East Devon Round 2026
TRAIL RUNNING FESTIVAL IN EAST DEVON May 2nd 2026 AND UTMB INDEX RACE
5 Events, 3 National Landscapes, 1 World Heritage Site, 1 weekend of ordinary people achieving extraordinary feats! Friday night 'my running stories' and feast 7pm 1st May 2026, Saturday race day 2nd May 2026, Sunday Big Breakfast and East Devon mini Round 3rd May 2026
All events run under UK athletics rules
Enter early to secure your spot and legendary East Devon Round t-shirt!
Closing date for entries 17th April 2026
An event like the EDR is only possible because of the wonderful people who volunteer behind the scenes. There are a wide range of roles required to make the event run - most of which require no running experience! If you're interested in helping out, please fill out this quick form
If you are looking for results from the 2025 event please click here
Event Details
Event HQ - Offwell Village Hall, Offwell, Honiton, EX14 9SE
To ensure the well being of all participants we follow the age/distance guidance of England Athletics and the Trail Runners Association.
Age under 12 years --> 3km
Age 12-13 years --> 5km
Age 14-15 years --> 6km
Age 16 --> 10km
Age 17 --> 25km
Age 18-19 -->45km
Age 20 and over --> No maximum distance
The East Devon Round is held on the first bank holiday weekend of May.
HQ & Camping opens Fri 1st May 2026
Races start on the 2nd May 2026
HQ closes midday 3rd May 2026
‘Ultra experience at its best’
'Coming along on Friday night was like meeting up with old friends. Then having a delicious feed and a beer was spot on. The route was beautiful, brilliantly marked and a real challenge. The aid stations were so well stocked and super friendly. Then receiving a medal, t-shirt, bottle of beer and more food was a perfect end.'
'You have a really special race, and I feel privileged to be able to take part in it. We are already planning on heading down next year.'
'As a local it was so nice to run such a stunning (but tough!) route that highlights the natural beauty of East Devon. The ethos of the event as a ‘ultra running social’ and charity fundraiser rather than commercial enterprise is also refreshing
Oh @eastdevonround, you, your countryside and wonderful people have stolen my heart. Alasdair, Tim and Esme have created a wonderful event with such a great ethos, profits going to charities, caring for the trails and paths, providing a full weekend of fun for me and my family with camping, food, cheer and amazing prizes!'
'Thank you so much to the team for the organisation and getting me round! I'm on my second day of avoiding stairs and contemplating buying a bungalow!'
East Devon Round - approx 68 miles, 10,815 feet of elevation (3,296 metres), 9 Aid stations, 2 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 1 World Heritage Site, Geo Track tracking, UTMB Index Race - 5:30am start May 2nd 2026
East Devon Half Round approx 38 miles, 5,968 feet of elevation (1,819 metres), 5 Aid Stations, 2 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 1 World Heritage Site, Geo Track tracking - 5:30 am start May 2nd 2026
Bus provided from Blackbury Camp back to Race HQ
The Other Half approx 31 miles, 4,598 feet of elevation (1,401metres), 5 Aid Stations, Geo Track tracking (Invitation only - previous competitors of an East Devon Round event) - 13:00pm start from Blackbury Camp, May 2nd 2026
Bus provided from Race HQ
EDR QTR - approx 15 miles, 2018 feet of elevation (615 metres), 2 Aid Stations - New course for 2026! Details to follow shortly, but approx start time 4pm May 2nd 2026.
All courses are GPS tracked using Geo Tracks - friends and family can follow your progress!
East Devon Mini Round and Big Breakfast- 9am, May 3rd 2026 (enter on day - donation to charity)
Dont let the bluebells and spring flowers lull you into thinking the East Devon Round will be a walk in the park.
The full East Devon Round is a serious challenge for even the best Ultra Runners, whilst we do not set minimum entry standards it is expected that entrants on the full round will already have completed trail events that are over 50km and are comfortable with self navigation.
