Ultra Challenge Kent Downs 50
Fifty or twenty-five kilometres of the Kent Downs on loops from Maidstone.
| Distance | Ascent | Per km |
|---|---|---|
| 50km | 1,000 m | 20 m |
| 25km | 450 m | 18 m |
| 10K | 200 m | 20 m |
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What you’re in for
Fifty or twenty-five kilometres of the Kent Downs on loops from the Maidstone basecamp, with a 10K. Mid-October. 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
North Downs chalk track, woodland and the Medway valley — rolling, firm, with October mud in the woods. Signed throughout. A road shoe with tread.
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How to enter
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Common questions
- The Kent Downs 50 offers 3 distances: 50km (31.1 miles), 25km (15.5 miles), 10K (6.2 miles).