Cuenca Half Marathon 2027

Cuenca’s half marathon starts at 16:00 on a Saturday. The 14th edition, on 24 October 2026, also has a new route. It starts and finishes in the Plaza de la Constitución, and instead of climbing to the old town on its ridge, it heads into the Hoz del Júcar, the gorge that makes Cuenca famous. The organisers, Club Atletismo Cuenca, describe it as a gentle route, entirely on asphalt.

Two laps in the gorge

From the square the route takes Calle Calderón de la Barca and Avenida Virgen de la Luz, crosses the San Antón bridge, and follows the CM-2105 Villalba road up the Júcar valley to about km 6, by the Puente de Valdecabras. It returns on the cycle path and does the out-and-back twice. Then it crosses the river on the Recreo Peral wooden footbridge, goes through the tunnel and Parque del Huécar, and returns along Calle de los Tintes and Fray Luis de León to the square.

An out-and-back in a gorge means a gentle, steady gradient in one direction and the reverse on the way back, with limestone cliffs on both sides. The 10K runs the same route once, turning at about km 5.

Timing

Everyone starts together at 16:00. You have 2 h 45 min for the half and 1 h 20 min for the 10K. The clocks go back the next night, so on 24 October sunset is still around 19:25, and everyone finishes in daylight. The half marathon is for 18 and over. There are three drinks stations on the course plus the finish.

Entry

General entry is €15 until 24 September, then €17. Runners in the Diputación de Cuenca road-running circuit (this is a round of its 22nd season) and under-25s pay less, from €4 to €12 depending on how many circuit races they’ve run. Up to 20 entries on the day are possible at €16–18. Bib transfers are allowed until 25 September.

Bibs and services

• Bib pickup: Friday 23 October, 17:00–21:00, at El Mirador shopping centre (compulsory for local runners), or race day 11:00–13:00 near the start and until 30 minutes before the start.
• Showers, bag drop, instant chip results, a Teamergy technical shirt, a finisher’s medal, and fruit, soft drinks, beer and nuts at the finish.
• Prizes include women’s teams, mixed teams and the biggest clubs.