The Avebury8 Nine is a 9-mile-ish trail race which takes place in the Wiltshire countryside, starting and finishing at Avebury, a World Heritage Site famed for its stone circle. The route follows byways and bridleways and can be wet, muddy, rutted and difficult under foot.

Race HQ is at the Avebury Sports & Social Club, just beside the stone circle on the Beckhampton Road.  The start is in Bray Street just outside the village.  The race takes runners on fields and tracks to Yatesbury and then over the Neolithic 'causewayed enclosure' of Windmill Hill and back to the village High Street to finish next to the club house. (In the event of flooding on the fields coming off Windmill Hill we may have to make some last minute route changes, but the finish will still be at the Sports & Social Club.)

Commemorative mugs by White Horse Pottery for all finishers.  Winners' prizes: trophies / awards for first 3 M/F plus age group awards. 

And cakes!

Race HQ - Avebury Sports & Social Club, SN8 1RD

Parking will be in the National Trust car park 200 yards from race HQ. We will send info on parking charges when we send out full race details nearer race day but be aware that, unless you are an NT member, you will have to pay - and you may need cash.

Registration from 9:00am

Race start 10:30am

Race Permit - Trail Running Association number 5148. The Avebury8 Nine is run under England Athletics rules.

Once again we will donate all profits from the race to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance.

12 November: THE RACE IS NOW FULL