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Name: Midwinter Mortimer Trail
Start: 2025-12-27
End: 2025-12-27
Location: Kington

Kington, United Kingdom • 27 Dec 2025

Midwinter Mortimer Trail (MMT) is a self-navigating endurance event by Andali Events in the English Marches. It offers two routes: a roughly 30-mile Ultra and a 15-mile Croft course, tracing the Mortimer Trail from Ludlow Castle to Kington, Herefordshire. The route blends trail, field and road through forests, limestone tops and pastoral scenery, crossing the Teme, Lugg and Arrow valleys and passing landmarks such as Mary Knoll Valley, High Vinnals, Orleton Common, Croft Ambrey and Wapley Hill Fort.

Start in Ludlow and finish in Kington, with optional transport between towns. Entry fees: Ultra £55; Croft 15 £35. Ages: Ultra 18+, Croft 17+. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United Kingdom West Midlands (England) Kington

Race information

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30 mi

30 Mile Ultra

15 mi

Croft 15

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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