Endurancelife North Cornwall
North Coast · Coast path
Coastal trail series day out of Polzeath: 10K to ultra on the cliffs either side of the Camel.
Sat 9 Jan 2027 · Polzeath
Confirmed · last checked 2026-09-18
- Date
- Sat 9 Jan 2027
- Distances
- 10K / Half / Marathon / Ultra
- Entry
- Entries open
- Price
- £35–£71
The ground
Endurancelife measures its coastal courses honestly and they run long — the organiser lists the half at 13.3 miles and the marathon at 26.1. Expect exposed North Cornwall cliff path around Polzeath: a January test of wind and greasy footing as much as fitness.
What to expect
Back on 9 January 2027 as part of the Endurancelife coastal series. All four distances share the same cliff-and-cove ground, so shorter does not mean flatter — the ultra gives you 31 miles of it.
Getting there and back
- Start
- Starts on the beach at Polzeath; all four distances set off from the village.
- Parking
- Paid parking at the venue — charges may apply; the organiser points to the participant manual for detail.
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
Coast path
Pentire Head and The Rumps Loop
Iron Age ramparts on twin headlands, with Polzeath's surf crowd left far below.
- Distance
- 6.0 km
- Gain
- 281 m
Desk-researched
Mapped route line
Coast path
Port Isaac to Port Quin
Four kilometres each way, and none of them level: the coast path's steepest little stretch outside the far west.
- Distance
- 6.5 km
- Gain
- 198 m
Desk-researched
Mapped route line
Multi-use path
Camel Trail: Wadebridge to Padstow
A flat out-and-back on the old railway line beside the Camel estuary, built for steady miles.
- Distance
- 17.2 km
- Gain
- 66 m
Desk-researched