Trail
Ultra 43 mile
69.2 km
Start: Sep 17, 09:00 PM
50.00 EUR
Salmon Run
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Trail in United Kingdom, Exmouth
Distances
Trail
Relay
11.5 km
Start: Sep 17, 10:00 PM
About
An ultra 43 mile and team relay that raises awareness for endangered Exe Atlantic salmon, combining running, community, and river stewardship from Exmouth to Dulverton.
Pacers
Pacers set target times per Startwelle on race day; look for the Pacerflaggen at the relay exchange points and throughout the ultra course.
Results
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Monthly averages based on historical data (2000–present).
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What's included in entry
- Participation medal for all finishers
- Course support and aid stations
- Route map and event programme
Prices & signup
- Ultra 43 mile50.00 EUR
FAQ
Trail Events Camps Personal Training Navigation Courses About Us Terms and Conditions General Camps Our Mission Our Story Meet the Team Ceri Rees Jo Meek Jo Kelly Donna McChaeyne Martin Lewis Olivia Mulligan Ambassadors Volunteering Poems The Salmon Run The Green Circle Running Wild The Two Moors Way News Blog Podcasts Results & Manuals Shop Wild Running Kit Gift Cards Register Login Event Video × Wild Running Salmon Run Next Race: 19/09/2026 Wild Running Salmon Run Next Race: 19/09/2026 Event Details Route Maps Donate Now Reviews Results FAQs Event Details Maps Donate Now Reviews Results FAQs {"@context=":"https:\/\/schema.org=","@type=":"FAQPage=","name=":"Salmon Run=","description=":"<p>Below: Times, dates and locations plus what is Salmon Run and why we do it.<br \/>\nMore information is in our event brochure <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/105AtArVXH2rrRGoxU-w0NkYhknSXHlqm\/edit?
usp=sharing&ouid=115533132405717648268&rtpof=true&sd=true\">here<\/a> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>The Start: <\/strong>Sideshore Queen's Drive Space, Exmouth EX8 2GD<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Salmon Run<\/strong> this year on <strong><em>Saturday 19 September<\/em><\/strong> is an <strong>ultra 43 mile<\/strong> and a <strong>team relay<\/strong> with opportunities for all running abilities on one day empathising with the challenges faced by the endangered Exe Atlantic river salmon as they run upstream to spawn! Run all 43 miles (ultra) or shorter sections ranging from 12 miles to 2 (relay). Runners leave from Exmouth (8am for ultras, 9am for relay) following a route up the river and finish at Dulverton.<\/p>\n\n<p>The <strong>relay<\/strong> and <strong>ultra<\/strong> follow the same route, mostly the Exe Valley Way that runs from the sea to the salmon spawning grounds on Exmoor.<br \/>\n<strong>The relay<\/strong> is a non-competitive run in which teams of up to 8 run one section <strong>only<\/strong> carrying the Salmon baton called Samantha which they pass on to another different team thereby helping symbolically to get the salmon to the spawning grounds. Sections vary from 11 to 2 miles.<\/p>\n\n<p><br \/>\n<strong>The Ultra<\/strong> also starts in Exmouth close to the Esplanade and Sideshore but continues to the Green in Dulverton, making it 43 miles. Runners are advised to bring torches. <strong>The cut off is 12 hours and the ascent is 1050 meters.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Everyone gets a medal.<\/p>\n\n<p>For <strong>more specific information<\/strong> on the relay and ultra (logistics, maps, transport, food, timing, trackers etc) click the FAQ tab. For Relay find ‘FAQs for Salmon Run Relay’<\/p>\n\n<p>Salmon Run is a Tidelines project (tidelines.uk) in collaboration with Wild Running.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nTidelines supports Westcountry Rivers Trust in its projects to improve the health of the river and in particular to modify or remove the redundant weirs that impede species mobility and of course make it harder for the salmon! Join in this celebration of the amazing salmon and Exe river as a runner, a steward or as part of the celebration and learn more about this remarkable species and the challenges they face. On the route as the runners pass through there is intermittent music (itinerant accordionist), a family orchestra at Exwick, games at Salmon pool\/St James Weir (between 9 and 9.45am), invocations and costumes, a 'welcome ashore for the salmon' ceremony at Exmouth and a short ceremonial performance\/dance at Dulverton at the finish. For more information on Exe Salmon see this blog or listen to the podcasts below<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Why is Salmon Run important?