Ultra Trail Snowdonia 50km
- Total distance: 50 km
- Location: snowdon
- Race Date: 16 May 2027
- Finish rate: 82%
- Navigation: Fully Waymarked
- Nearest Station: Llanberis (LLR) (0.1 km)
- Night Running: 0% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: Very High (83/100)
Ultra Trail Snowdonia 50km Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: UTMB
- Start Town: snowdon
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 16 May 2027
- End Date: 16 May 2027
- Start Time: 8:30 AM
- Final Cut-off: 14 hours
Navigation
- Type: Fully Waymarked
- Closest Train Station: Llanberis (LLR)
- Distance from Start Line: 0.1 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 20 years
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: Unknown
Terrain & Elevation
The course covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with gravel (32%) and rocky terrain (29%) 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 5.3 km of rocky terrain. Climbs are mostly on rocky terrain, though the surface varies across the ascents. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with gravel most common.
- Gravel / Track32% · 16.6 km
- Rocky29% · 15.2 km
- Grass18% · 9.5 km
- Trail / Path16% · 8.1 km
- Paved Road5% · 2.6 km
- Off-road / Unknown0% · 0.1 km
Distance
56.6 km
Ascent
3670 m
Descent
3670 m
High Point
1066 m
Technical km total
26.1 km
% of course
52%
In final third
0 km
In first third
6.9 km
Technical terrain is distributed across the course. Consistent movement efficiency on variable ground is required throughout — no single section dominates.
This race has a large ascent early on in the race, before a large descent until about 15km, before a large ascent until about 26km, before a large descent towards the finish.
Compared against 29 other races of a similar distance, Ultra Trail Snowdonia 50km has more total elevation gain than 93% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 97% of them — significantly hillier than typical for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Climate
Navigation
Ultra Trail Snowdonia 50km is fully waymarked — runners can rely on course markings to find their way and don't need to carry a map or GPX file as their primary means of navigation.
Source: Not recorded
Aid Stations
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