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2026 Kielder Marathon
The Kielder Marathon is a hilly off-road lap of Kielder Water through Northumberland forest, billed as Britain's most beautiful marathon. It starts and finishes at Leaplish Waterside Park and runs a single off-road loop around Kielder Water, following the Lakeside Way on gravel and forest trails, with no public roads on the route.
Autumn in Kielder is a spectacle of golden larch and crisp air, and this course lets you drink it in from the Lakeside Way's ever-changing shoreline. Between the steady climbs, you'll catch views across the reservoir to the dam and Tower Knowe, then warm up afterwards with a hearty bowl of Northumbrian stottie cake or a local ale at a village pub.
Event Details
480m
The course circles the reservoir on the Lakeside Way with steady rises, short steep climbs and rolling forest sections throughout, passing the dam and Tower Knowe, with no public roads on the route.
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