Beacons Trails Marathons Essentials

Venue

Race HQ, start and finish is Henderson Hall, Talybont-on-Usk, LD3 7YQ.

Event Date

Saturday 8th November 2025

Entry Fee

Beacons Ultra: Early Bird £70 - Normal £80
Beacons Marathon: Early Bird £53 - Normal £60
Beacons Half: Early Bird £35 - Normal £40
Medal is included!

Minimum Age

Competitors for all distances must be 18 years old on the date of the event.

Max No. of Competitors

150 for each distance

Distances & Total elevation

Beacons Ultra: 50 miles - 2.258m/7,408 feet
Beacons Marathon: 26 miles - 1,319m/4,327 feet
Beacons Half: 13 miles - 543m/1,781 feet

Start Times

Beacons Ultra: 07:30
Beacons Marathon: 10:00
Beacons Half: 10:00

Cut Offs

Beacons Ultra: Your second lap must be started by 15:30 on 8th November, you must complete the race by 23:30
Beacons Marathon: You must be finished by 23:30
Beacons Half: N/A

Parking

There is limited availability at the Henderson Hall Race HQ car park for campervans on Friday night (£10 per van). Alternatively, there are several campsites locally in Talybont-on-Usk.

All campervans which are parked at the Hall on Friday night must be moved to the main event car park on Saturday morning (£5). This is located at the Cattle Market, Station Road, Talybont-on-Usk, LD3 7JE (8 minutes’ walk to race HQ).

All other athletes and supporters must also park in this official event car park. There is a £5 fee payable on the gate which goes direct to the local community. Please help us by having the correct fee.

The camping at the Henderson Hall car park is strictly on a pre-booked basis (e-mail andy@andalievents.com to book your space).

Checkpoints

START

Henderson Hall – Race HQ
Grid Ref: SO 11268 22883
What 3 Words: ///proper.summer.hawks

CP 1

Fire Road
Grid Ref: SO 09174 17224
What 3 Words: ///testing.unloads.short
Nutrition/Hydration: Water + Snacks
No access for crew/spectators
Distance (miles): Half: 7.4 / Marathon: 7.4 / Ultra: 7.4

CP 1a

Pen y Fan
Grid Ref: SO 01211 21579
What 3 Words: ///pinches.ticked.tenure
Nutrition/Hydration: n/a
Distance (miles): Half: n/a / Marathon: 15.9 / Ultra: 15.9

CP 2

Cwmcynwyn
Grid Ref: SO 03797 23724
What 3 Words: ///blotchy.insiders.emperor
Nutrition/Hydration: Water + Snacks
No access for crew/spectators
Distance (miles): Half: n/a / Marathon: 16.7 / Ultra: 22.3

CP 3

Henderson Hall – Race HQ
Grid Ref: SO 11268 22883
What 3 Words: ///proper.summer.hawks
Distance (miles): Half: n/a / Marathon: n/a / Ultra: 26.3

FINISH

Henderson Hall – Race HQ
Grid Ref: SO 11268 22883
What 3 Words: ///proper.summer.hawks
Distance (miles): Half: 13.1 / Marathon: 26.3/ Ultra: n/a

CP 4

CP 5

FINISH

Henderson Hall – Race HQ
Grid Ref: SO 11268 22883
What 3 Words: ///proper.summer.hawks
Distance (miles): Half: n/a / Marathon: n/a / Ultra: 49.7

Supporters and crew MUST NOT travel to CP 1/2/4/5, CP 1/4 is on Natural Resources Wales land and is not accessible by the public, CP 2/5 is along a single track road.

There will be plenty of food, water and snacks for you at each checkpoint. There is no access to CP 1/2/4/5 however if you wish to have someone meet you to supply food and/or water on any other part of the route you’re welcome to. We suggest that friends and family that would like to see athletes along the route do so at - Llangynidr, Torpantau/Taf fechan Forest, Llanfrynach, Pencelli all of which have good road access and parking.

Results Online

We will be using Timing Monkey as our timing provider this year, the full results/timings etc. will be published shortly after the event.