Date
Sat, 19 Jun 2027
Venue
Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Countdown
June
Routes
3
Distances
59-125km
Climb, 125 km
2,100m
One of the friendliest gravel days in Scotland. Fully signed, feed stations on course, and no cut-offs anywhere. Three routes out of Newton Stewart into the Galloway Forest Park, mid June.
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The course
The route
Three routes from Newton Stewart into Galloway Forest Park: 125km, 75km and 59km on well-surfaced forest fire road, with roughly 2,000m of climbing on the long route (unofficial estimate).
Weather
Mid-June, Newton Stewart
15°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
7°CColdest in 20 years
59%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 7°C. Rain on 59% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Training
Training for the Galloway Forest Gravel Epic
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuA rolling forest grinder
Typical sessions
Rolling relentlessness: the fire roads climb and roll steadily for hours, so durability matters more than handling
Distance, not difficulty underfoot. The 125km is a six to eight hour day on a friendly surface
The gravel tax: power on gravel runs 5 to 10% slower than the same effort on road
Damp and exposure. Wet Galloway fire roads drag, and the open moorland tops are windy and cool
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Progressive long ride, building 3hr toward 6 to 7hr on gravel, mostly Z2
Event-pace long: 5 to 7hr at target effort with a full fuelling rehearsal at 60 to 90g carbs per hour
Sweet spot gravel: 2 to 3 x 20min at 88 to 93% FTP on forest climbs
Tempo-in-long: 4 to 5hr with 2 to 3 x 20 to 30min tempo blocks to hold effort on tired legs
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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