High Peak 40 Challenge
- Total distance: 64.374 km
- Location: High Peak
- Race Date: 18 Sep 2027
- Finish rate: 92%
- Nearest Station: Buxton (1.1 km)
- Pacing Complexity: High (51/100)
High Peak 40 Challenge
- Distance
- 64.374 km
- Total ascent
- 1,592 m
- Town/Village
- High Peak
- Date
- 18 September 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Unknown
- Start Town: High Peak
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 18 Sep 2027
- End Date: 18 Sep 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Buxton
- Distance from Start Line: 1.1 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 (34%) and trail (32%) 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.
High Peak 40 Challenge has 21.3 km of gravel / track, this is in the top 31% of all our races.
- Gravel / Track34% · 21.3 km
- Trail / Path32% · 20.2 km
- Paved Road22% · 13.2 km
- Grass9% · 5.9 km
- Rocky3% · 1.9 km
Distance
65.1 km
Ascent
1592 m
Descent
1576 m
High Point
545 m
Compared against 30 other races of a similar distance, High Peak 40 Challenge has more total elevation gain than 37% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 37% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
5.5%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like High Peak 40 Challenge's, which average 5.5%?
High Peak 40 Challenge's climbs average 5.5%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
4.24%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like High Peak 40 Challenge's, which average 4.24%?
High Peak 40 Challenge's descents average 4.24%. 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
High Peak 40 Challenge scores 51/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 54/100 (5 races compared).
High Peak 40 Challenge'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.
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