Pennine Barrier Ultra - 50 Miles
- Total distance: 80.467 km
- Location: Malham
- Race Date: 1 May 2027
- Format: 1 day
- Pacing Complexity: High (59/100)
Pennine Barrier Ultra - 50 Miles
- Distance
- 80.467 km
- Total ascent
- 2,457 m
- Town/Village
- Malham
- Date
- 1 May 2027
Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: GB Ultras
- Start Town: Malham
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 1 May 2027
- End Date: 1 May 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Unknown
- Distance from Start Line: Unknown
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 20 years
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: You must have completed a race of at least Marathon before this race, with no time limit on when.
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 (39%) and trail (30%) 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 6.8 km of gravel. Climbs are mostly on gravel, though the surface varies across the ascents. Descents cover a variety of surfaces with no single terrain type dominating.
Pennine Barrier Ultra - 50 Miles has 30.7 km of gravel / track, this is in the top 14% of all our races.
- Gravel / Track39% · 30.7 km
- Trail / Path30% · 23.4 km
- Grass20% · 15.8 km
- Paved Road10% · 7.7 km
- Rocky1% · 0.9 km
Distance
78.5 km
Ascent
2457 m
Descent
2457 m
High Point
719 m
Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Pennine Barrier Ultra - 50 Miles has more total elevation gain than 56% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 52% of them — roughly typical in hilliness for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
6.67%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of moderate climbs like Pennine Barrier Ultra - 50 Miles's, which average 6.67%?
Pennine Barrier Ultra - 50 Miles's climbs average 6.67%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
5.43%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Pennine Barrier Ultra - 50 Miles's, which average 5.43%?
Pennine Barrier Ultra - 50 Miles's descents average 5.43%. 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
Pennine Barrier Ultra - 50 Miles scores 59/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 60/100 (5 races compared).
Pennine Barrier Ultra - 50 Miles'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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