Amberaid
- Total distance: 50 km
- Location: North East Derbyshire
- Race Date: 17 Oct 2026
- Format: 1 day
- Navigation: Partial Self-Navigation
- Nearest Station: Matlock (8.8 km)
- Pacing Complexity: High (53/100)
Amberaid Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £38
- Organiser: First Light Adventure
- Start Town: North East Derbyshire
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 17 Oct 2026
- End Date: 17 Oct 2026
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: 9 hours
Navigation
- Type: Partial Self-Navigation
- Closest Train Station: Matlock
- Distance from Start Line: 8.8 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 18 years
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: Unknown
Terrain & Elevation
The course covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with trail (49%) and gravel (32%) 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 gravel, though the surface varies across the ascents. Descents are mainly on trail (62% of descending sections).
- Trail / Path49% · 23.9 km
- Gravel / Track32% · 15.6 km
- Paved Road16% · 7.7 km
- Grass3% · 1.4 km
- Rocky0% · 0 km
Distance
50.6 km
Ascent
1210 m
Descent
1208 m
High Point
293 m
This race has a flat section early on in the race, before a flat section until about 15km, before a flat section until about 23km, before a long, flat stretch for the final 21km.
Compared against 29 other races of a similar distance, Amberaid has more total elevation gain than 45% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 41% of them — roughly typical in hilliness for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Climate
Navigation
Amberaid is partial self-navigation: some sections are marked, but runners are expected to navigate independently — with a map, compass, or GPX file — for the rest of the course.
Source: Race Website - Explicit
Aid Stations
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