Hope Trail Festival 12/24/36 Hour

Hope Trail Festival : Newnham Park, Plymouth

Hope Trail Festival is a multi-day trail running festival held within the grounds of Newnham Park in Plymouth. The event uses a well marked loop of approximately five miles and offers timed endurance races for solo runners, pairs and teams. A timed kids race on part of the main course is available for participants up to age 16 and awards a finisher medal.

Event options include:

• 5 mile loop course
• 12 hour timed event for solo, pair or teams up to eight
• 24 hour timed event for solo, pair or teams up to eight
• 36 hour timed event for solo, pair or teams up to eight
• Kids race approximately 1.7 miles

All finishers who complete at least one lap receive a bespoke Hope Trail Festival medal. Fifteen and 24 hour categories receive bronze or silver medals and the 36 hour category receives a gold medal; solo runners reaching 100 miles receive a 100 mile buckle. Podium trophies are awarded in male, female and mixed categories for solo, pairs and teams.

Facilities include free camping for participants with one accompanying adult and children under 16 included, free off road parking, toilets, drinking water taps, food and trade stalls, and event photography provided free of charge. A single checkpoint on the course stocks water, cola, Tailwind Mandarin Orange and snacks. Mandatory race kit must be carried at all times and a primary light is required during hours of darkness. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.