GAP factor 5.4% slower than flat · net elevation -7 m
Decision summary
Lower than 16% of comparable mapped races
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Tollymore Extreme (Tollymore Trail Marathon), Newcastle, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The Tollymore Extreme (Tollymore Trail Marathon), Newcastle route has 1,084 m of ascent, 1,092 m of descent and an estimated 5.4% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Tollymore Extreme (Tollymore Trail Marathon), Newcastle route starts at Tollymore Forest Park, Bryansford, Newcastle, Co. Down. Underfoot, expect mostly forest gravel road/service tracks (often rutted from rain, with leaf litter, fallen branches and mud) plus one short, slippery single-track section. It passes Shimna River, stepping stones, Parnell's Bridge, the Hermitage and Foley's Bridge. Organised by 26 Extreme, Northern Ireland's leading off-road event company (established 2009).
Autumn-colour timing in early-mid November.
Its normalised GAP factor is 5.4% slower than a flat course, with about 1084 m of total ascent.
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