Shropshire Way 80K Festival

Craven Arms, United Kingdom • 18 Apr 2026

Event overview

The Shropshire Way 80K Festival is scheduled for Saturday 18 April 2026 at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 9RS. The festival is organised by the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre and is a fundraiser for the charity Grow Cook Learn. Funds raised in 2026 will support the charity’s education programme, which teaches children from inner-city areas how food is grown. Entries open 22 August 2025 and close 13 April 2026; entries recorded so far are 192 participants.

Race options and services

  • SW80K - 50 miles (24 hour time limit)
  • Mammothon - 26 miles (12 hour time limit)
  • Half-Mammothon - 13 miles (6 hour time limit)
  • Tusker’s 10K - 6.5 miles (4 hour time limit)

Entry fees are listed per event and include free parking. Entry benefits include local food and drink at checkpoints, first-aid services, a rescue vehicle, trackers for the two longer events, a certificate of achievement and an SW80K Festival memento. The routes are described as hilly and pass hill summits, Iron-Age hillforts, ancient drovers’ routes, ancient woodland and market towns. The event offers meat and vegetarian or vegan food options at checkpoints, and SW80K finishers receive a breakfast. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Race information

50 mi
Sw80k (50 Miles)
26 mi
Mammothon (26 Miles)
13 mi
Half-Mammothon (13 Miles)
7 mi
Tusker's 10k (6.5 Miles)
Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
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