Mid Cornwall / Trail
Imerys Trail Marathon and Half
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
- Distances
- Marathon / Half
- Terrain
- Trail
- Organiser
- St Austell Running Club
- Last checked
- Not yet
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.
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
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
- 5.1 km
- Gain
- 137 m
Desk-researched
Mapped route line
Woodland
Cardinham Woods Loop
Forestry gravel and streamside shade: the loop for days the coast is unrunnable.
- Distance
- 5.0 km
- Gain
- 41 m
Desk-researched
Mapped route line
Woodland
Golitha Falls and Draynes Wood
Cascades and mossy oaks in the Fowey gorge, then quiet lanes over the fringe of Common Moor.
- Distance
- 6.6 km
- Gain
- 99 m
Desk-researched