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Giants Head Marathon Weekend

Name: Giants Head Marathon Weekend
Start: 2026-06-20
End: 2026-06-21
Location: Sydling St Nicholas

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calendar_today 20 Jun, 2026 – 21 Jun, 2026

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About the Event

Step into a quintessential British village fête turned running festival at the Giants Head Marathon Weekend on June 20th & 21st, 2026. Based in the charming Dorset village of Sydling St Nicholas, this award-winning event is famed for its warm community welcome and incredibly scenic, yet brutally hilly, trail routes through the Cerne Valley. Choose your challenge across the weekend: tackle the classic, Gold-awarded marathon or a 10K on Saturday, then recover in time for a half marathon or the fun-filled LittleFeet Bell Race on Sunday. With on-site camping, evening meals, and a vibrant atmosphere, it's a full weekend escape that perfectly blends tough trail running with classic village camaraderie. Organized by BigFeat Events, this is the ultimate 2026 trail running festival in Dorset for runners and families seeking a truly unique and challenging experience.

Races Offered

Giants Head Marathon

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — 42.2K

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Type — Trail running

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09:00

Giants Head 10K

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Trail running

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10:30

Giants Head Half Marathon

Jun 21, 2026

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Distance — 21.1K

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Type — Trail running

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10:00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for June in Sydling St Nicholas.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 10.9° / 19.3°

wb_sunny 8.2° / 16.9°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 14.2 /

water_drop 76.1%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 10.9° / 19.3°

wb_sunny 8.2° / 16.9°

air 14.2 km/h

water_drop 76.1%

About Sydling St Nicholas

Sydling St Nicholas is a village and civil parish in Dorset within southwest England. The parish is 5 to 9 miles northwest of the county town Dorchester and covers most of the valley of the small Sydling Water in the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. The parish has an area of 2,075 hectares and includes the hamlet of Up Sydling in the north.