42.3 km on foot from Hexham to Walbottle, pausing for a pint at eight pubs along the way. On Saturday 22 August 2026, we ran it. Here's how the day went.
Tap any pin for pub details · point-to-point, Hexham → Walbottle
The hills: ~640 m of climbing in all. The spike after pub 5 is the pull up to Horsley 😅 · elevation from EU-DEM 25 m
The eight stops
The running order, roughly 5 km apart
How it went. We set off from Hexham railway station and ran the Tyne Valley eastward, stopping at each pub for a pint before pressing on. The legs got shorter in the middle, and that cheeky climb up to Horsley — the shortest leg on paper (3.2 km) — hurt exactly as much as promised 😅. The finish line was a very well-earned pint at The Engine Inn, Walbottle. Sensible shoes, questionable decisions, and every single one of us got home. 🍻
See you next year
That's the 2026 Beer Marathon done and dusted — thank you to everyone who ran, walked, cheered, or simply pulled the pints. Same daft idea, same Tyne Valley, same eight pubs. Rest the legs, and we'll do it all again in…