Heights Ultra Trail 50 Mile
- Total distance: 80.467 km
- Location: Kirklees
- Race Date: 18 Sep 2027
- Finish rate: 89%
- Entry Cost: £82
- Navigation: Fully Waymarked
- Nearest Station: Slaithwaite (3.8 km)
- Pacing Complexity: High (54/100)
Heights Ultra Trail 50 Mile
- Distance
- 80.467 km
- Total ascent
- 2,183 m
- Town/Village
- Kirklees
- Date
- 18 September 2027
- Entry cost
- £82
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £82
- Organiser: Heights Ultra Trail
- Start Town: Kirklees
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 18 Sep 2027
- End Date: 18 Sep 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Fully Waymarked
- Closest Train Station: Slaithwaite
- Distance from Start Line: 3.8 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 (36%) and gravel (31%) 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. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with trail most common.
Heights Ultra Trail 50 Mile has 27 km of trail / path, this is in the top 37% of all our races.
- Trail / Path36% · 27 km
- Gravel / Track31% · 23.2 km
- Paved Road16% · 12 km
- Grass16% · 11.7 km
- Rocky1% · 0.7 km
Distance
81.3 km
Ascent
2183 m
Descent
2214 m
High Point
580 m
Compared against 26 other races of a similar distance, Heights Ultra Trail 50 Mile has more total elevation gain than 38% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 42% of them — roughly typical in hilliness for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
5.77%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Heights Ultra Trail 50 Mile's, which average 5.77%?
Heights Ultra Trail 50 Mile's climbs average 5.77%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
4.79%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Heights Ultra Trail 50 Mile's, which average 4.79%?
Heights Ultra Trail 50 Mile's descents average 4.79%. 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
Heights Ultra Trail 50 Mile scores 54/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 60/100 (5 races compared).
Heights Ultra Trail 50 Mile 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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