Events/Lake District Gravel Epic

Lake District Gravel Epic

Gravel

Date

Sat, 11 Sept 2027

Venue

Coniston, Lake District, Cumbria

Countdown

September

Routes

Distances

50-90km

Climb, 90 km

2,100m

The hilliest gravel day in the Glorious Gravel series for its distance. Around 2,100m of steep, rough climbing packed into 90km of Lakeland fell gravel and rocky bridleway from Coniston. (Elevation is estimated, not published.)

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The course

The route

Ninety kilometres out of Coniston across the Lakeland fells, with an estimated 2,100m of climbing on rough gravel and rocky bridleway. Two shorter routes, 66km and 50km, trim the distance and the biggest climbs while keeping the fell character.

Weather

Mid-September, Coniston

16°CTypical high

11°CTypical low

4°CColdest in 20 years

59%Days with rain

Highs around 16°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 4°C. Rain on 59% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day

Training

Training for the Lake District 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.

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What the fells throw at you

Typical sessions

Steep, loose gravel climbing where over-gearing means grinding to a halt or walking

Rough rocky bridleway descents that fatigue hands, arms and core late in the day

A high climb-per-km load: 90km that rides like a far longer day, five to eight hours

Exposed fell tops open to cold, wet, windy September Lakeland weather

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

Sustained gravel climbs: 3-4x 15-25min at 85-92% FTP on real climbs

Low-cadence loose climbs: seated efforts on steep loose gravel for strength and control

A hilly long ride building toward 4-6hr, chasing elevation and not just distance

Rough descending practice on rocky bridleway, plus tubeless plug and tube changes

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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