Grand Tour Of The Ben - 50 Mile
- Total distance: 80.467 km
- Location: Highland
- Race Date: 19 Sep 2026
- Format: 1 day
- Nearest Station: Banavie (9.3 km)
- Pacing Complexity: High (60/100)
Grand Tour Of The Ben - 50 Mile Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Ourea Events
- Start Town: Highland
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 19 Sep 2026
- End Date: 20 Sep 2026
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Banavie
- Distance from Start Line: 9.3 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: Unknown
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: Unknown
Terrain & Elevation
The course is mainly trail (53%), with gravel (37%) making up most of the rest. Terrain changes are fairly frequent, averaging every 3.0 km. Runners should expect regular shifts in footing and be ready to adjust pace and effort accordingly. The longest unbroken stretch is 8.4 km of trail. Climbs are mostly on trail, though the surface varies across the ascents. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with trail most common.
- Trail / Path53% · 40.1 km
- Gravel / Track37% · 28.2 km
- Grass7% · 5.1 km
- Paved Road2% · 1.3 km
- Off-road / Unknown1% · 0.9 km
Distance
83.0 km
Ascent
3619 m
Descent
3617 m
High Point
1001 m
This race has a large ascent early on in the race, before a large ascent until about 26km, before a large descent until about 32km, before a large ascent for the final 50km.
Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Grand Tour Of The Ben - 50 Mile has more total elevation gain than 81% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 89% of them — significantly hillier than typical for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
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