Ultra Wales 50
- Total distance: 82.077 km
- Location: Gwynedd
- Race Date: 19 Jun 2027
- Format: 1 day
- Nearest Station: Llanbedr (14.3 km)
- Pacing Complexity: High (59/100)
Ultra Wales 50
- Distance
- 82.077 km
- Total ascent
- 3,436 m
- Town/Village
- Gwynedd
- Date
- 19 June 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: GB Ultras
- Start Town: Gwynedd
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 19 Jun 2027
- End Date: 19 Jun 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Llanbedr
- Distance from Start Line: 14.3 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 gravel (45%) and trail (33%) 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 6.6 km of gravel. Climbs are mostly on gravel, though the surface varies across the ascents. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with gravel most common.
Ultra Wales 50 has 34.1 km of gravel / track, this is in the top 9% of all our races.
- Gravel / Track45% · 34.1 km
- Trail / Path33% · 25 km
- Paved Road12% · 8.5 km
- Grass6% · 4.5 km
- Rocky4% · 3 km
- Sand0% · 0.2 km
- Off-road / Unknown0% · 0.4 km
Distance
84.6 km
Ascent
3436 m
Descent
3438 m
High Point
872 m
Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Ultra Wales 50 has more total elevation gain than 81% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 85% of them — significantly hillier than typical for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
8.48%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of moderate climbs like Ultra Wales 50's, which average 8.48%?
Ultra Wales 50's climbs average 8.48%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
6.04%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of moderate descents like Ultra Wales 50's, which average 6.04%?
Ultra Wales 50's descents average 6.04%. 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
Ultra Wales 50 scores 59/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 54/100 (5 races compared).
Ultra Wales 50's pacing demands are typical for races of this distance. The complexity pattern should feel familiar if you have raced at this distance before. The key driver is terrain type changes — worth building into long runs, but not a major departure from standard preparation at this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
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