DISTANCE
19.6 KM
ALTITUDE GAIN
734 m
NATURE %
90%
START TIME
11:00
TIME LIMIT
17:00 (6 hours)
PARTICIPANTS
450
ITRA POINTS
1
FINISHERS
99.5%
AID STATIONS
1
AVERAGE SPEED
8:35 min/km
Course Record
1:23:55 (men), 1:28:07 (women)
INDEX UTMB 20
20k
EcoTrail Wicklow · The accessible mountain loop
Coast, estate
and Little Sugarloaf.
Bray Head, Kilruddery, and a loop of the Little Sugarloaf — widely open to first-time trail racers, packed with the same landmarks as the longer days.
19KILOMETRES
Start
11:00
Saturday 26 September 2026
Time limit
6 hours
Finish by 17:00
Climb
790 m
19.4 km measured course
Nature
90%
1 water station · ITRA 1
Coast · Kilruddery · Little Sugarloaf
Short on paper. Full of Wicklow.
The 19 km race is our second-shortest race and widely accessible — but don’t be fooled into thinking you will miss out. This route is full of highlights.
You begin at the promenade at Bray seafront before climbing the slopes of Bray Head, looking out across the Irish Sea. From here you enter the Elizabethan Kilruddery Estate, then run up and around the Little Sugarloaf — a limestone mountain carved out by the ancient sea that once covered this stretch of coast.
You return to Bray Head via Belmont Estate (water station at 12 km), greeted first by views over Dublin Bay and then by a true Irish welcome at the finish. The line is almost entirely hard-packed trail, with three short rocky sections and only two very short road crossings between Bray Head and the Little Sugarloaf.
A map is provided for general information — it is not for access. Please do not enter private sections of the route, particularly Belmont Estate and Powerscourt Waterfall, except on permitted public routes or on race day.
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0 kmBray Head
Promenade start and the steep little seaside hill. Farewell to the Irish Sea as you turn inland.
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KilrudderyEstate trails
Through Kilruddery on mixed estate paths before the mountain proper begins.
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9.4 kmLittle Sugarloaf
154 m at the checkpoint. 472 m of climbing already in the legs — the heart of the 19 km.
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12 kmBelmont
Water only. Then 7.4 km home over Bray Head to the seafront finish.
GPX · Plotaroute · Trace de Trail
Profile & maps
The 2026 line is 19.4 km. Steepest pitch is the Bray Head opener at 31.1%. One Category 4 climb of 110 m at 15.3%. The profile below is the Plotaroute trace from the current event page.
View on PlotarouteInteractive 2026 line
View on Trace de TrailProfile and trace view
Download GPX2026 final file
Splits · support · finish
Checkpoint timings
These are the published 19 km checkpoints. Fastest and slowest columns are pace windows, not extra cut-offs. The only official cut-off is the finish: Saturday 17:00. Yellow marks that close.
| Point | Alt. (m) | Dist (km) | Inter (km) | Gain (m) | Loss (m) | Fastest | Slowest | Cut-off | Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bray · start | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Sat 11:00Gun | Sat 11:00 | ||
| Little Sugarloaf | 154 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 472 | 262 | Sat 11:40 | Sat 13:57 | ||
| Belmont | 130 | 12.0 | 2.6 | 146 | 176 | Sat 11:51 | Sat 14:44 | Water | |
| Bray · finish | 0 | 19.4 | 7.4 | 172 | 291 | Sat 12:24 | Sat 17:03 | Sat 17:00 | WaterFoodMedical |
Segment gains in the table sum to 790 m. There is no checkpoint cut-off on the 19 km — only the Saturday 17:00 finish. The “slowest” finish of 17:03 is a planning window from the source table, not permission to finish after 17:00.
Water at Belmont (12 km), not a full aidCarry what you need from Bray to Belmont. The source page listed water only at 12 km and full services at the finish. Register for the 19 km.
Kit · travel · festival
Plan your race
Saturday 26 September 2026. All distances start and finish on Bray seafront. Sign-on windows sit immediately before each gun time — arrive early, especially if you are collecting a bib on the morning.
Mandatory kit for the 19 km
- Minimum 0.5 litre water container
- Food supply sufficient for the event
- Personal cup or bottle
- Charged mobile phone with safety numbers saved
- Proof of identity
- Wind / rainproof jacket
- Cap / buff
- Pen
Organisers may add items at sign-on if the forecast demands it.
Often advised
- Full leg cover
- Waterproof leggings
- Foil blanket
- Gloves
- Spare thermal long-sleeve
- Taped-seam waterproof jacket if weather turns
Travel by DART
Start is 11:00. DART to Bray Daly is the cleanest arrival. Station to seafront HQ is about 700 m / 8 minutes on foot.
EcoTrail Wicklow 2026
Ready for the 19 km?
The loop that still gives you Bray Head, Kilruddery and the Little Sugarloaf — without a full mountain day.
19 km event
20K UTMB Index category · water at Belmont (12 km) · finish services in Bray
The Track
Mandatory Equipment
- Water container holding 0.5 litre of water minimum
- Food supply sufficient for the event
- Mobile phone (enter the safety numbers of the organisation into its directory, do not hide its number and do not leave without charged batteries for the mobile phone)
- Proof of identity.
- Wind / Showerproof Jacket
- Cap / Buff
- Pen
Possible Optional Equipment – Organisers to advise at sign on :
Full Leg Cover
Full Waterproof leggings
A minimum sum of euros to take care of any unforeseen events
Personal cup or bottle
Rainproof jacket with taped teams) able to withstand poor weather.
Gloves
Foil blanket
Spare thermal long sleeved top
Any question?
Go for it
