South Downs - 50km
- Total distance: 50 km
- Location: Brighton
- Race Date: 29 May 2027
- Format: 1 day
- Nearest Station: Falmer (0.5 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (50/100)
South Downs - 50km Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: UK Ultra
- Start Town: Brighton
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 29 May 2027
- End Date: 29 May 2027
- Start Time: 8:30 AM
- Final Cut-off: 11 hours
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Falmer
- Distance from Start Line: 0.5 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 20 years
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: Unknown
Terrain & Elevation
The course is mainly trail (52%), with grass (19%) making up most of the rest. 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. Uphills are predominantly on trail (71% of ascending sections). Descents cover a variety of surfaces with no single terrain type dominating.
- Trail / Path52% · 25.1 km
- Grass19% · 9.3 km
- Gravel / Track15% · 7.4 km
- Paved Road14% · 6.6 km
Distance
50.1 km
Ascent
1167 m
Descent
1205 m
High Point
215 m
This race has a flat section from around km 2, before a gentle descent until about 13km, before a flat section until about 22km, before a gentle descent for the final 12km.
Compared against 29 other races of a similar distance, South Downs - 50km has more total elevation gain than 41% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 41% of them — roughly typical in hilliness for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Climate
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