The Half Round is still an Ultra Marathon with good level of climb, with plenty of aid stations, beautiful scenery and well marked routes this is an ideal route for those new to ultra distances, still with enough bite though to challenge more experienced runners looking to 'race' the distance.
The quarter round was introduced as a stepping stone for those looking to get in to Ultra running. For those who have run the AVR Grizzly in March or have run other 10km+ trail runs, this is the 'perfect' next step up in your trail running journey.
The routes will be marked, but runners will be expected to have the ability to self-navigate (gpx route on watch or similar).
Enter early to guarantee your legendary East Devon Round T-shirt!
Prices from 1st January 2026:
Full Round- Non affiliated £100 : Affiliated £98.
Half Round - Non affiliated £68 : Affiliated £56.
The Other Half - Non affiliated £55: Affiliated £43.
Quarter Round - Non affiliated £40 : Affiliated £38.
Changes and deferrals: We will always do our best to accommodate changes and deferrals, due to the nature of the East Devon Round event we do have some costs that we incur in advance. Any requests for changes post the 1st March 2026 will be subject to the following
Changing down distances:
- EDR full to either EDR Half or Other Half - No admin fee for this change but unfortunately we can't refund the difference.
- EDR full/half transferring to EDR Qtr - We will refund the difference in ticket price less £20 (you will still get a T-shirt as these have been ordered)
Deferrals to next year:
- EDR full / Half: You will be able to defer to next year, subject to a £20 fee to cover costs already incurred per entry for the 2026 event
- EDR Qtr: You will be able to defer to next year subject to a £5 fee to cover costs already incurred per entry for the 2026 event
If you wish to change course, please email us on hello@rubyredrunning.com
The event will be licenced by the Trail Running Association Licence number 7838.
The event will be held under UK Athletics rules.
Race Day Information
Friday 1st May 2025
16:00 Campsite opens
17:00 - 21:00 Registration and Event Briefing for Full and Half Round (all competitors welcome!)
19:00 Pre-race Friday Night 'my running stories' and Feast
Saturday 2nd May 2025
05:00 Last minute briefing/breakfast at HQ
05:15 Walk to start
05:30 Full and Half runners start (Sunrise at 05:44)
12:00 to 12:30 Other Half Registration at HQ
12:30 Other Half Bus to start at Blackbury Camp
13:00 Other Half starts at Blackbury Camp
15:00 to 15:30 Quarter registration at HQ
15:30 Quarter bus to start
16:00 Quarter start St Cyres Hill
Sunday 3rd May 2025
02:30 Last finishers predicted
09:00 East Devon Mini Round (enter on day - donation to charity) & Big Breakfast
12:00 Event closes
Event HQ: Offwell Village Hall, EX14 9SE.
By Car -The Event HQ is located just off the A35. It is less than 2 miles from Honiton and the A30.
By Train - Honiton has a mainline trainline on the Exeter to London line.
Parking - There is plenty of parking at Event HQ
Camping - There is camping on the playing pitch beside the event, and showers and other amenities are available for use within the village hall.
Camping costs £10 per tent for the weekend.
A weekend meal ticket is available for £25.
Camping and meal tickets can be booked when entering the event and are paid for on the day at Race HQ.
Coming soon...
Start lists will be uploaded and updated in the run up to the event.
All registration is at event HQ. To register you will need to bring your race bag and mandatory kit. Trackers will be fitted to race bags at registration. There will be a kit check at registration - Please bring your kit bag with you to registration
Full Round and Half Round: Friday 1st May - 17:00 to 21:00 - Please join us for the pre-race briefing, meal and guest speaker @ 7pm - all part of the fun!
Other Half : 12:00 to 12:30 on Saturday 2nd May. You can also register on Friday evening and join us for the meal and speaker.
EDR Quarter: 13:00 to 13:00 on Saturday 2nd May. You are also very welcome to join us on Friday evening if you prefer.
Bag Drops
All runners can leave a bag at Offwell Hall (event HQ) at their own risk.
