Winter On The Downs - 55 Mile
- Total distance: 88.514 km
- Location: Lewes
- Race Date: 5 Dec 2026
- Format: 1 day
- Nearest Station: Plumpton (0.5 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (49/100)
Winter On The Downs - 55 Mile Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £112
- Organiser: UK Ultra
- Start Town: Lewes
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 5 Dec 2026
- End Date: 6 Dec 2026
- Start Time: 8:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 18.5 hours
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Plumpton
- Distance from Start Line: 0.5 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 20 years
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: You must have completed a race of at least Marathon within the last 4 years.
Terrain & Elevation
The course covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with trail (44%) and gravel (23%) 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. Uphills are predominantly on trail (63% of ascending sections). Descents cover a variety of surfaces with no single terrain type dominating.
- Trail / Path44% · 37.3 km
- Gravel / Track23% · 19.4 km
- Grass19% · 16.4 km
- Paved Road12% · 10.7 km
- Off-road / Unknown2% · 1.4 km
Distance
89.8 km
Ascent
2203 m
Descent
2203 m
High Point
215 m
This race has a short, steady climb early on in the race, before a short, gentle climb for the final 18km.
Compared against 25 other races of a similar distance, Winter On The Downs - 55 Mile has more total elevation gain than 44% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 32% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
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