Sat 3 Jan 2026 Budleigh Salterton, Devon, UK

Walter Raleigh Round Half and Third Marathon

The Walter Raleigh Round Half Marathon visits the birthplace of Sir Walter Raleigh and the countryside where he spent time as a child.

2 races

  • Sat 3 Jan 2026
  • #1 of 2
Budleigh Salterton, Budleigh Salterton

Third Marathon

10:00

Age 18 & over

£27.50

  • 8.5 miles trail running + 89 m ascent
  • Sat 3 Jan 2026
  • #2 of 2
Budleigh Salterton, Budleigh Salterton

Half Marathon

10:00

Age 18 & over

£38.50

  • 13.6 miles trail running + 390 m ascent

Event overview

The route includes, quiet back lanes, unsurfaced county roads, little known footpaths, the Otter valley, High Peak, the Jurassic Coast and a dismantled railway. The race starts and finishes in the coastal town of Budleigh Salterton (13.6 miles).  The Walter Raleigh Third Marathon follows the same course as far as the river Otter but avoids the biggest hill (High Peak) and the coastal section. Instead, it takes the riverbank path downstream to join the half marathon route again at the second river crossing (8.5 miles).

Event details

  • All fitness levels
  • Event village
  • Fancy dress
  • Newcomers

Races at event

  • Sat 3 Jan 2026
  • #1 of 2
Budleigh Salterton, Budleigh Salterton
Third Marathon

10:00

Age 18 & over

£27.50

  • 8.5 miles trail running + 89 m ascent
  • Sat 3 Jan 2026
  • #2 of 2
Budleigh Salterton, Budleigh Salterton
Half Marathon

10:00

Age 18 & over

£38.50

  • 13.6 miles trail running + 390 m ascent

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