Ultra Tour of the Quarries
- Total distance: 81.09 km
- Location: Llandygai
- Race Date: 14 Nov 2026
- Finish rate: 90%
- Entry Cost: £129
- Navigation: Partial Self-Navigation
- Nearest Station: Bangor (1.9 km)
- Night Running: 35.8% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: High (51/100)
Ultra Tour of the Quarries
- Distance
- 81.09 km
- Total ascent
- 2,810 m
- Cut-off
- 24h
- Town/Village
- Llandygai
- Date
- 14 November 2026
- Entry cost
- £129
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £129
- Organiser: Apex Running
- Start Town: Llandygai
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 14 Nov 2026
- End Date: 14 Nov 2026
- Start Time: 8:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 24h
Navigation
- Type: Partial Self-Navigation
- Closest Train Station: Bangor
- Distance from Start Line: 1.9 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 (32%) and gravel (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. Climbs are mostly on trail, though the surface varies across the ascents. Descents cover a variety of surfaces with no single terrain type dominating.
Ultra Tour of the Quarries has 23.5 km of trail / path, this is in the top 44% of all our races.
- Trail / Path32% · 23.5 km
- Gravel / Track28% · 20.4 km
- Paved Road22% · 16.3 km
- Grass15% · 10.9 km
- Rocky3% · 2.1 km
Distance
81.1 km
Ascent
2810 m
Descent
2810 m
High Point
762 m
Compared against 26 other races of a similar distance, Ultra Tour of the Quarries has more total elevation gain than 77% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 69% of them — hillier than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
10.21%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of moderate climbs like Ultra Tour of the Quarries's, which average 10.21%?
Ultra Tour of the Quarries's climbs average 10.21%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
4.54%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Ultra Tour of the Quarries's, which average 4.54%?
Ultra Tour of the Quarries's descents average 4.54%. 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
Ultra Tour of the Quarries scores 51/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 60/100 (5 races compared).
Ultra Tour of the Quarries 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.
Night Running
Ultra Tour of the Quarries starts at 08:00 local time, with sunset around 16:22. Based on the median finisher time of 12:58:44, a runner at that pace would finish around 20:58 — after dark, spending around 4h 39m (36% of their race) running in darkness and covering roughly 28.6 km of the course after sunset.
Shaded stretches are expected to be run in the dark
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