Bodmin Moor / Road
Cornish Marathon
The old-school November road marathon over the moor lanes around Pensilva.
Sun 1 Nov 2026
Pensilva, near Liskeard
Provisional / not yet checked with the organiser
- Distances
- Marathon
- Terrain
- Road
- Organiser
- East Cornwall Harriers
- Last checked
- Not yet
What to expect
A club marathon in the proper sense: quiet moor-edge lanes, real climbs, marshals who know your club by your vest. November weather on the moor is part of the entry fee.
Recce ground
Train on the ground it covers
Routes from the directory on or near this race’s terrain, with mapped lines, elevation profiles and GPX downloads.
Mapped route line
Trail
Minions and The Cheesewring Loop
Stone circles, a balanced granite tor and quarry tramways from Cornwall's highest village.
- Distance
- 3.5 km
- Gain
- 57 m
Desk-researched
Mapped route line
Woodland
Golitha Falls and Draynes Wood
Cascades and mossy oaks in the Fowey gorge, then quiet lanes over the fringe of Common Moor.
- Distance
- 6.6 km
- Gain
- 99 m
Desk-researched
Mapped route line
Trail
Lanhydrock and Respryn Loop
Beech avenues, parkland tracks and a medieval river bridge, sheltered from whatever the coast is doing.
- Distance
- 6.3 km
- Gain
- 154 m
Desk-researched