How far is the Wooler Trail Marathon?

The Wooler Trail Marathon is one distance: Marathon (45.9 km / 28.5 miles).

How much climbing is in the Wooler Trail Marathon?

The Marathon has 1,680 m of ascent.

How hard is the Wooler Trail Marathon?

Marathon: Expert. TRP grades come from distance and climb measured off the course file, not from the organiser.

Is the Wooler Trail Marathon course marked?

Yes, the course is marked. Navigation skills are not required.

What are the cut-offs for the Wooler Trail Marathon?

Overall time limits — Marathon: 9h 30m.

Can I download the Wooler Trail Marathon route?

Yes. The GPX for each distance is free to download here, with no sign-up, the same as every route on Trail Running Planet.

When is the next Wooler Trail Marathon?

Sat, 14 Nov 2026, 08:00. Not open yet.

Wooler Trail Marathon

Wooler Hostel (YHA), 30 Cheviot Street, WoolerSat, 14 Nov 2026

28.5-mile November hill marathon through the Cheviots from Wooler

45.9 km

28.5 miles

1,680 m ascent

37 m per km

9h 30m cut-off

12:26/km to make it

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The course

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TRP grade · E5

9h 30m cut-off, which needs 12:26/km

8 checkpoints

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What you’re in for

A tough long-marathon from Wooler Hostel into the Cheviot Hills in the Northumberland National Park, with about 1,850m of climbing. Checkpoints are at Cheviot base camp, the refuge hut on the Pennine Way, Hethpool and Yeavering Bell before the return to Wooler. The ground is almost all off-road and in mid-November can be boggy, frozen or snow-covered. The route is marked with tape and signs, but kit is full hill kit including map and compass, survival bag, head torch and waterproof trousers. The limit is 9.5 hours with checkpoint cut-offs, and checkpoint 2 has only emergency supplies. Parking is at Wooler Auction Mart; the half marathon runs the next day.

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Train for it: routes near the start

Routes starting within 20 km of Wooler Hostel (YHA), 30 Cheviot Street, Wooler, nearest first. Each one has a free GPX file and a TRP grade, so you can rehearse the ground before race day.

EXPERT

The Cheviot and the Pennine Way from Wooler

45.9km · 1,664m climb · Loop · 0.3km away

This links the two great paths of the north in one loop: the final stretch of the Pennine Way over the Border Ridge, and the Wooler stage of St Cuthbert's Way back through College Valley. Almost nobody runs the whole thing.

HARD

Broadstruther and Gains Law from Wooler

20.3km · 585m climb · Loop · 0.3km away

It gets you deep into the quiet northern Cheviots without a single big climb, and the last 6km on St Cuthbert's Way over Gains Law is genuinely fast running with the whole Milfield plain in front of you.

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How to enter

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Common questions

: The Wooler Trail Marathon is one distance: Marathon (45.9 km / 28.5 miles).
: The Marathon has 1,680 m of ascent.
: Marathon: Expert. TRP grades come from distance and climb measured off the course file, not from the organiser.
: Yes, the course is marked. Navigation skills are not required.
: We don't hold a compulsory kit list for the Wooler Trail Marathon. Trail Outlaws confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.
: Overall time limits — Marathon: 9h 30m.
: We don't hold a checkpoint list for the Wooler Trail Marathon. What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the Trail Outlaws race information rather than turning up expecting food.
: Yes. The GPX for each distance is free to download here, with no sign-up, the same as every route on Trail Running Planet.
: Sat, 14 Nov 2026, 08:00. Not open yet.