Villanueva de la Torre Rural Half Marathon 2027

Most half marathons near Madrid are on city streets. Villanueva de la Torre, in the Henares corridor between Alcalá and Guadalajara, takes you out of town. After the first few kilometres on its streets, the 2nd Rural Half Marathon runs almost entirely on tracks between farm fields in the town’s Special Protection Area for Birds (ZEPA). The organisers promise views of roe deer, great bustards, partridges and hares. The race starts at 10:00 on Sunday 25 October 2026 from Avenida de España.

Course

It’s a circular route with hardly any gradient, starting and finishing on Avenida de España, with the first and last kilometres through town. The rest is dirt tracks, so choose shoes that suit firm dirt. Drinks are at km 5, 10 and 15 plus the finish, and the time limit is 3 hours.

New this year is an 11 km rural race on a shorter loop, also almost flat, with drinks at km 5.

Entry

Period	Half	11 km
Until 31 August	€15	€12
September	€20	€17
October (until the 21st)	€25	€22

Add a €0.60 booking fee. Entries are on Runnink until 21 October at 23:59, or until the 500 places are gone, and you must be 18 or over. Cancellations and name changes are only possible if you add the €3 cancellation insurance when you enter.

Race morning

• Bibs: Sunday only, 7:45–9:45, at CEIP Paco Rabal (C/ Fernando de Rojas). Bring ID. The runner’s bag includes a technical shirt.
• Bag drop and toilets at the finish, and showers at the municipal sports hall.
• A finisher’s medal for everyone. There’s a bar and children’s activities at the finish area, so it’s a morning out for families too.

Villanueva de la Torre has been named a European Town of Sport 2026. It’s about 45 minutes from central Madrid by car on the A-2.