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Love Trails® Festival Golden Trail Race
Running Route
Hard
16.67 mi
3,048 ft
Get ready for a running adventure that goes far beyond the ordinary half marathon, not just in distance, but in breathtaking scenery, complete with a zesty amount of elevation! This race is part of the Salomon Golden Trail Series, a national series of trail running races that aims to bring together the strongest and most ambitious runners of off-road racing into a single national "super circuit". The Golden Trail Series exists to celebrate and grow the sport of trail running, respecting unique values like parity, equity, transparency, and honesty.
The Golden Trail National Series 2024 comprises of six races across England, Wales and The Netherlands. The top two men and women in the overall ranking, along with the first place U23 male and female, will receive tickets for the GTNS Grand Finals, where they will measure themselves against the world's best athletes.
Love Trails Festival will be the athletes' last chance to compete for an invite to the National Final, so be sure to have competed in one of the previous rounds to secure your chance to be invited to the final in September.
The Golden Trail National Series 2024 comprises of six races across England, Wales and The Netherlands. The top two men and women in the overall ranking, along with the first place U23 male and female, will receive tickets for the GTNS Grand Finals, where they will measure themselves against the world's best athletes.
Love Trails Festival will be the athletes' last chance to compete for an invite to the National Final, so be sure to have competed in one of the previous rounds to secure your chance to be invited to the final in September.
Route and Elevation
Segments
| Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Bridge to Ryer's gate | 0.12 mi | 95 ft | 14.7% |
| Up from Ryer's gate to the Donkey field | 0.14 mi | 144 ft | 19.8% |
| Rhossili down | 0.70 mi | 469 ft | 12.6% |
| Along the top | 0.77 mi | 82 ft | 0.4% |
| Rhossili Down Descent | 0.42 mi | -331 ft | -14.6% |
| worm to Rhosili trig | 1.47 mi | 479 ft | 6.1% |
| Coastguard Cottages Climb | 0.69 mi | 148 ft | 4.0% |
| Rhossili downs up an over | 1.70 mi | -463 ft | -1.4% |
| Rhossili Down Ascent | 0.41 mi | 331 ft | 15.0% |
| Crazy decent | 0.32 mi | -354 ft | -19.9% |
| To the top | 0.54 mi | 318 ft | 11.2% |
| Bulwark east (off-road) | 0.22 mi | 56 ft | 4.7% |