Dartmoor Winter Traverse - 30km
- Total distance: 30 km
- Location: South Hams
- Race Date: 20 Feb 2027
- Finish rate: 99%
- Nearest Station: Bere Alston (16.1 km)
- Pacing Complexity: High (52/100)
Dartmoor Winter Traverse - 30km
- Distance
- 30 km
- Total ascent
- 637 m
- Town/Village
- South Hams
- Date
- 20 February 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Climb South West
- Start Town: South Hams
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 20 Feb 2027
- End Date: 20 Feb 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Bere Alston
- Distance from Start Line: 16.1 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: Unknown
- 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 (44%) and trail (26%) 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 grass, though the surface varies across the ascents. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with grass most common.
Dartmoor Winter Traverse - 30km has 11.9 km of grass, this is in the top 40% of all our races.
- Grass44% · 11.9 km
- Trail / Path26% · 7.2 km
- Paved Road16% · 4.2 km
- Gravel / Track12% · 3.2 km
- Off-road / Unknown2% · 0.7 km
Distance
27.3 km
Ascent
637 m
Descent
794 m
High Point
544 m
Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Dartmoor Winter Traverse - 30km has more total elevation gain than 26% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 26% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
5.85%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Dartmoor Winter Traverse - 30km's, which average 5.85%?
Dartmoor Winter Traverse - 30km's climbs average 5.85%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
4.84%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Dartmoor Winter Traverse - 30km's, which average 4.84%?
Dartmoor Winter Traverse - 30km's descents average 4.84%. 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
Dartmoor Winter Traverse - 30km scores 52/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 56/100 (5 races compared).
Dartmoor Winter Traverse - 30km'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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