Bennachie Ultra Marathon
- Total distance: 50 km
- Location: Aberdeenshire
- Race Date: 10 Oct 2026
- Format: 1 day
- Entry Cost: £43
- Pacing Complexity: High (54/100)
Bennachie Ultra Marathon
- Distance
- 50 km
- Total ascent
- 1,473 m
- Town/Village
- Aberdeenshire
- Date
- 10 October 2026
- Entry cost
- £43
Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £43
- Organiser: Unknown
- Start Town: Aberdeenshire
- Dogs Allowed: No
- Start Date: 10 Oct 2026
- End Date: 10 Oct 2026
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Unknown
- Distance from Start Line: Unknown
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 18 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 trail (46%) and gravel (37%) 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 14.0 km of trail. Uphills are predominantly on gravel (69% of ascending sections). Descents are mainly on trail (67% of descending sections).
Bennachie Ultra Marathon has 21.8 km of trail / path, this is in the top 50% of all our races.
- Trail / Path46% · 21.8 km
- Gravel / Track37% · 17.6 km
- Paved Road16% · 7.5 km
- Grass1% · 0.3 km
Distance
49.8 km
Ascent
1473 m
Descent
1475 m
High Point
520 m
Compared against 29 other races of a similar distance, Bennachie Ultra Marathon has more total elevation gain than 66% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 62% of them — hillier than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
6.36%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of moderate climbs like Bennachie Ultra Marathon's, which average 6.36%?
Bennachie Ultra Marathon's climbs average 6.36%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
5.76%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Bennachie Ultra Marathon's, which average 5.76%?
Bennachie Ultra Marathon's descents average 5.76%. 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
Bennachie Ultra Marathon scores 54/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 44/100 (5 races compared).
Bennachie Ultra Marathon is among the more pacing-complex races at this distance. The challenge is not just the total distance or ascent — it is the repeated need to change effort level. A fixed pace target is unlikely to work here. The dominant source of complexity is terrain type changes, which means preparation should include training runs that deliberately mix different intensities in sequence.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
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