Bewl Water Spring - 50km
- Total distance: 50 km
- Location: Wealden
- Race Date: 9 May 2027
- Format: 1 day
- Entry Cost: £67
- Nearest Station: Wadhurst (5.5 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (29/100)
Bewl Water Spring - 50km
- Distance
- 50 km
- Total ascent
- 716 m
- Cut-off
- 8h
- Town/Village
- Wealden
- Date
- 9 May 2027
- Entry cost
- £67
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £67
- Organiser: Hermes Running
- Start Town: Wealden
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 9 May 2027
- End Date: 9 May 2027
- Start Time: 8:30 AM
- Final Cut-off: 8h
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Wadhurst
- Distance from Start Line: 5.5 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 is mainly trail (59%), with gravel (24%) making up most of the rest. 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 gravel (78% of ascending sections). Descents are mainly on trail (89% of descending sections).
Bewl Water Spring - 50km has 26.5 km of trail / path, this is in the top 39% of all our races.
- Trail / Path59% · 26.5 km
- Gravel / Track24% · 10.7 km
- Grass10% · 4.5 km
- Paved Road7% · 3.6 km
Distance
50.5 km
Ascent
716 m
Descent
716 m
High Point
129 m
Compared against 29 other races of a similar distance, Bewl Water Spring - 50km has more total elevation gain than 24% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 24% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
3.99%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Bewl Water Spring - 50km's, which average 3.99%?
Bewl Water Spring - 50km's climbs average 3.99%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
1.58%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Bewl Water Spring - 50km's, which average 1.58%?
Bewl Water Spring - 50km's descents average 1.58%. 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
Bewl Water Spring - 50km scores 29/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 44/100 (5 races compared).
Bewl Water Spring - 50km 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.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
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