My next challenge is soon to be upon us, in fact only a month away and the organisers have now loaded the route, required kit lists and helpful tips. The Brecon Beacons 40 mile Ultra will prove to be a worthy opponent and I have taken some time to look over the map of the course and then map it out on a mapping website. Ordnance Survey maps do not show all the paths and so I am assuming we will be taken well worn ascents and descents along the courses of streams and contouring where necessary. The stats make some interesting reading:
| Total Ascent: | 5889 | ft (1795 m) | ||||||
| Total Descent: | 6126 | ft (1867 m) | ||||||
| Start Elevation: | 381 | ft (116 m) | ||||||
| End Elevation: | 380 | ft (116 m) | ||||||
| Min Elevation: | 369 | ft (113 m) | ||||||
| Max Elevation: | 1949 | ft (594 m) |
The total distance is approximately 40 miles (64 km) and proves to be a tough number and as you can see from the image above some vicious ascents and descents
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Indeed a tough challenge. Good luck.
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