Snowdon SkyRace
- Total distance: 38 km
- Location: Gwynedd
- Race Date: 14 Aug 2027
- Finish rate: 89%
- Navigation: Fully Waymarked
- Nearest Station: Snowdon Ranger (1.2 km)
- Night Running: 0% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: Very High (86/100)
Snowdon SkyRace
- Distance
- 38 km
- Total ascent
- 3,707 m
- Cut-off
- 12h
- Town/Village
- Gwynedd
- Date
- 14 August 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Apex Running
- Start Town: Gwynedd
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 14 Aug 2027
- End Date: 14 Aug 2027
- Start Time: 8:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 12h
Navigation
- Type: Fully Waymarked
- Closest Train Station: Snowdon Ranger
- Distance from Start Line: 1.2 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 trail (38%) and rocky terrain (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. Climbs are mostly on rocky terrain, though the surface varies across the ascents. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with trail most common.
Snowdon SkyRace has 13.2 km of trail / path, this is in the top 74% of all our races.
- Trail / Path38% · 13.2 km
- Rocky32% · 11.2 km
- Grass16% · 5.7 km
- Gravel / Track12% · 4.3 km
- Paved Road2% · 0.3 km
Distance
37.0 km
Ascent
3707 m
Descent
3707 m
High Point
1077 m
Compared against 18 other races of a similar distance, Snowdon SkyRace has more total elevation gain than 100% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 100% of them — significantly hillier than typical for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
20.62%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of very steep climbs like Snowdon SkyRace's, which average 20.62%?
Snowdon SkyRace's climbs average 20.62%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
17.28%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of steep descents like Snowdon SkyRace's, which average 17.28%?
Snowdon SkyRace's descents average 17.28%. 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
Snowdon SkyRace scores 86/100 for pacing complexity, rated very high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 39/100 (5 races compared).
Snowdon SkyRace is among the more pacing-complex races at this distance. The challenge is not just the total distance or ascent — it is the repeated need to change effort level. A fixed pace target is unlikely to work here. The dominant source of complexity is gradient variability, which means preparation should include training runs that deliberately mix different intensities in sequence.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
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