PLYMOUTH TRIATHLON CLUB
Course Maps, & Race Info
For each course map see the Event sections below for more details including a Garmin gpx.
Swim
A Rhomboid shape swim course in the safe Barn Pool area just in front of the Country House, a stunning spot!
Swim-Route.pdf
Transition
A grassed transition area, short run from the swim exit, followed by a short run before the bike starts
Bike
Scenic and undulating around the Rame Peninsula and South East Cornwall.
Garmin GPX files in each Event listed below.
Run
A scenic run through the Country Park. The course will be looped.
Garmin GPX route 5km
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/11004868512
Garmin GPX route - Super Sprint
Super Sprint - Course routes
BIKE ROUTE
Super Sprint (13.4km, 255m of ascent)
From Mount Edgecumbe, the bike course climbs the hill up to Maker Heights, before descending and turning left at Fourlanesend Primary School down to Kingsand and Cawsand. [Caution - take great care on the sharp left turn and descent.] After heading through Kingsand and Cawsand, the route climbs up Forder Lane, before bending to the right and joining the Military Road with views across Whitsand Bay. 1km after the peak the route takes a right turn up a narrow minor road, then down the other side [Take care here as the road is narrow and rough, and the descent requires caution. Do not use TT bars and stay on the brakes down the descent]. At the end of this lane there is a cross roads where the route turns right back to Fourlanesend school, where a left turn takes you back up Maker Heights and down to Mount Edgcumbe.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/151124108 Strava link - https://www.strava.com/routes/3095844540822795116
RUN ROUTE
Garmin GPX route - Super Sprint
Sprint - Course routes
BIKE ROUTE
Sprint (21.7km, 381m of ascent)
From Mount Edgecumbe, the bike course climbs the hill up to Maker Heights, before descending and turning left at Fourlanesend Primary School down to Kingsand and Cawsand. [Caution - take great care on the sharp left turn and descent.] After heading through Kingsand and Cawsand, the route climbs up Forder Lane, before bending to the right and joining the Military Road with views across Whitsand Bay. The route follows the coast road along Whitsand Bay for 3km, before the turn which is at the car park just beyond Freathy. From there it heads back towards Rame, turning left at a triangle in the road. The route heads up a narrow minor road, then down the other side [Take care here as the road is narrow and rough, and the descent requires caution. Do not use TT bars and stay on the brakes down the descent]. At the end of this lane there is a cross roads where the route turns right back to Fourlanesend school, where a left turn takes you back up Maker Heights and down to Mount Edgcumbe.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/151124490 Strava link - https://www.strava.com/routes/3095845506644753770
RUN ROUTE
Garmin GPX route 5km - one lap
Standard - Course routes
BIKE ROUTE
Standard (40.7km, 679m of ascent)
From Mount Edgecumbe, the bike course climbs the hill up to Maker Heights, before descending and turning left at Fourlanesend Primary School down to Kingsand and Cawsand. [Caution - take great care on the sharp left turn and descent.] After heading through Kingsand and Cawsand, the route climbs up Forder Lane, before bending to the right and joining the Military Road with views across Whitsand Bay. The route follows the coast road along Whitsand Bay to Tregantle, then turns left to Crafthole. Take care in Crafthole where the road is narrow and there are speed bumps. At Crafthole, the route turns right and joins the main A374 after 1km. [Caution on the descent down to the main road]. The route turns left onto the A374 where it heads to Polbathic, then turns left by the pub, climbing a long hill towards Downderry, then descending and bearing left on the B3247 towards Portwrinkle then back to Crafthole, where it turns right and back onto the coast road to Tregantle, where a right turn takes the road along the coast through Freathy. From there it heads back towards Rame, turning left at a triangle in the road. The route heads up a narrow minor road, then down the other side [Take care here as the road is narrow and rough, and the descent requires caution. Do not use TT bars and stay on the brakes down the descent]. At the end of this lane there is a cross roads where the route turns right back to Fourlanesend school, where a left turn takes you back up Maker Heights and down to Mount Edgcumbe.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/151125060 Strava link - https://www.strava.com/routes/3095846533720767196
RUN ROUTE
Garmin GPX route 5km - 2 laps
Middle Distance Tri - Course routes
Middle Distance (88.4km, 1222m of ascent)
BIKE ROUTE
From Mount Edgecumbe, the bike course climbs the hill up to Maker Heights, before descending and turning left at Fourlanesend Primary School down to Kingsand and Cawsand. [Caution - take great care on the sharp left turn and descent.] After heading through Kingsand and Cawsand, the route climbs up Forder Lane, before bending to the right and joining the Military Road with views across Whitsand Bay. The route follows the coast road along Whitsand Bay to Tregantle, then turns left to Crafthole. Take care in Crafthole where the road is narrow and there are speed bumps. At Crafthole, the route turns right to Sheviock, where it joins the main A374. [Caution on the descent down to the main road]. The route turns left onto the A374 where it heads through Polbathic towards Trerulefoot. Climbing the hill towards Trerulefoot, there is a turn point before the roundabout at a gateway on the left of the road. Turning here, the route follows the main A374 back towards Torpoint, for 13km. Between Antony and Torpoint is the other turn point, which involves taking a right turn after the Antony war memorial and following a small triangle back onto the main road, then heading back to the Trerulefoot turn again, then again back to the Torpoint turn again. Turning here for the second time, the route heads back to Polbathic, then turns left by the pub, climbing a long hill towards Downderry, then descending and bearing left on the B3247 towards Portwrinkle then back to Crafthole, where it turns right and back onto the coast road to Tregantle, where a right turn takes the road along the coast through Freathy. From there it heads back towards Rame, turning left at a triangle in the road. The route heads up a narrow minor road, then down the other side [Take care here as the road is narrow and rough, and the descent requires caution. Do not use TT bars and stay on the brakes down the descent]. At the end of this lane there is a cross roads where the route turns right back to Fourlanesend school, where a left turn takes you back up Maker Heights and down to Mount Edgcumbe.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/151503326 Strava link - https://www.strava.com/routes/3095847790685833068
RUN ROUTE
Garmin GPX route 5km - laps (tbc)