Chester Ultra - 50 Miles
- Total distance: 80.467 km
- Location: Ellesmere Port
- Race Date: 27 Feb 2027
- Format: 1 day
- Nearest Station: Ellesmere Port (1.9 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (30/100)
Chester Ultra - 50 Miles
- Distance
- 80.467 km
- Total ascent
- 1,177 m
- Town/Village
- Ellesmere Port
- Date
- 27 February 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: GB Ultras
- Start Town: Ellesmere Port
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 27 Feb 2027
- End Date: 27 Feb 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Ellesmere Port
- Distance from Start Line: 1.9 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: Unknown
- 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 (37%) and paved road (34%) 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. Uphills are predominantly on trail (67% of ascending sections). Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with paved road most common.
Chester Ultra - 50 Miles has 28.1 km of trail / path, this is in the top 34% of all our races.
- Trail / Path37% · 28.1 km
- Paved Road34% · 26.3 km
- Gravel / Track16% · 12.3 km
- Grass12% · 9 km
- Off-road / Unknown1% · 0.5 km
Distance
81.6 km
Ascent
1177 m
Descent
1177 m
High Point
160 m
Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Chester Ultra - 50 Miles has more total elevation gain than 11% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 11% of them — significantly flatter than typical for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
3.13%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Chester Ultra - 50 Miles's, which average 3.13%?
Chester Ultra - 50 Miles's climbs average 3.13%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
1.62%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Chester Ultra - 50 Miles's, which average 1.62%?
Chester Ultra - 50 Miles's descents average 1.62%. 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
Chester Ultra - 50 Miles scores 30/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 60/100 (5 races compared).
Chester Ultra - 50 Miles 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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