Bath Half Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Bath Half Marathon, officially the GetPRO Bath Half, is a two-lap half marathon on closed roads in the centre of Bath, held on a Sunday in March and starting and finishing on Royal Avenue in front of the Royal Crescent. London Marathon Events organises the race, which was first staged in 1982. Runners leave Royal Victoria Park down Marlborough Lane and turn onto Upper Bristol Road. They run two laps westbound along Upper Bristol Road and Newbridge Road to the Twerton Fork and return eastbound along Lower Bristol Road to Churchill Bridge, then climb Green Park Road to Queen Square. On the first lap the route adds an out-and-back leg from Churchill Bridge along Pulteney Road and Great Pulteney Street. The one notable hill is the final climb up Royal Avenue back into the park. The start and finish moved to Royal Victoria Park in 2022, and more than 12,500 runners completed the 2026 race. About 100 charities were represented on the course in 2026, and it is described as the biggest charity fundraiser in south-west England. In 2025 and 2026 the race also served as the British Athletics trial for the World Road Running Championships half marathon.