What this course demands
Hilly. Pacing matters more than power here.
- Climbing
- 2,080 m
- Per km
- 17 m
- At 5%+
- 0%
- High point
- 417 m
Gradient
- under -3%7.4 km
- -3 to 1%78 km
- 1 to 3%35.2 km
- 3 to 5%1.6 km
The climb
| From | Length | Gain | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| km 87 | 4.1 km | 129 m | 3.1% | 3.5% |
Climbs measured from the route file, not the race blurb. The profile carries a point roughly every 0.8 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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