Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 50km

Distance
50 km
Total ascent
1,166 m
Town/Village
Grassington
Date
17-18 October 2026
Entry cost
£62

Overview

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Quick Facts

  • Entrance Cost: £62
  • Organiser: Due North Events
  • Start Town: Grassington
  • Dogs Allowed: Unknown
  • Start Date: 17 Oct 2026
  • End Date: 18 Oct 2026
  • Start Time: Unknown
  • Final Cut-off: Unknown

Navigation

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  • Closest Train Station: Unknown
  • Distance from Start Line: Unknown

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 grass (49%) and trail (18%) 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. The longest unbroken stretch is 5.6 km of grass. Ascending sections cover a varied mix of surfaces with no single type dominating the climbs. Descents are mainly on grass (63% of descending sections).

Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 50km has 24.3 km of grass, this is in the top 17% of all our races.

  • Grass49% · 24.3 km
  • Trail / Path18% · 8.8 km
  • Gravel / Track17% · 8.5 km
  • Paved Road14% · 6.9 km
  • Rocky2% · 1.1 km

Compared against 26 other races of a similar distance, Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 50km has more total elevation gain than 42% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 38% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.

Gradient

4.73%

Average climb gradient

Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 50km's, which average 4.73%?

Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 50km's climbs average 4.73%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.

4.35%

Average descent gradient

Do you have experience of gentle descents like Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 50km's, which average 4.35%?

Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 50km's descents average 4.35%. If your training never rehearses sustained descending at that gradient, the downhills will empty your quads long before the finish.

Climate

Pacing Complexity

Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 50km scores 45/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.

Similar-distance races score a median of 39/100 (5 races compared).

Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 50km 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.

Aid Stations

No aid station data available for this race yet.

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