Stour Valley Path 50km
- Total distance: 50 km
- Location: Babergh
- Race Date: 7 Aug 2027
- Finish rate: 93%
- Night Running: 0% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (28/100)
Stour Valley Path 50km
- Distance
- 50 km
- Total ascent
- 452 m
- Cut-off
- 9h 30m
- Town/Village
- Babergh
- Date
- 7 August 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Stour Valley Path
- Start Town: Babergh
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 7 Aug 2027
- End Date: 7 Aug 2027
- Start Time: 1:00 PM
- Final Cut-off: 9h 30m
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Unknown
- Distance from Start Line: Unknown
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 is mainly trail (55%), with gravel (22%) 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 (70% of ascending sections). Descents share the same trail surface, so careful footing on the uphills also carries through on the way down.
Stour Valley Path 50km has 26.1 km of trail / path, this is in the top 39% of all our races.
- Trail / Path55% · 26.1 km
- Gravel / Track22% · 10.7 km
- Paved Road14% · 6.4 km
- Grass8% · 3.9 km
- Off-road / Unknown1% · 0.6 km
Distance
50.0 km
Ascent
452 m
Descent
474 m
High Point
74 m
Compared against 29 other races of a similar distance, Stour Valley Path 50km has more total elevation gain than 21% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 21% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
1.87%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Stour Valley Path 50km's, which average 1.87%?
Stour Valley Path 50km's climbs average 1.87%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
1.48%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Stour Valley Path 50km's, which average 1.48%?
Stour Valley Path 50km's descents average 1.48%. 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
Stour Valley Path 50km scores 28/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 44/100 (5 races compared).
Stour Valley Path 50km is one of the more pacing-friendly races at this distance. The course is relatively consistent in effort demand, which makes a controlled, steady approach more viable than on many similar-distance events. Terrain type changes is still the main watchpoint, but overall the course rewards disciplined execution over reactive pacing.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
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