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is an epic species and a part of our culture: the subject of much folklore (e.g. Finn and the Salmon of Knowledge). Down by 75% since the 70s it is now on the critically endangered list (as of 2023) and therefore potentially set to disappear from the Exe as it has on quite a few European rivers already.<\/p>\n\n<p><br \/>\nThe salmon is a keystone species and a representative for all the diversity in the catchment. And it’s plight is, most importantly, a warning of ours. Salmon are us, we are salmon. Their story is our story. And their story helps us to talk about climate change and other challenges. The list of challenges for the salmon is long: rising sea temperature, rising river temperature, huge fluctuations in river flow rates, invasive species (crayfish), pollution, run-off, human waste, over-fishing, fish farms (weakening through interbreeding) and weirs to mention a few.<\/p>\n\n<p><br \/>\nTo deal with the tragic depletion of numbers we bring people's attention to this species to marvel at its story. We celebrate the incredible life cycle of the salmon, we respect it's massive part of our history and culture partly by bringing it to light, taking it out of the water and travelling with it to understand its struggle upriver. When we run we empathise through journeying alongside, upriver.<\/p>\n\n<p><br \/>\nWe connect runners to Friends of the River Exe's teams of volunteers who care for the river, Riverfly Survey and the Westcountry Rivers Trust who are doing vital work to restore the river to health, removing weirs or freeing up movement for fish as well as highlighting individiual actions we can take to reduce harm.<br \/>\nSalmon Run is an intimate community ritual - focused on the lore of the salmon as part of our local cultural identity.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>If the salmon are good and healthy, the whole catchment is good and healthy, including all the other wildlife and the population that live in the catchment. The salmon is a proxy for everything. <\/em>(Edwin Third, Dee River)<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe Salmon Run celebrates the epic journey of the salmon, its<br \/>\nstruggle to reach it’s destination and to survive in a changing climate.<\/p>\n\n<p>GPX map available<br \/>\nJpeg map and more info at <a href=\"https:\/\/tidelines.uk\/blog\/salmon-run-2025\/\">https:\/\/tidelines.uk\/blog\/salmon-run-2025\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>What's new this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Changeover points for the relay in more towns, city and villages to connect with more communities along the river (see map below) <\/li>\n\t<li>The first leg of the Salmon Run relay is a new collaboration with Exmouth Parkrun along the shoreline (Parkrun is the first 5k starting at 9am).<\/li>\n\t<li>Transport: The bus will leave from outside The Bridge Pub in Dulverton at 6am. This will take people to registration next to the start on Exmouth seafront. (as long as you have booked transport).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<p style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-top:0cm; text-align:start\"> <\/p>\n=","mainEntity=":[{"@type=":"Question=","name=":"I want to take part – how do i register and what does it cost?
","acceptedAnswer=":{"@type=":"Answer=","text=":"<p>Listen to one of our podcasts here <strong>Listen to a podcast about <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/podfollow.com\/wild-running-trail-running-and-swimrun-adventures\/episode\/7aaae9889e87e2f1e065abaf68a1c6a19d22470a\/view\">What happens when running meets art and environmental activism?
<\/a> and what it means to run for ‘nature’. Ceri Rees from Wild Running in discussion with founders of Salmon Run (Anne-Marie Culhane and Jo Salter). 33 minutes. 2023. Produced by Wild Running<\/p>\n="}},{"@type=":"Question=","name=":"What's new this year?
","acceptedAnswer=":{"@type=":"Answer=","text=":"<p>The ultra and relay files can be found here<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>ultra <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1TBY69fCNMgZgGVS5pl3KaJSmX8B6nSw5\/view?
usp=drive_link\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1TBY69fCNMgZgGVS5pl3KaJSmX8B6nSw5\/view?usp=drive_link<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>relay <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1U98KVmOQkq7fv-80PeQre3i6UjMFJrTE\/view?usp=drive_link\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1U98KVmOQkq7fv-80PeQre3i6UjMFJrTE\/view?usp=drive_link<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n="}},{"@type=":"Question=","name=":"Are there toilets close to the start?
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