Blencathra Marathon
- Total distance: 42.2 km
- Location: Hesket Newmarket
- Race Date: 6 Sep 2026
- Finish rate: 96%
- Nearest Station: Wigton (11.5 km)
- Night Running: 0% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: High (68/100)
Blencathra Marathon Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Charm Bracelet Events
- Start Town: Hesket Newmarket
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 6 Sep 2026
- End Date: 6 Sep 2026
- Start Time: 9:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Wigton
- Distance from Start Line: 11.5 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: Unknown
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: Unknown
Terrain & Elevation
The course is mainly trail (67%), with gravel (26%) making up most of the rest. The terrain is highly fragmented, switching roughly every kilometre. This demands constant mental engagement and limits the ability to build a sustained rhythm from surface consistency alone. The longest unbroken stretch is 12.9 km of trail. Climbs are mostly on trail, though the surface varies across the ascents. Descents share the same trail surface, so careful footing on the uphills also carries through on the way down.
- Trail / Path67% · 27.2 km
- Gravel / Track26% · 10.7 km
- Paved Road4% · 1.7 km
- Grass2% · 1 km
- Rocky1% · 0.2 km
Distance
42.4 km
Ascent
1699 m
Descent
1699 m
High Point
854 m
This race has a flat section from around km 8, before a large ascent until about 21km, before a large descent until about 26km, before a large descent towards the finish.
Compared against 26 other races of a similar distance, Blencathra Marathon has more total elevation gain than 77% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 88% of them — significantly hillier than typical for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
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