How far is the Culzean Castle Trail Runs?

The Culzean Castle Trail Runs offers 3 distances: 5km (3.1 miles), 10km (6.2 miles), Half Marathon (21.1 km / 13.1 miles).

How much climbing is in the Culzean Castle Trail Runs?

The 5km has 71 m of ascent. The 10km has 156 m of ascent. The Half Marathon has 328 m of ascent.

How hard is the Culzean Castle Trail Runs?

5km: Moderate. 10km: Moderate. Half Marathon: Hard. TRP grades come from distance and climb measured off the course file, not from the organiser.

Is the Culzean Castle Trail Runs course marked?

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

Can I download the Culzean Castle Trail Runs 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.

Wild Deer Events Culzean Castle Trail Runs

Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ka19 8LeSun, 7 Mar 2027

Five, ten or twenty-one kilometres in the Culzean estate on the Ayrshire coast.

Distance	Ascent	Per km
21.1 km Half Marathon	328 m	15 m
10km	156 m	15 m
5km	71 m	14 m

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What you’re in for

A 5km, a 10km or a half marathon in the grounds of Culzean Castle on the Ayrshire coast, back for a third year in March. The estate is 642 acres of woodland, gardens, cliff and beach around Robert Adam's castle on its cliff top, with the Swan Pond and the walled garden on the way round. The 5km is 5.0km with 71m of climb, the 10km 10.1km and 156m, the half 21.4km and 328m. The half has more climb than most Wild Deer halves; it comes from the cliff paths, in short pulls rather than one hill.

Terrain and trail

Estate roads, woodland trail, cliff-top path and grass, with a stretch of beach possible depending on the year's route. Firm for the most part, muddy in the woods in March, and exposed to the sea wind on the cliffs. A trail shoe for the 10km and the half.

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Common questions

: The Culzean Castle Trail Runs offers 3 distances: 5km (3.1 miles), 10km (6.2 miles), Half Marathon (21.1 km / 13.1 miles).
: The 5km has 71 m of ascent. The 10km has 156 m of ascent. The Half Marathon has 328 m of ascent.
: 5km: Moderate. 10km: Moderate. Half Marathon: Hard. 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 Culzean Castle Trail Runs. Wild Deer Events confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.
: We don't hold published time limits for the Culzean Castle Trail Runs. If Wild Deer Events set cut-offs, they'll be in the race information.
: We don't hold a checkpoint list for the Culzean Castle Trail Runs. What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the Wild Deer Events 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, 7 Mar 2027. Not open yet.