Ongar, United Kingdom · Sunday, February 28, 2027

Fixed Distance 50 mi

St. Peters Way Ultra

165 days away
68 km Distance
not publishedn/a Climbing
3.4 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 68 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 3.4 as a floor, not a verdict.

51.7060° N, 0.2453° E© OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 13 hours 11:28 min/km average. Generous. Walkable throughout for most of the field. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. About average for a 50 mi. Measured against 455 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~44 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (42mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, February

Daytime high 7°C
Night low 1°C
Rainfall Mostly dry
Daylight 10 h 46 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for February — NASA POWER, grid elevation 73 m. Not a forecast.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

👟 gear

With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

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Gear for this race

Chosen for 68 km of trail.

  • Trail Running Shoes68 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
  • Race Nutrition68 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
  • Hydration VestsFlask capacity for 68 km, without the bounce.
  • HeadlampsA 13 h limit puts you out there after dark.
  • GPS WatchesBattery life first — a 68 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
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Course Notes

The St. Peter’s Way is a 42 mile footpath meandering through the countryside of Essex, from Chipping Ongar to the ancient chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall at Bradwell on Sea.

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