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TrailFest Cannock Chase Forest 50K
TrailFest Cannock Chase Forest series
Last completed: Saturday, 13 September 2025Cannock Chase Forest, England
A fully marked Cannock Chase Forest ultra over fire roads, trail and steep, loose-stone single-track.
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Distance31.1 mi
Ascent1,118m*
Climb / km22.4m
Cutoff12h
Cutoff pace14:24/km
TechnicalityUnknown
EntryFrom £60
Formatcontinuous
Last completed edition
13 September 2025
Next edition not yet announced
The organiser has not yet published a confirmed future edition in our sources. The facts below describe the 2025 running and are retained for comparison and runner history.
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Past editions
2024Completed
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- Distance
- 50 km
- Ascent
- 1,372m approx.
- Cutoff
- 13h
- Entry
- From £55
- Format
- continuous · single stage
- Stage layout
- Not applicable
Successful source check: 3 Sept 2026Source confidence: highCompleted from 07:00 on 22 June 2024. Officially 50km, approximately 4,500ft and 13 hours. Entry tiers were £55/£65 plus £2.
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Race For You difficulty
3.2/ 10
Beginner-friendly
Moderate evidence confidence · 68% evidence coverage
This score is driven most by balanced overall demands. Difficulty V2's separate time-limit modifier adds 0.00 points here and is capped at 0.70; a broad limit cannot erase extreme intrinsic demand. This is independent of the public Cutoff Pressure V2 band.
Weather, conditions and individual preparation can change the real difficulty significantly.
How the score works Distance, weighted 30 percent3 out of 10
Climbing, weighted 25 percent3.3 out of 10
Technicality, weighted 15 percent5.5 out of 10
Accumulated burden, weighted 17 percent1 out of 10
Exposure & support, weighted 13 percent3.5 out of 10
Course analysis
What shapes this race
Expect sections where foot placement and downhill confidence matter, forest trail that may change character in wet conditions.
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Climbing density
22.4m per km
A more useful comparison than total ascent alone: it shows how consistently the course asks you to climb.
Cutoff analysis
Low–moderate pressure
To finish inside 12h, the raw average required is 14:24 per kilometre (23:09 per mile), including every stop.
Raw pace14:24/km
PressureLow–moderate pressure
Cutoff pressure compares the published time limit with distance, ascent and verified course demands. Lower pressure does not mean the race is easy. Raw pace includes checkpoints, food stops, navigation errors and any sleep; it is not a pacing plan.
Who this suits
First ultra?
There is not enough verified information to assess first-ultra suitability yet.
Navigation
fully marked
The route is described as marked, but runners should still read the final race instructions.
Exposure & kit
unknown kit
Night running is not expected for most entrants based on the current format, but final kit rules still take priority.
Personal race predictor
Prediction unavailable
No current compatible predictor target is available for this family. The selected edition may be complete or cancelled, awaiting a successor, non-standard, or missing model-critical course evidence; older facts are not substituted.
Latest verification
Trust the source, see the gaps.
Data PartialCompleted 13 September 2025. Official page gives an 08:00 start and finish by 20:00; a 07:00 results timestamp is consistent with UTC/local conversion. Entry tiers were £60/£70 plus £2. The organiser-linked route is 49.961km/1,118m while ITRA gives 982m. No successor appears on the current calendar, so the family is dormant/unannounced.
- Successful source check
- 3 Sept 2026
- Catalogue record updated
- 3 Sept 2026
- Official source
- Available
Elevation is approximate or awaiting final confirmation.
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