Dragon's Back Race
~380km / ~17,400m over 6 days down the mountainous spine of Wales, largely unmarked and self-navigated. One of the world's toughest mountain stage races. Next-date approximate (early September).
6 September 2027Conwy Castle → Cardiff Castle, Wales380km
Get your Dragon's Back Race plan~380km / ~17,400m over 6 days down the mountainous spine of Wales, largely unmarked and self-navigated. One of the world's toughest mountain stage races. Next-date approximate (early September).
What makes it hard
- Night riding — pacing and kit in the dark are part of the performance
- 17400m of total climbing
- Technical terrain: rugged mountain ridgeline, pathless bog, rocky scramble, technical descent
How BEINA trains you for it
BEINA reads the exact demands of Dragon's Back Race — multi-stage ultra, 380km, rugged mountain ridgeline, pathless bog, rocky scramble, technical descent — and builds your plan around them. Race-day predictions and AI coaching remove the guesswork so you arrive ready.