St Ives Bay 10k
West Cornwall · Multi-terrainMulti-Terrain Race Series · Round 2
An evening beach-and-dunes 10K from Hayle.
Date TBC · usually August · Hayle
Next date not yet announced
- Date
- Date TBC · usually August
- Distances
- 10K
- Entry
- Not yet open
- Price
- £18–£20
The ground
An evening beach-and-dunes 10K from Hayle. It runs along the beach towards Godrevy lighthouse, climbs into the dunes at Gwithian, crosses the Towans (including the 'Dune of Doom') and finishes back on the sand.
What to expect
Beach and dunes; cupless water stop at mile 3.
Getting there and back
- Start
- Hayle Surf Lifesaving Club, Riviere Towans, Phillack
- Parking
- Nearby, fee payable.
- Toilets
- Toilets at race HQ.
Last year
The 2026 edition drew 216 finishers.
- First man
- Ollie Garrod · Belgrave Harriers · 0:38:37
- First woman
- Annie Arnold · City of Plymouth AC · 0:43:04
Good to know
- Minimum age
- 16
- At the finish
- Bespoke medal
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
St Ives Island and Knill's Monument Loop
Town streets, chapel headland and a granite obelisk on the hill: St Ives condensed into one climbing loop.
- Distance
- 8.5 km
- Gain
- 254 m
Desk-researched
Recorded route line
Coast path
Zennor to St Ives Coast Path
Granite boulders, sheep fields and stone stiles along the hardest short stretch of coast path in the far west.
- Distance
- 10.7 km
- Gain
- 304 m
Field checked
Recorded route line
Coast path
Godrevy to Portreath Coast Path
Cliff-top running past seal colonies and old engine houses, with wind that has an opinion.
- Distance
- 10.0 km
- Gain
- 151 m
Field checked