What this course demands
Rolling. No climb will break you; the sum of them might.
- Climbing
- 3,000 m
- Per km
- 15.2 m
- At 5%+
- 0%
- High point
- 435 m
Gradient
- under -3%3.9 km
- -3 to 1%140.7 km
- 1 to 3%47.7 km
- 3 to 5%5.2 km
The 5 hardest climbs
| From | Length | Gain | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| km 139.2 | 5.3 km | 172 m | 3.2% | 4.3% |
| km 87.6 | 3.9 km | 120 m | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| km 123.3 | 4 km | 102 m | 2.6% | 3.8% |
| km 156.5 | 4 km | 106 m | 2.7% | 2.6% |
| km 171.1 | 3.9 km | 111 m | 2.8% | 3% |
Climbs measured from the route file, not the race blurb. The profile carries a point roughly every 1.3 km, so a short ramp inside a climb reads smoother here than it does under your wheels, and each climb’s gain is a floor rather than a total.
History
What's changed
- 2027Updated
2027 edition announced — April 23, 2027. Registration opens later.
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The Experience
UK's biggest gravel event through Kielder Forest on the England-Scotland border.
Highlights
1
95% gravel forest roads2
200km route with 3,000m climbing3
Overnight camping available4
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