Tour of the Ben 50K is the 63.0km ultra trail at Skyline Scotland by UTMB 2027 (Kinlochleven, United Kingdom). The race starts on September 18, 2027 at 09:30 AM. It starts in Kinlochleven and finishes in Nevis Range. The time limit is 12 h.
Run the climb at race pace, build your speed on the downhill, and go all out at the finish.
The course climbs 1700m+. With 27m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 26% of the distance is uphill, 34% downhill and 40% flat. The longest climb runs 7.1km at an average 11.1% grade (786m of vertical). The longest descent runs 6.9km at an average 6.2% grade (426m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 27.3% over 0.8km. The steepest descent drops at 22.0% over 0.7km. Flat-equivalent effort: 78.2 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 5.3km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is moderate (index 22 of 100), with 54% of the load in the first half: 1 descent deserves a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 10°C to 15°C, with around 9°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 67%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 15% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Tour of the Ben 50K.
Other distances of Skyline Scotland by UTMB 2027Grand Tour of the Ben 100K (90.0km)·Ben Nevis Skyline (38.0km)·Aonach Mòr Anarchy (21.0km)
Official websiteskylinescotland.utmb.world
