• Stunning 50k route that takes in 5 long distance Trails, all linked up into 1 great loop!

  • 5 Trails Ultra; Serpent Trail, New Lipchis Way, West Sussex Literary Trail, Monarchs Way & South Downs Way!

  • Lovely Half Marathon route on 3 long distance Trails

  • 3 Trails Half; Serpent Trail, New Lipchis Way & South Downs Way plus lovely Trails at the foot of the Downs in Graffham

  • Lovely location of race venue at Westerlands with Downland views & plentiful parking for all!

  • 4 well stocked checkpoints in the Ultra and 1 in the Half

  • SportIdent race timing

  • Lovely wooden eco-medal in keeping with the Trail and race location

What  -  The Five Trails 50k Ultra & Three Trails Half Marathon are stunning routes starting at the foot of the South Downs, in the lovely wooded village of Graffham and are based from the wonderful Equine centre / camping / glamping / holiday destination and working farm of Westerlands.

The Five Trails 50k Ultra sets off on the Serpent Trail through beautiful woodlands and heath, to join the New Lipchis Way and climb onto the South Downs towards Singleton and the open downland views, then onto the West Sussex Literary Trail and through stunning Beech Woods before some miles on the South Downs Way, then Monarchs Way for a short section before turning for home on a different section of the South Downs Way, then Serpent Trail back to the finish!

5 Trails Ultra route map

The Three Trails Half Marathon is a 13 mile route of flowing Trails and nice wide tracks that starts on the beautiful Serpent Trail through woodland and heath, then turns South on the New Lipchis Way for a few miles to a sharp climb onto the Downs and turns East to run along the South Downs Way before descending to the lovely village of Graffham and following nice countryside tracks back to the finish!

 3 Trails Half route map

When  -  Saturday 14th September 2024.  Registration from 8.30am.  5 Trails Ultra starts at 10am. 3 Trails Half starts at 11am

Where  - Westerlands, Graffham, Petworth, West Sussex GU28 0QJ

Parking - There is ample parking on the event field right - by the venue area

Accommodation - is available at Westerlands via various self catering options here; https://www.westerlands.com/accommodation or camping here; https://www.woodfire.co.uk/woodfire-westerlands/

UTMB - The 5 Trails Ultra & 3 Trails Half both qualify towards your UTMB runner performance index

Cut Off - for the 5 Trails Ultra is 10 hours, with last cut off for finishing at 8pm.   The 3 Trails Half Marthon has an overall time limit of 5 hours.

Kit List - This is mandatory for participation on this event.  Details of Kit Lists are HERE

Provided  - Ultra aid Stations at 6.5, 12, 18 and 25 miles. Half Marathon aid station at 6.5 miles.  Fully signed and supported route. Electronically timed by SportIdent!

Event Paramedics.  Sweeper Runner.  Great race route and location!  Special wooden eco-medal to all Finishers!

T-shirts… & Trees - We have followed suit with many other events and are offering T shirts as an extra that you can purchase online at time of entry or by editing your entry at a later date. These are a nominal charge of £12. We like participants to have a T shirt to commemorate the event BUT by setting this nominal charge we hope to minimise any wasted T shirts - either by ourselves having too many printed as we do not know the exact numbers until very near the race OR by some participants not actually wanting one in the first place and them not being worn or discarded. We are also now partnered with Trees not tees so you are able to choose to plant a tree for £5 alongside your race entry! We have more information about this on one of our Environment pages.

Entry closes Sunday 8th September or when capacity is reached.  

The deferral deadline is Sunday 8th September - you need to get in touch and let us know by this time as we cannot accept deferral requests after this. The onus is on the participant to notify the organisers of any deferral requests - no reminders are sent out.

Minimum age 18 years.  Dogs may not accompany you on this race.

ONLINE ENTRIES ONLY - NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY 

By entering you agree to our privacy and terms and conditions.

There are no refunds or substitutions for this event.  Places can be deferred to this or another event of a lesser or equivalent value with no refund on price given until the deferral deadline.  

Freedom Racing events largely take place off road, and can be on rough, rocky, rooty, muddy surfaces in potentially unforgiving outdoor locations and therefore have inherent risks associated with them. The 5 Trails Ultra and 3 Trails Half are administered by Freedom Racing for Serpent Trail Race Ltd. It is your responsibility to ensure you are fit and healthy to take part in them and aware of the nature of the event.