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Triathlon · Middle Distance (70.3)
Wild Boar Triathlon 2027
- Race day
- Sunday, 13 June 2027
- Location
- Mallards Pike, Cinderford, Gloucestershire
- Distance
- 112.9 km total
1.9km swim 90km bike 21km run
Wild Boar 70.3 & Olympic Triathlon 2027: a new Forest of Dean venue at Mallards Pike, an undulating forest bike leg and an off-road trail run. Date, distances and entry.
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Key Race Metrics & Overview
- Date
- Sunday, 13 June 2027
- Venue
- Mallards Pike Lake, Cinderford, Gloucestershire GL15 4HD
- Distance
- Middle Distance (70.3) — 112.9km total
- Start Time
- Not published for 2027 — wave times are confirmed in the final athlete information.
- Draft-Legal Bike
- No — non-drafting
- Cut-Off
- Not published in the sources checked — confirm in the athlete information.
Also this weekend
An Olympic distance runs alongside the 70.3 on the same course: a 1.5km swim, 45km bike and 10km run.
Olympic
Same lake, same forest roads and trails, shorter.
Leg 1 of 3
Swim — 1.9km
A 1.9km swim in Mallards Pike Lake, a sheltered forest lake in the Forest of Dean. The 2027 edition moves here from Cromhall Quarry in the Cotswolds, which hosted the 2025 and 2026 races.
- Venue
- Mallards Pike Lake, Forest of Dean
- Elevation gain
- No official figure published — see notes above
- Surface
- Lake — sheltered, still forest water.
Wetsuit: Wetsuit is mandatory per the organiser's own race page; bring your own swim cap. The roughly 400m walk from the lake exit to T1 is on a slippery gravel path — crocs, flip-flops and sandals are explicitly banned for it.
Leg 2 of 3
Bike — 90km
A 90km undulating road route through the Forest of Dean. Rolling rather than mountainous, but with very little genuinely flat road to settle into.
- Venue
- The Forest of Dean
- Elevation gain
- No official figure published — see notes above
- Surface
- Road — undulating forest lanes.
Non-drafting
Leg 3 of 3
Run — 21km
A 21km off-road run on forest trails — unusual for a middle-distance race, where the run leg is normally tarmac, and a significant factor in pacing. Trail shoes rather than road shoes.
- Venue
- Forest of Dean trails
- Elevation gain
- No official figure published — see notes above
- Surface
- Trail — forest track and singletrack.
Transitions
A single transition at Mallards Pike serves both T1 and T2, beside the lake.
Wild Boar Triathlon Split Calculator
Wild Boar Triathlon Split-Time Calculator
Enter your own swim, bike and run pace to project a real finish time.
Projected Finish Time
5:37:30
Racing a different distance? Try the generic split calculator or the swim pace calculator.
Where Wild Boar Triathlon starts and finishes
Wild Boar Triathlon starts at Mallards Pike Lake, Cinderford, Gloucestershire GL15 4HD and finishes at Mallards Pike Lake, Forest of Dean. We haven't been able to place those on a map accurately enough to show one — a pin in the wrong place is worse than no pin.
These are the start and finish points, not the route. Verus doesn't hold course files for this race, and drawing a line between two pins would be a guess you might end up training on. The official course map is the one to use: view it on the organiser's site .
Entry & Ballot
Direct entry summary
Entry through TriMax Events, or via Let's Do This. Pricing was not published in the sources checked. Note the venue change for 2027 — earlier editions were at Cromhall Quarry.
Ballot policy
No ballot — entry is direct.
Age requirement
Not published in the sources checked — confirm with the organiser.
Charity Places
No formal charity-place scheme is published.
Race Day Info & Checklist
On the day
- The 2027 edition moves to Mallards Pike in the Forest of Dean, from Cromhall Quarry in the Cotswolds where the 2025 and 2026 races were held.
- The run leg is off-road forest trail rather than road, which is unusual at middle distance and changes both shoe choice and pacing.
- An Olympic distance runs on the same course alongside the 70.3.
- A single lakeside transition serves the whole race.
- Registration is Saturday from 12:00 or Sunday from 07:00, with a race briefing 50-70 minutes after each opens.
- One bike aid station, at the entrance/exit of transition, with energy bars, gels and hydration — organisers advise being self-sufficient otherwise. Run aid comes every 2.5km with water and food.
- Lap counting on the run uses a wristband system: collect one per completed lap (2 for Olympic, 4 for the 70.3), and you can't cross the finish until you have the full set.
Checklist
- Trail shoes for the run leg — this is forest singletrack, not a tarmac half marathon
- A wetsuit for a June forest-lake swim
- Gearing for 90km of constantly undulating forest road
- Nutrition planned around a slower run split than you would expect from a road 70.3
- The correct venue in your route planner: Mallards Pike, not Cromhall
Transport, Spectating & Where to Stay
Transport
Lydney is the nearest station, on the Gloucester to Chepstow line, around 6 miles from Mallards Pike. Gloucester is the larger railhead.
Not published for this event. Mallards Pike has its own Forestry England car park — check the athlete information for race-day arrangements.
The bike leg runs on open Forest of Dean roads.
Spectator guide
Mallards Pike covers the swim, transition, the lapped forest run and the finish — a compact venue that makes for easy spectating.
The forest site is walkable throughout. The bike leg covers a wide area of the Forest of Dean on narrow roads.
Where to stay
Coleford / Cinderford
+ The closest towns to Mallards Pike, in the middle of the Forest of Dean.
– Limited hotel stock — much of the accommodation here is self-catering or B&B.
Lydney
+ On the rail line and a short drive to the venue, with the Severn nearby.
– Small, with limited choice.
Chepstow / Monmouth
+ More accommodation and somewhere to eat afterwards, both a reasonable drive away.
– Further from the venue than the forest towns.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the Wild Boar Triathlon 2027?
Sunday 13 June 2027, at Mallards Pike in the Forest of Dean.
Has the Wild Boar Triathlon changed venue?
Yes. The 2025 and 2026 editions were held at Cromhall Quarry in the Cotswolds; the 2027 race moves to Mallards Pike, Cinderford, in the Forest of Dean.
What are the Wild Boar Triathlon distances?
The 70.3 is a 1.9km swim, 90km bike and 21km run. An Olympic distance runs alongside it: 1.5km swim, 45km bike and 10km run.
Is the Wild Boar run on road or trail?
Off-road forest trail, which is unusual for a middle-distance race. Trail shoes are the right choice, and run splits are slower than a road 70.3 would suggest.
Is the Wild Boar bike course hilly?
Undulating rather than mountainous — the Forest of Dean rolls constantly, with very little genuinely flat road to settle into.
When were Wild Boar Triathlon results published?
No results yet — they'll be added here once the race has actually happened, or check the official results source directly.
How do you count laps at the Wild Boar Triathlon?
By wristband, not your watch — you collect one wristband per completed run lap (2 for Olympic, 4 for the 70.3), and you need the full set before you're allowed to cross the finish line.