Half Circle Route.
Strava half circle file here
All courses will have the same start and finish at Castletown square and will follow the main route south to the feed station in Castletown square.
After following the main course, the Half Circle Route makes its way to the second feed station at St John's and returns to Castletown via Archallagan, Douglas and Ballasalla.
Take care! The Half Circle Route packs in plenty of climbing over its 51 miles and includes the steepest climb of all routes just after the feed zone at St John's.....just what you don't need on cafe legs!
Entry fee:
Full Circle £45
Half Circle £36
Quarter Circle £25
Entry fee includes:
Electronic Timing
Free entry to our charity raffle for Cruse Bereavement
Event T-Shirt
Fully signposted route
Feed Zones
'Broom wagons'
Motorcycle 'service course'
Massage at finish
Finishers medal
View Britain as you have never seen it before, from the middle of the Irish Sea!
Refreshments will be available at the feed stations along the route. The feed stations are legendary and synonymous with this event! Some participants are rumoured to be returning just to visit the feed zones again! We promise you will not go hungry. This are based at St John's, Ramsey and the finish in Castletown!
Timing is all electronic using state of the art equipment which records your passage around ‘The Rock’ and provides detailed splits for each sector of the route.
When you pass through the finish gantry you will be presented with your well-deserved medal.
All courses are supported by motorcycle ‘service course’ and ‘broom wagons’….for mechanical issues.
St John Ambulance are in mobile attendance to deal with any grazes and scrapes.
You can rest assured that you will receive a warm and friendly welcome on the Isle of Man and you can look forward to some great 'banter' on your journey around 'the rock'.
There are hundreds of photographs on our facebook page, Isle of Man Lighthouses Challenge.
If you cannot enter on line please contact us by email via the contact page or telephone 0044 7624 456146. We can arrange for 'paper' entry subject to an extra charge.
Isle Listen
We're incredibly proud to be raising funds for their initiative and recognising that mental health is just as important as physical health.
The event is aiming to make a donation to Isle Listen and we would encourage participants to make a pledge via our website or ride the event on behalf of Isle Listen and do you own fund raising.
We will also be holding a Lighthouses isle Listen Raffle where everyone entering will receive a free ticket. There will be some great prizes up for grabs and there will also be an opportunity to purchase more.
All money raised from the event will be kindly matched pound for pound by the Z Zurich Foundation, the charitable foundation for Zurich Insurance Group up to a maximum of £50,000.
Classics encouraged!
Whatever distance you chose we invite all you admirers of classic bikes and kit to ride the event dressed in your favourite era kit and ride your precious classic/vintage machine.
Ride Your E Bike
If you are new to cycle sport and ride an E-Bike then this Challenge ride is waiting to welcome you. This category was introduced in 2018 and was welcomed by many who took the chance to take part. Why not come and join the fun? There are more E-Bikes than 'standard' bikes being sold these days, so we'd really like to welcome more E-Bike riders to the challenge.
