Bere Island Midsummer Run 10k
Bere Island, Cork
11 Jul 2026
⚠ Start times change frequently. Always check with race organiser or their website for this year's confirmed start time before travelling.
Course map
Map based on 2025 route
⚠ This map is for indicative purposes only — routes can change, or be reversed, year to year. Check with the race organiser for this year's confirmed map.
Elevation profile
About this race
The Bere Island Midsummer Run 10k is held on the scenic roads of Bere Island on the Beara Peninsula in West Cork, and forms part of the Active Islands Run Series. The 10k course follows the road network around the eastern end of the island, sharing terrain with the shorter 5k distance and extending further into the island's dramatic landscape. Based at Rerrin GAA pitch, the route takes runners past historic landmarks including a Bronze Age wedge tomb, a 19th-century military fort, and an Irish Army training camp, with panoramic views of Bantry Bay and the Atlantic throughout. The course is run entirely on tarmac and is hilly, with a challenging opening climb and a mix of rolling terrain before a descent back to the finish. Bere Island is reached by ferry from Castletownbere. The event is timed and Athletics Ireland licensed.
Course profile & record eligibility
World Athletics record-eligibility rules cap net elevation loss at 1m per km of race distance, and require the start and finish to be no more than 50% of the race distance apart — both meant to stop a course gaining an unfair edge from downhill grade or a point-to-point tailwind. This is based on this course's recorded elevation and GPS data, not an official measurement or certification.