Wold Rangers Way Ultra

Distance
52 km
Total ascent
891 m
Cut-off
12h
Town/Village
Driffield
Date
17 April 2027

Overview

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Quick Facts

  • Entrance Cost: Unknown
  • Organiser: Ultra Trails
  • Start Town: Driffield
  • Dogs Allowed: Unknown
  • Start Date: 17 Apr 2027
  • End Date: 17 Apr 2027
  • Start Time: 8:00 AM
  • Final Cut-off: 12h

Navigation

  • Type: Full Self-Navigation
  • Closest Train Station: Fimber Halt
  • Distance from Start Line: 11.5 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 grass (40%) and trail (29%) 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. Ascending sections cover a varied mix of surfaces with no single type dominating the climbs. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with grass most common.

Wold Rangers Way Ultra has 20 km of grass, this is in the top 24% of all our races.

  • Grass40% · 20 km
  • Trail / Path29% · 14.7 km
  • Paved Road21% · 10.7 km
  • Gravel / Track9% · 4.6 km
  • Off-road / Unknown1% · 0.4 km

Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Wold Rangers Way Ultra has more total elevation gain than 33% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 30% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.

Gradient

3.77%

Average climb gradient

Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Wold Rangers Way Ultra's, which average 3.77%?

Wold Rangers Way Ultra's climbs average 3.77%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.

3.64%

Average descent gradient

Do you have experience of gentle descents like Wold Rangers Way Ultra's, which average 3.64%?

Wold Rangers Way Ultra's descents average 3.64%. If your training never rehearses sustained descending at that gradient, the downhills will empty your quads long before the finish.

Climate

Pacing Complexity

Wold Rangers Way Ultra scores 39/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.

Similar-distance races score a median of 55/100 (5 races compared).

Wold Rangers Way Ultra is one of the more pacing-friendly races at this distance. The course is relatively consistent in effort demand, which makes a controlled, steady approach more viable than on many similar-distance events. Terrain type changes is still the main watchpoint, but overall the course rewards disciplined execution over reactive pacing.

Aid Stations

No aid station data available for this race yet.

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