North Coast / Coast path
Fairytale of Newquay
Winter coastal racing out of Newquay a fortnight before Christmas: 8, 15 or 30 miles of whatever the Atlantic is doing that day.
Sat 12 Dec 2026
Newquay
Confirmed / last checked 2026-07-12
- Distances
- 8 mi / 15 mi / 30 mi
- Terrain
- Coast path
- Organiser
- Purple Gecko Events
- Last checked
- 2026-07-12
What to expect
December on the north coast is a daylight budget as much as a distance: the 30-miler is a genuine winter ultra with storm kit to match. The shorter options share the same headlands at a saner dose. Name courtesy of the Pogues, conditions courtesy of the Atlantic.
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
Coast path
Newquay to Watergate Bay
Surf-town headlands to the long sweep of Watergate, above beaches that vanish at high tide.
- Distance
- 12.6 km
- Gain
- 229 m
Desk-researched
Mapped route line
Coast path
Crantock and Pentire Point West Loop
A small headland with big output: Crantock beach, Porth Joke and the Gannel's shifting sands.
- Distance
- 6.5 km
- Gain
- 151 m
Desk-researched
Mapped route line
Coast path
Perranporth to St Agnes Coast Path
Mining cliffs between two beach towns: airfield heath, Blue Hills valley and paths cut past old shafts.
- Distance
- 6.6 km
- Gain
- 234 m
Desk-researched