Ladybower Reservoir - 52km
- Total distance: 52 km
- Location: High Peak
- Race Date: 25 Sep 2027
- Format: 1 day
- Nearest Station: Hope (1.9 km)
- Pacing Complexity: High (52/100)
Ladybower Reservoir - 52km
- Distance
- 52 km
- Total ascent
- 1,516 m
- Cut-off
- 11h
- Town/Village
- High Peak
- Date
- 25 September 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: RunThroughTrails
- Start Town: High Peak
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 25 Sep 2027
- End Date: 25 Sep 2027
- Start Time: 8:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 11h
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Hope
- Distance from Start Line: 1.9 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 20 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 paved road (28%) 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. The longest unbroken stretch is 6.9 km of paved road. Ascending sections cover a varied mix of surfaces with no single type dominating the climbs. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with gravel most common.
Ladybower Reservoir - 52km has 17.3 km of gravel / track, this is in the top 46% of all our races.
- Gravel / Track34% · 17.3 km
- Paved Road28% · 13.9 km
- Trail / Path21% · 10.7 km
- Grass9% · 4.6 km
- Rocky8% · 4 km
Distance
52.5 km
Ascent
1516 m
Descent
1516 m
High Point
529 m
Compared against 28 other races of a similar distance, Ladybower Reservoir - 52km has more total elevation gain than 68% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 64% of them — hillier than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
5.83%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Ladybower Reservoir - 52km's, which average 5.83%?
Ladybower Reservoir - 52km's climbs average 5.83%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
5.2%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Ladybower Reservoir - 52km's, which average 5.2%?
Ladybower Reservoir - 52km's descents average 5.2%. 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
Ladybower Reservoir - 52km scores 52/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 55/100 (5 races compared).
Ladybower Reservoir - 52km'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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