Bowland Trail Half

  • Total distance: 20.25 km
  • Location: Ribble Valley
  • Race Date: 9 Jan 2027
  • Finish rate: 99%
  • Nearest Station: Clitheroe (10.7 km)
  • Night Running: 0% in darkness
  • Pacing Complexity: High (55/100)
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Bowland Trail Half Overview

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Quick Facts

  • Entrance Cost: Unknown
  • Organiser: Unknown
  • Start Town: Ribble Valley
  • Dogs Allowed: Unknown
  • Start Date: 9 Jan 2027
  • End Date: 9 Jan 2027
  • Start Time: 10:00 AM
  • Final Cut-off: 14 hours

Navigation

  • Type: Unknown
  • Closest Train Station: Clitheroe
  • Distance from Start Line: 10.7 km

Eligibility

  • Minimum Age: Unknown
  • Gender Eligibility: All genders
  • Minimum Entry Criteria: Unknown

Terrain & Elevation

The course covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with paved road (42%) and trail (33%) being the most common and neither clearly dominating. Terrain changes are fairly frequent, averaging every 2.7 km. Runners should expect regular shifts in footing and be ready to adjust pace and effort accordingly. The longest unbroken stretch is 5.9 km of paved road. Uphills are predominantly on paved road (63% of ascending sections). Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with trail most common.

  • Paved Road42% · 8.4 km
  • Trail / Path33% · 6.5 km
  • Rocky13% · 2.6 km
  • Gravel / Track9% · 1.8 km
  • Grass3% · 0.7 km

Technical km total

3.1 km

% of course

15%

In final third

0 km

In first third

0 km

Technical terrain is distributed across the course. Consistent movement efficiency on variable ground is required throughout — no single section dominates.

This race has a long, but steady ascent from around km 3, before a steady descent until about 12km, before a steep ascent until about 15km, before a long, steady descent towards the finish.

Compared against 7 other races of a similar distance, Bowland Trail Half has more total elevation gain than 43% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 43% of them — roughly typical in hilliness for its distance.

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