Ultra Challenge Gower Peninsula Challenge
A hundred kilometres round the Gower from Penrice Castle, or seventy-five, fifty or twenty-five.
| Distance | Ascent | Per km |
|---|---|---|
| 100km | 2,200 m | 22 m |
| 75km | 1,550 m | 21 m |
| Eastern 50km | 1,000 m | 20 m |
| Western 50km | 1,200 m | 24 m |
| 29km 1st Quarter | 650 m | 22 m |
| 25km | 550 m | 22 m |
| 10 Mile | 350 m | 22 m |
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What you’re in for
A figure of eight round the Gower from Penrice Castle: a western loop and an eastern loop, each out to the coast and back, 100km and about 2,200m of climb together on the organiser's figures. Either loop is a 50km on its own — the west is the hillier at 1,200m — and there are 75km, 29km, 25km and ten-mile versions. Mid-July, through Saturday night for the full distance, or split over two days. An Ultra Challenge event, which means walkers, joggers and runners on the same course, signed with pink arrows and glow sticks after dark, with a covered rest stop every twelve kilometres or so — food, drink, medics, toilets — and a bigger one every twenty-five. Runners can enter with a target time; most of the field will be walking.
Terrain and trail
Coast path over limestone cliff and down onto the beaches, then inland across the moorland ridge down the spine of the peninsula and through its woods. Sand is slow, the cliff path is up and down, and it is exposed to whatever comes off the Bristol Channel. Signed. A trail shoe with grip.
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Common questions
- The Gower Peninsula Challenge offers 7 distances: 100km (62.1 miles), 75km (46.6 miles), Eastern 50km (31.1 miles), Western 50km (31.1 miles), 29km 1st Quarter (18.0 miles), 25km (15.5 miles), 10 Mile (16.1 km).