Hope Trail Festival

The Hope Trail Festival is a special event for many reasons. Situated at Newnham Park, a private estate located in Plympton, the event provides a friendly atmosphere for runners to get together and challenge themselves to achieve their own targets.

Our three main endurance events, Hope12, Hope24 or Hope36 hours are all based on a 5-mile undulating, trail courses set on this stunning estate. The events are open to solo runners or teams ranging from two to eight people depending on the event chosen.

In addition we also have our Hope Trail Kids, two races for all ages that take place on the Saturday morning of the weekend.

• • There are no category prizes offered, rather we prefer to give random prizes;
  • Camping is part of the price and includes supporters and family;
  • All runners receive our special medal, technical t-shirt and often a little treat;
  • On site our runners have access to massage, food, drink, cake, toilets and drinking water;
  • Parking is free and off road;
  • There are fundraising options, but this is down to you, we provide incentives if you raise for our chosen charity, but we are happy for you to use this event to raise for any charity close to your hearts;
  • We have one golden rule, ‘Live it, Love it, Run it’, this is our ethos and we run the event with a smile and support everyone.

This 12 hour endurance event is for soloists or team of 2-5. With three start times to chose from this provides an ideal introduction into the world of trail ultra-running in a safe and supportive environment.

Teams can be made up of;

• Small Team ( 2 or 3 runners)
• Medium Team (4 or 5 runners)

At the checkout you can chose from one of the following start times, see event timetable;

• Friday PM – 2100 (with 36 hour runners) running till 0900 Saturday morning.
• Saturday AM – 0900 running till 2100 Saturday evening
• Saturday PM – 2100 running till 0900 Sunday morning (finishing with 36 hour runners)

All runners will receive a medal and technical tee. During checkout you will be able to opt to support Trees Not Tees and turn your technical tee into a planted tree.

This 24 hour endurance event is for soloists or team of 2-8. This event is where it all started for the festival and provides a safe and supportive environment to enjoy the world of trail ultra-running.

This event will commence at midday on Saturday, see event timetable.

Teams can comprise of;

• Small Team (2 or 3 runners)
• Medium Team (4 or 5 runners)
• Large Team (6 to 8 runners)

All runners will receive a medal and technical tee. During checkout you will be able to opt to support Trees Not Tees and turn your technical tee into a planted tree.

The 36 hour endurance event is for soloists or team of 2-8. This event is designed to test the mental and physical strength of experienced runners and builds on the popular 24 hour event all in a safe and supportive environment.

This event will commence at 2100 on Friday, see event timetable.

Teams can comprise of;

• Small Team (2 or 3 runners)
• Medium Team (4 or 5 runners)
• Large Team (6 to 8 runners)

All runners will receive a medal and technical tee. During checkout you will be able to opt to support Trees Not Tees and turn your technical tee into a planted tree.

Two distances for all ages and abilities up to and including the age of 16 and commence at 1000 on Saturday, see event timetable.

Hope Trail Kids provides runners the opportunity to be part of the Hope Trail Festival running on part of the main course and allowing the kids to experience trail running in a safe environment.

Both distances are timed and all runners will receive an event medal and technical tee.

Options are as follows;

• Short Course – distance will be approximately 1.5 miles
• Long Course – distance will be approximately 3 miles