The South Hams Ultra

**Here is a link to the event brochure**

 

Cut offs

100 miles: 35 hours. Ascent: 4890 meters

44 miles: 14 hours. Ascent: 1947 meters

Marathon: 8 hours. Ascent: 1183 meters

 

The South Hams Ultra is a very scenic 100 mile, 44 mile and 26 mile circumnavigation of South Hams in Devon, which follows the spanking new South Hams Way for most of the way. If the full circle isn't for you, you can enter the 44 mile race from Totnes, or the marathon from South Brent instead. 

 

The South Hams Ultra follows existing public rights of way, bridleways and coastal paths, as well as traversing parts of Dartmoor National Park, beautiful South Hams countryside, and five estuaries. The SHW was established by the South Hams Ramblers and we were very excited to be able to showcase this beautiful circumnavigation route, as part of their launch in October 2025.

 

The Route

You will circumnavigate South Hams in an anti clockwise direction, using the South Hams Way for the most part, but you will start at the Flete Etate, before crossing the Erme estuary to Wonwell.

 

From here, the route picks up the South Hams Way to Bigbury, using the tidal road to Aveton Gifford and rounding the Avon Estuary. Then it's on to Salcombe crossing via the ferry to East Portlemouth. The coast path then takes you through Dartmouth and on to the Dart Valley Way to Totnes, before heading to Buckfastleigh via Dartington and up on to the moor, down to South Brent via the Avon Dam and back on to the moor at Peek Gate. The route here, skirts the southern edge of Dartmoor, exiting the moor at South Brent on the Two Moors Way. It then picks up the Erme Plym trail south of Ivybridge, which takes you all the way to Noss Mayo and back to the finish at Mothecombe on the Flete Estate. 

 

Forty four milers start at the Old Town Mill in Totnes and finish at Mothecombe.

 

Marathon Runners start at the Old School Community Centre in South Brent and finish in Mothecombe.

 

Feed Stations and Checkpoints

There will be a  eight CPs for the long, four for the 44 milers and three for the marathon

 

Start: Mothecombe car park, The Flete Estate, Plymouth PL8 1LB 

CP1: Averton Gifford car park (15km)

CP2: East Portlemouth Mill Bay NT car park (38km) ///flexibly.dates.decent

CP3: Start Point car park (52km)

CP4: Dartmouth the Green (72km)

CP5: Totnes Old Town Mill (90km) ///blackmail.resold.shaky

C6: Buckfastleigh Moor Imagination Centre (103km). ///mash.bloodshot.reckon)

CP7: Ivybridge Playing Fields (126km)

CP8: The Ship Inn, Noss Mayo (146km) 

What's Included:

- GPS trackers provided by Geotracks
- Marshalled course
- Professional first aid
- Fully insured
- Parking
- Bespoke medals to all finishers
- Prizes for all category winners
- Bag drop 
- Minimum 3 to 8 feed stations (depending on the distance)
- Ferry crossing

**You won't need money for the ferry crossing. Just show the captain your race number. We will pay for the ferry in advance**

Route GPX: Garmin Connect: 

Google Drive: 

Compare our modified route with the South Hams Way: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D5pnjyTQKL-h-_0L9p5PhM8XRXYiOdzT/view?usp=sharing

Kit List

Map or GPS device

Water resistant (seemd) top

Water resistant (seemed) bottoms

£20 cash

500ml minimum water container

Compass (optional)

Snack (of choice)

Suitable off road shoes

Mobile phone

Base layer top,

Hat/buff

Gloves 

Head torch and replacement head torch or batteries