Course
A trail marathon of 26.67 miles and a 16.9-mile companion race, both starting on the downs above Broad Road car park and finishing at Sand Pitt field on Swanage seafront. The route follows the Jurassic Coast and the Purbeck ridges past Corfe Castle, with steep ascents, rugged paths and 1,059m of climb. Explicitly not a road race.
Key dates
- ★Race daySeptember 2027 · date to be announced
About
A marathon and 16-mile route around the Isle of Purbeck on Dorset's Jurassic Coast, starting and finishing in Swanage. Expect steep chalk downs, coastal views and the varied terrain that makes Purbeck one of the toughest trail marathons in the south.
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