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Newcastle Way Half Marathon
Castlewellan Forest area, County Down · Northern Ireland
Organised by We Run Wild NI
Newcastle Way Half Marathon is an individual half-marathon event in Castlewellan Forest (outside forest start).
Past edition
4 October 2026
Surface: Trail
- Published distance
- Half marathon
Entry status: closed
Fixed-distance half marathon
Start: Castlewellan Forest (outside forest start)
Start · approximate race area. Approximate race area. Check the organiser’s website for the exact start and race-day directions.
Location evidence
Official Newcastle Way route page says the half starts just outside Castlewellan Forest, then follows the marathon route toward Newcastle. Forest-area representative point only, not an inside-forest exact start; Newcastle marathon start/finish is deliberately not copied. Retained 2027 same-event locality evidence preserved. Geographic attribution: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0; representative event-area point.
Location checked 2026-09-14.
Official organiser-designated trail half marathon; published distance retained without implying road certification.
Half starts just outside Castlewellan Forest and finishes Newcastle; marathon Newcastle start not copied. Official calendar explicitly says registration open.
Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change.
Official sources
Upcoming edition
3 October 2027
Surface: Trail
- Published distance
- Half Marathon
Entry status: unknown
Fixed-distance half marathon
Start: Castlewellan Forest (outside forest start)
Start · approximate race area. Approximate race area. Check the organiser’s website for the exact start and race-day directions.
Location evidence
Official Newcastle Way route page says the half starts just outside Castlewellan Forest, then follows the marathon route toward Newcastle. Forest-area representative point only, not an inside-forest exact start; Newcastle marathon start/finish is deliberately not copied. Retained 2027 same-event locality evidence preserved. Geographic attribution: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0; representative event-area point.
Location checked 2026-09-14.
Official organiser-designated trail half marathon; published distance retained without implying road certification.
Complete official organiser calendar explicitly announces Newcastle Way Marathon & Half Marathon on Sunday 3 October under 2027. Entry status and any revised 2027 course details not yet stated.
Sources checked 14 September 2026. Entry availability can change.
Official sources
Map precision: approximate event venue/locality. Official Newcastle Way route page says the half starts just outside Castlewellan Forest, then follows the marathon route toward Newcastle. Forest-area representative point only, not an inside-forest exact start; Newcastle marathon start/finish is deliberately not copied. Retained 2027 same-event locality evidence preserved. Geographic attribution: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0; representative event-area point.
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