Devon Coast to Coast - 180km
- Total distance: 180 km
- Location: South Hams
- Race Date: 17 Apr 2027
- Finish rate: 50%
- Entry Cost: £231
- Navigation: Partial Self-Navigation
- Nearest Station: Plymouth (7.9 km)
- Night Running: 31.7% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (47/100)
Devon Coast to Coast - 180km
- Distance
- 180 km
- Total ascent
- 4,276 m
- Town/Village
- South Hams
- Date
- 17-18 April 2027
- Entry cost
- £231
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £231
- Organiser: Climb South West
- Start Town: South Hams
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 17 Apr 2027
- End Date: 18 Apr 2027
- Start Time: 8:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Partial Self-Navigation
- Closest Train Station: Plymouth
- Distance from Start Line: 7.9 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 (30%) and gravel (26%) 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. 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.
Devon Coast to Coast - 180km has 46.2 km of trail / path, this is in the top 15% of all our races.
- Trail / Path30% · 46.2 km
- Gravel / Track26% · 40.6 km
- Grass22% · 33.9 km
- Paved Road12% · 18.4 km
- Off-road / Unknown10% · 15.1 km
- Rocky0% · 0.8 km
Distance
173.9 km
Ascent
4276 m
Descent
4273 m
High Point
527 m
Compared against 12 other races of a similar distance, Devon Coast to Coast - 180km has more total elevation gain than 67% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 67% of them — hillier than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
4.64%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Devon Coast to Coast - 180km's, which average 4.64%?
Devon Coast to Coast - 180km's climbs average 4.64%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
3.62%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Devon Coast to Coast - 180km's, which average 3.62%?
Devon Coast to Coast - 180km's descents average 3.62%. 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
Devon Coast to Coast - 180km scores 47/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 46/100 (5 races compared).
Devon Coast to Coast - 180km's pacing demands are typical for races of this distance. The complexity pattern should feel familiar if you have raced at this distance before. The key driver is terrain type changes — worth building into long runs, but not a major departure from standard preparation at this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
Night Running
Devon Coast to Coast - 180km starts at 08:00 local time, with sunset around 20:13. Based on the median finisher time of 32:02:58, a runner at that pace would finish around 16:02 — after dark, spending around 10h 10m (32% of their race) running in darkness and covering roughly 57.5 km of the course after sunset.
Shaded stretches are expected to be run in the dark
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