Run Mawnan 5k
Mawnan Smith, Cornwall
20 Sep 2026
⚠ Start times change frequently. Always check with race organiser or their website for this year's confirmed start time before travelling.
Course map
Map based on 2025 route
⚠ This map is for indicative purposes only — routes can change, or be reversed, year to year. Check with the race organiser for this year's confirmed map.
Elevation profile
About this race
Run Mawnan 5k starts and finishes at Carwinion Playing Field in the pretty Cornish coastal village of Mawnan Smith. The route heads down into the village past the famous Red Lion pub, then follows quiet country roads out towards Trebah Gardens, taking in glimpses of the North Helford river along the way. At the turning for Helford Passage, 5k runners turn back and retrace the route to the village and the playing field finish. The course is entirely on tarmac country roads, gently undulating rather than flat, reflecting the rolling character of this stretch of Cornish coastline. Run by Falmouth Rotary as a family fundraiser, the event combines a serious road race with a genuine village atmosphere, alongside a children's fun run and family activities back at the playing field. It's a scenic, sociable introduction to racing in one of Cornwall's most attractive villages.
Course profile & record eligibility
World Athletics record-eligibility rules cap net elevation loss at 1m per km of race distance, and require the start and finish to be no more than 50% of the race distance apart — both meant to stop a course gaining an unfair edge from downhill grade or a point-to-point tailwind. This is based on this course's recorded elevation and GPS data, not an official measurement or certification.