Full Round: There will be a bag drop at Blackbury Camp, approximately half way round. Bags should be left with the organizers at event HQ on the morning of the event, we will transport them to Blackbury Camp and back. Baggage labels will be provided.
Half round: If you would like a bag with warm clothes etc for your finish at Blackbury Camp then please leave with the organizers at event HQ on the morning of the event, we will transport them to the finish at Blackbury Camp.
Other Half / Qtr: There are no specific bag drops during the event, however we will be happy to bring back any warm clothes that you may wish to wear to the start.
Required Kit List for Full & Half Entrants
- Please bring your race bag to registration for kit check and tracker fitting
- Waterproof jacket
- Emergency tinfoil blanket and whistle
- Hat and gloves
- Headtorch (minimum 100 lumens) plus spare batteries
- Water carrying capacity (1 litre)
- Reusable drinking cup
- Spare warm top (spare means not worn at the start)
- Mobile phone (fully charged)
- Enough nutrition to have between aid stations
- Copy of route GPX
- GPS tracker (provided at registration)
Required Kit List for Quarter Entrants
- Waterproof jacket
- Water carrying capacity (500ml)
- Torch
- Reusable drinking cup
- Spare warm top (spare means not worn at the start)
- Mobile phone (fully charged)
- Enough nutrition to have between aid stations
- Event map download or GPX
Aid Stations
East Devon Round Full: 9 aid stations
East Devon Half Round: 5 aid stations
The Other Half: 5 aid stations
EDR QTR: 2 aid stations
Cut-Off Times
We try to make the EDR as inclusive as possible for all, this includes our fabulous volunteers who help at checkpoints, giving up their time to make the EDR so enjoyable. For this reason we will have cut offs in place for each checkpoint so that we can provide clarity for the volunteers giving up their time to make the event possible. Cut offs will always be very generous when compared to comparable events.
To complete the Full Round within time limits works out at about 3 miles per hour. Transport is provided back from checkpoints if needed. Transport is provided from the finish of the Half back to the event HQ.
Cut off times by aid station
Cut off times may be adjusted in the run up to the event, but as a guide these were the timings for 2025:
Note that cut off times for the aid stations form Dalwood to Blackbury Camp are based on past times for EDR Half runners. EDR Full runners should be through Blackbury Camp within 11 hours if they are likely to meet the cut off in Sidbury.
We encourage spectators and are also happy to have support runners join you for part of your race. We are able to offer meal tickets to spectators and are happy to guide them as to where to see you on the course.
External food and nutrition support is permitted on all courses. For the Full East Devon Round only, a support runner is permitted from the Weston aid station. The support runner must carry full mandatory kit.
Spectators and crew are welcome to camp (£10 per tent) and can also purchase weekend meal tickets (£25). Please book these when you enter the event. They are both payable on the day at Race HQ.
If you are running the Full or either Half routes, your friends and family will be able to track you via Geo Tracks live tracking (see section below on Live Tracking). You can share the link via social media or whatsapp by using the buttons on the right hand side.
GPX files will be uploaded here shortly.
Please note that if you are planning on recce running the route from previous years, small adjustments might be made for 2026. In addition, some sections of the course run over private land and we only have permission to use these routes on race day or on our pre-organised recce runs. You are very welcome to join us on our organised recce runs which are free of charge if you have already entered any of the EDR courses.
LIVE TRACKING:
All runners on the Full, Half and Other Half routes will be issued with a GPS trackers which will enable 'live tracking' that you can use for navigation and share with friends, family and support crews. More details and links will be updated nearer to the event.
Runners on the Qtr route will not be issued with trackers, we have however arranged that the Qtr map will be available through Geotracks free of charge. Any Qtr runner, without a GPS device, who is concerned about navigation can download the GeoTracks App (£3.99) (Android link / Apple Link), this will enable you to 'live track' yourself through the app, giving your precise location vs the course map. Having the Geotracks app is not compulsory.
All our courses are fully marked, but you are required to have back up navigation in either the form of a GPS enabled device (watch/phone) or paper map.