The Route: Lands End to Yeovil District Hospital
What to Expect
A route that demands more than fitness — it demands trust, teamwork and careful planning.
This is a physically demanding route, but the greater challenge lies in managing fatigue, judgement, and decision-making over multiple days. Progress depends on runners pacing themselves, logistics adapting to changing conditions, and medics supporting safety at every stage.
It is only through teamwork — on the trail and behind the scenes — that the route can be completed responsibly.
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❋ Start at Lands End, Finish at Yeovil
The route follows a mixture of coastal and inland trail, chosen to balance challenge, safety, and accessibility.
❋ Cornwall, Devon, Somerset
Transversing three counties, the geography and terrain will be testing and creates for an epic adventure.
❋ Safety
Planned handover points every 8-12km, planned evacuation points and vehicle throughout. Medical support team and pre-event notification to Air Ambulances.
❋ Conditions
This project operates with clear environmental and safety thresholds. Alternative routes and contingency plans are in place should event and weather conditions change.
Section One - The edge of the land, and the start of the work.
Cornwall
The route begins at Lands End on an exposed coastal trail — narrow paths, sharp climbs, rough footing, and constant changes in rhythm. Progress here is not going to be smooth. The team will earn every kilometre through short, steep ascents, technical descents, wind, and salt air. It’s a place that demands attention early, before legs are warm and before the team has fully settled into the work.
Start time5:00 am (Sunrise), 19th June
Distance Covered200km
Course ProfileTotal CheckpointsSignificant elevation, across many kilometres of rugged coastal paths
21 Check Points
Total Evacuation Points
24 Evacuation Points
Section Two - Where the distance begins to show.
Devon
Devon brings longer miles and more sustained terrain — rolling climbs, wooded sections, farm tracks, and quiet lanes linking small villages. The surface changes often, but the effort is steadier. This is where pacing, fueling, and mental discipline matter most. Nothing dramatic, nothing easy — just consistent forward motion and the slow accumulation of fatigue.
Start timeDistance Covered105km
Course ProfileTotal CheckpointsSlightly less aggressive, but many stunning rolling
Devonshire hills with a handful of quiet lanes
10 Check Points
Approximate start ETA, Saturday 20th at 6am
Total Evacuation Points
11 Evacuation Points
Section Three - Bringing the journey back to familiar paths.
Somerset
The final section moves onto more familiar paths and gentler gradients, but by now the challenge has taken its toll. Legs are heavy, decision-making is deliberate, and the focus shifts even more so towards teamwork. The terrain may soften, but the effort doesn’t. These are the miles where shared purpose will carry the team forward.
Start timeDistance Covered90km
Course ProfileMinimal elevation, following many kilometres of canal paths
8 Check Points
Total CheckpointsTotal Evacuation Points
Approximate Start ETA, Saturday 20th at 8pm
9 Evacuation Points
The Contingency Plan.
Completing the challenge responsibly without compromising runner welfare or decision-making.
Safety underpins every decision in this project. Clear weather thresholds and environmental parameters are set in advance, and if conditions exceed these then the event will be postponed or adapted.
Where necessary, the route will switch to a predefined backup plan along the Exe Estuary Trail, using multiple out-and-back sections between Dawlish, Exeter and Exmouth offering stable footing, simplified logistics, predictable handovers and rapid medical access, with close proximity to the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital.
