Brighton Trail Marathon
- Total distance: 42.2 km
- Location: Stanmer
- Race Date: 4 Apr 2027
- Format: 1 day
- Entry Cost: £79
- Navigation: Fully Waymarked
- Nearest Station: Falmer (0.4 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (41/100)
Brighton Trail Marathon
- Distance
- 42.2 km
- Total ascent
- 901 m
- Town/Village
- Stanmer
- Date
- 4 April 2027
- Entry cost
- £79
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £79
- Organiser: Maverick
- Start Town: Stanmer
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 4 Apr 2027
- End Date: 4 Apr 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Fully Waymarked
- Closest Train Station: Falmer
- Distance from Start Line: 0.4 km
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 gravel (33%) and trail (28%) 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 5.2 km of paved road. Ascending sections cover a varied mix of surfaces with no single type dominating the climbs. Descents cover a variety of surfaces with no single terrain type dominating.
Brighton Trail Marathon has 13.6 km of gravel / track, this is in the top 56% of all our races.
- Gravel / Track33% · 13.6 km
- Trail / Path28% · 11.8 km
- Paved Road27% · 11.4 km
- Grass10% · 4.1 km
- Rocky2% · 0.7 km
Distance
42.6 km
Ascent
901 m
Descent
952 m
High Point
230 m
Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Brighton Trail Marathon has more total elevation gain than 33% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 33% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
4.43%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Brighton Trail Marathon's, which average 4.43%?
Brighton Trail Marathon's climbs average 4.43%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
3.72%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Brighton Trail Marathon's, which average 3.72%?
Brighton Trail Marathon's descents average 3.72%. 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
Brighton Trail Marathon scores 41/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 24/100 (5 races compared).
Brighton Trail 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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