In what has become a mainstay of the events calendar at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, hundreds of runners and walkers will come to the Shropshire Hills over the first weekend in April to take part in the Shropshire Way 80K Festival.
The Shropshire Way 80K Festival 2025 takes place across Saturday 4th April and Sunday 5th April.
On average over 700 people take part each year all departing from the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre in a series of staggered starts depending on the particular event.
There are four events in the 2025 Shropshire Way 80K Festival:
The Shropshire Way 80K
An epic 50 mile / 80km in 24 hours route through Shropshire’s highest peaks, magnificent ancient woodlands, ancient drovers’ routes, market towns, hillforts, castles and river valleys.
The Mammothon
A full distance 42km trail marathon with a 12 hour time limit aimed at hard-core trail runners or experienced long-distance walkers.
The Half-Mammothon
An off-road 21km half marathon with a 6-hour time limit suitable for experienced runners and walkers.
The Tusker’s 10K
An off-road 10km run or walk with a 4-hour time limit aimed at everyone from improving trail runners through to walkers seeking a hilly challenge.
All of the routes are hilly – it is the Shropshire Hills after all – and can be tough going with some stiff climbs and elevation challenges.
Grow Cook Learn
The festival is a fundraiser for Grow Cook Learn, the charity which operates the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre in Craven Arms, and all money raised will be used to support the charity’s goals. This year, the money will be used to support the delivery of the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre and Grow Cook Learn’s education programme, teaching children from inner-city areas about how their food is grown.
More information can be found at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre website.
