Imerys Trail Marathon and Half
Mid Cornwall · Trail
Marathon and half on the clay trails — Cornwall's lunar interior opened up for a day.
Date TBC · usually June · St Austell clay country
Next date not yet announced
- Date
- Date TBC · usually June
- Distances
- Marathon / Half
- Entry
- Not yet open
- Price
- See organiser
What to expect
White tips, turquoise pit lakes and gravel tracks you will not find anywhere else in Britain. The next date was unannounced when seeded — the entry page is the place to watch.
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
Charlestown to Carlyon Bay
Tall-ship harbour walls to the long sands at Crinnis, on a cliff path that keeps it brief and honest.
- Distance
- 5.2 km
- Gain
- 160 m
Desk-researched
Mapped route line
Woodland
Cardinham Woods Loop
Forestry gravel and streamside shade: the loop for days the coast is unrunnable.
- Distance
- 9.5 km
- Gain
- 244 m
Desk-researched
Mapped route line
Woodland
Golitha Falls and Draynes Wood
A short out-and-back to the Fowey cascades — a beauty spot more than a training run.
- Distance
- 3.5 km
- Gain
- 75 m
Desk-researched