East Devon Round 2025
TRAIL RUNNING FESTIVAL IN EAST DEVON May 3rd 2025
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 2nd May 2025, Saturday race day 3rd May 2025, Sunday Big Breakfast and East Devon mini Round 4th May 2025
All events run under UK athletics rules
Entries close 28th April
Event Details
East Devon Round - 65 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 3rd 2025
East Devon Half Round 35 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 3rd 2025
Bus provided from Blackbury Camp back to Race HQ
The Other Half 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 3rd 2025
Bus provided from Race HQ
EDR QTR - 15 miles, 2018 feet of elevation (615 metres), 2 Aid Stations - 9am start , May 3rd 2025. Bus from Race HQ to start at Blackbury Camp
East Devon Mini Round and Big Breakfast- 9am, May 4th 2025 (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.
Early Bird Offer - Ends 31st December 2024!
Full Round- Affiliated £88. Non affiliated £90
Half Round - Affiliated £56. Non affiliated £58
The Other Half - Affiliated £40. Non affiliated £42
Quarter Round - Affiliated £25. Non affiliated £27
Prices from 1st January 2025
Full Round - Affiliated £97. Non affiliated £99
Half Round - Affiliated £62. Non affiliated £64
The Other Half - Affiliated £44. Non affiliated £46
Quarter Round - Affiliated £28. Non affiliated £30
Closing date for entries 28th April 2025
‘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!'
Race Day Information
Friday 2nd May 2025
16:00 Campsite opens
18:00 - 22:00 Registration and Event Briefing
19:00 Pre-race Friday Night 'my running stories' and Feast
Saturday 3rd May 2025
05:00 Last minute briefing
05:15 Walk to start
05:30 Full and Half runners start (Sunrise at 05:44)
9:00 Quarter runners start
12:30 First Half finishers predicted
13:00 Other Half starts
Sunday 4th 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.
Required Kit List for Full & Half Entrants
- 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)
- 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 (provided) or GPX
Aid Stations
East Devon Round: 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.
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 in 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 in the second half of the event. 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.
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