Exe Estuary
50k-Marathon Half Marathon

Sunday 12th October 2025

Your choice of 50k, Marathon or Half Marathon

All routes start and finish at Budleigh Salterton

The 50k & Half Marathon routes do a 5 mile loop around the River Otter before heading on the Coast Path towards Exmouth, the Marathon heads straight onto the coast path. The 50k and Marathon then head up the Exe Estuary before turning and heading back to the finish, Half Marathon turns at Exmouth.

Exe Estuary 50k, Marathon & Half Marathon

50km or 26.2 or 13.1 Miles of Multi-Terrain route going along the Exe Estuary Trail and the South West Coast Path, starting and finishing at Budleigh Salterton.

The 50k & Half Marathon routes do a 5 mile loop around the River Otter before heading on the Coast Path towards Exmouth, the Marathon heads straight onto the coast path. The 50k and Marathon then head up the Exe Estuary before turning and heading back to the finish, Half Marathon turns at Exmouth.


The route will be signed and have marshals, there will be 6 Aid stations for the 50k, 5 for the Marathon and 2 for the Half Marathon

For the finishers of the evnt there is a big bespoke Exe Estuary medal.

There is an 8 hour 45 min Cut-Off for the 50k and a 8 hour cut off for the Marathon
There is a 6 hour cut off for the Half
The Exe Estuary is a cupless event, all runners will need to bring there own cup or bottle.

Approx Elevation
50k - 2000ft Marathon - 1800ft Half Marathon - 1700ft
(Most of the elevation is on the coast path section of the routes)

50k starts at 7.45am - Half Marathon starts at 8.15am - Marathon starts at 8.30am

Mandatory Kit – Please carry a mobile phone with the event day Race Director phone number in it, the phone number will be provided in the race info PDF.

Water Bottle or Hydration pack filled to start at least 1L capacity (500ml for the half). If you want to have some squash or coke at aid stations you may also want to carry a spare cup.

£20 Cash or Credit/Debit card for emergencies

Ultra Affiliated Entry £40
Ultra Unaffiliated Entry £42
Marathon Affiliated Entry £35
Marathon Unaffiliated Entry £37
Half Marathon Affiliated Entry £30
Half Marathon Unaffiliated Entry £32
Minimum Age 21 for 50k & 18 for the Marathon & Half

Upon signup you may be offered Refund Protect Insurance, this is an option added by Race Nation (the entry system proivder), it is nothing to do with Winding Paths Ltd, we do not receive any money or have anything to do with this insurance option.

Route map for Exe Estuary 50k 2024 V2 by Brian Lewis on plotaroute.com

Route map for Exe Estuary Half Marathon 2024 V3 by Brian Lewis on plotaroute.com