Route Details
Route Map & course profile
The route is mainly flat, taking runners from Crowmarsh, over the river onto the banks of Wallingford and through the town to the bridge. There’s plenty of fun to be had for both hardened athletes and first-time runners.
The course is a 5k loop, with 10k runners completing two circuits.
Supportive marshals will be ready to help in key locations around the course, for your safety and comfort.
Please ensure you follow marshals’ instructions throughout – and remember that only 10k runners need to complete a second circuit.
We will be doing our utmost to ensure a free-flowing race. However, there are some narrower sections, where we ask you to take care and exercise caution.
There are several road crossings on each circuit within Wallingford. Please be considerate to pedestrians and other runners. No roads will be closed, so please take care when crossing. Please do not run in the road – for your own and others’ safety.
Please recall that no earphones or headphones of any kind are allowed on the 5k and 10k courses.
Condition of the course and race cancellation: The race route includes sections that run along the river bank or are close to the river. We reserve the right to cancel the race at any point before the race start time should adverse weather conditions render the course unsafe. Should this occur, notification will be sent by email to your race entry email address. We regret that we cannot offer refunds if the race is cancelled due to extreme conditions as we will have already incurred operating costs. We ask for your understanding and support on this matter.
5k course map*
*The 10k course is two laps of the 5k course.
5k course elevation profile*
5k Terrain Breakdown*:
First Km: Flat road from school, past farmland to the end of a small private road.
Second Km: Follow a compacted gravel path to the Wallingford Bypass, crossing the River Thames at the Wallingford Bypass Bridge (pavement). Drop down onto the Thames Path (gentle trail).
Third Km: Continue along the Thames Path (gentle trail), leaving at Chalmore Gardens (asphalt).
Fourth Km: Continue on Chalmore Gardens (asphalt) and head up St Lucian's Lane (asphalt) until you reach the main Wallingford thoroughfare (pavement). Continue through Wallingford (pavement, with road crossings and a short cobbled street). Cross the road opposite The George Hotel).
Fifth Km: Continue on the pavement to Wallingford Bridge. Cross the bridge on the pavement, crossing The Street at Stephen's Field. Continue along the pavement to the finish (school)