How far is the MTC Merry Maidens?

The MTC Merry Maidens is one distance: 34.5 Mile (55.5 km).

Is the MTC Merry Maidens course marked?

No. The MTC Merry Maidens is not a marked course. You are expected to navigate it yourself.

What are the cut-offs for the MTC Merry Maidens?

Overall time limits — 34.5 Mile: 6h 10m.

Can I download the MTC Merry Maidens 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.

Ultra Running Ltd MTC Merry Maidens

Premier Inn, Truro, TR3 6JT Sun, 22 Jul 2029

Truro to Lands End, 34.5 miles.

34.5 Mile

56 km

6h 10m cut-off

6:40/km to make it

roadNavigation required

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No reviews of the MTC Merry Maidens, and nothing on what people wore. Both are things no organiser publishes and every runner wants before they enter — how it actually went, and what was on your feet.

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The course

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6h 10m cut-off, which needs 6:40/km

6 checkpoints

Start time not confirmed yet — check with the organiser.

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What you’re in for

The last day of the England end to end and of the LEJOG line: 34 miles from Truro through Penzance to Land's End, and the sea. Truro to Land's End: 55.7km, with six checkpoints on the way. It is day 13 of the England end to end, and you can run it on its own or as part of the whole. The Merry Maidens are the stone circle near the end of the road. The stage rolls through west Cornwall and finishes on the cliffs. Mount to Coast rules apply on the single day as on the series: preset cut-offs based on a minimum 4 mph average, a warning the first time you fall below it, and no one on the course after ten at night. Checkpoints roughly every eight miles, a tracker with an SOS button, and maps and GPX for entrants only — bring a map case.

Terrain and trail

The organiser supplies road shoes for the series, which tells you most of what you need to know about the ground: quiet road, cycle path and the odd stretch of towpath or track, almost all of it hard-surfaced. The difficulty is the distance and the day after, not the terrain.

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How to enter

Sun, 22 Jul 2029 · Not open yet

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Add to your calendar · as an all-day entry, until the start time is confirmed

Common questions

: The MTC Merry Maidens is one distance: 34.5 Mile (55.5 km).
: No course file for the MTC Merry Maidens yet, so there's no measured climb here. When Ultra Running Ltd publish one, this fills in.
: Not graded yet. A TRP grade is worked out from distance and climb measured off the course file, and there isn't one for the MTC Merry Maidens yet.
: No. The MTC Merry Maidens is not a marked course. You are expected to navigate it yourself.
: We don't hold a compulsory kit list for the MTC Merry Maidens. Ultra Running Ltd confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.
: Overall time limits — 34.5 Mile: 6h 10m.
: We don't hold a checkpoint list for the MTC Merry Maidens. What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the Ultra Running Ltd 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.
: Sun, 22 Jul 2029. Not open yet.