
- Trail / Path31% · 14.3 km
- Grass23% · 10.9 km
- Paved Road13% · 5.8 km
Distance
48.5 km
Ascent
1365 m
Descent
1365 m
High Point
361 m
This race has a steady ascent from around km 4, before a flat section until about 25km, before a gentle descent until about 32km, before a flat section for the final 9km.
Compared against 28 other races of a similar distance, The Rhymney Valley Ridgeway has more total elevation gain than 61% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 64% of them — hillier than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
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