Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 25km
- Total distance: 27.44 km
- Location: Grassington
- Race Date: 17 Oct 2026
- Format: 1 day
- Nearest Station: Embsay (11 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (37/100)
Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 25km
- Distance
- 27.44 km
- Total ascent
- 576 m
- Town/Village
- Grassington
- Date
- 17-18 October 2026
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Due North Events
- Start Town: Grassington
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 17 Oct 2026
- End Date: 18 Oct 2026
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Embsay
- Distance from Start Line: 11 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: Unknown
- 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 grass (38%) and paved road (22%) 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 5.1 km of grass. Uphills are predominantly on trail (60% of ascending sections). Descents are mainly on grass (67% of descending sections).
Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 25km has 9.9 km of grass, this is in the top 47% of all our races.
- Grass38% · 9.9 km
- Paved Road22% · 5.7 km
- Trail / Path22% · 5.7 km
- Gravel / Track18% · 4.7 km
Distance
27.4 km
Ascent
576 m
Descent
577 m
High Point
410 m
Compared against 11 other races of a similar distance, Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 25km has more total elevation gain than 18% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 18% of them — significantly flatter than typical for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
4.51%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 25km's, which average 4.51%?
Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 25km's climbs average 4.51%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
3.69%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 25km's, which average 3.69%?
Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 25km's descents average 3.69%. 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 Yorkshire Dales - 25km scores 37/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 43/100 (5 races compared).
Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales - 25km 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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