The next edition of Devon Grit takes place on 23 August 2026.

Where does Devon Grit take place?

Devon Grit takes place in Budleigh Salterton, UK.

What distances does Devon Grit offer?

Entry options include: Devon Grit Mini, Mini Junior, Standard Junior, Devon Grit Standard, Full Junior, Devon Grit Full.

How is Devon Grit rated by runners?

Devon Grit has an average rating of 4.69 out of 5 from 65 verified participant reviews on Racecheck.

What is Devon Grit like?

Based on participant reviews, runners describe it as: Challenging (43% of reviews), Small & Intimate (84% of reviews), Urban & Nature Mix (52% of reviews), Hilly (65% of reviews).

Devon Grit reviews

Name: Devon Grit
Start: 2026-08-23
End: 2026-08-23
Location: Budleigh Salterton, UK
Rating: 4.69

Paul H.

4.7

· 2025 Epic ·

Nice event. Hard enough to hurt, but still doable. Some sections had me wishing for suspension, but they didn't last long, so not a problem. Some course marking would have been nice on the longer courses, but understand the reasons for not doing it. Maybe just some spray paint, ...

Nice event. Hard enough to hurt, but still doable. Some sections had me wishing for suspension, but they didn't last long, so not a problem. Some course marking would have been nice on the longer courses, but understand the reasons for not doing it. Maybe just some spray paint, or discreet tags would work? Oh and Devon could be flatter!

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Alex S.

5.0

· 2025 Devon Grit Standard ·

Superbly organised event, every detail covered and a well built GPS route, which was flawless. Plenty of arrows and Marshalls on tricky course changes too. Nice beer at finish and very friendly organisers. The race itself is very hard, at the extreme for a gravel bike, but it's d...

Superbly organised event, every detail covered and a well built GPS route, which was flawless. Plenty of arrows and Marshalls on tricky course changes too. Nice beer at finish and very friendly organisers. The race itself is very hard, at the extreme for a gravel bike, but it's doable. Will do it again, for sure.

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David M.

4.9

· 2025 Devon Grit Mini ·

First time ever doing an event so didn't know what to expect. Friendly staff, good course and venue. I used a mountain bike and was glad of it! The section through the woods, single track & lots of tree roots. Didn't expect that on a gravel race. Maybe me being naive about what's...

First time ever doing an event so didn't know what to expect. Friendly staff, good course and venue. I used a mountain bike and was glad of it! The section through the woods, single track & lots of tree roots. Didn't expect that on a gravel race. Maybe me being naive about what's classed as gravel?

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Tim I.

5.0

· 2025 Devon Grit Standard ·

Fantastic day out My first ever gravel event & I had a blast doing this course (standard) on my gravel bike although in some places wish I had my mountain bike 😀 Aid stations were very well stocked (whoever made the choc brownies & flapjacks - thank you they were amazing) locate...

Fantastic day out My first ever gravel event & I had a blast doing this course (standard) on my gravel bike although in some places wish I had my mountain bike 😀 Aid stations were very well stocked (whoever made the choc brownies & flapjacks - thank you they were amazing) located at regular intervals and run by a lovely team of Marshalls The course is over around up down across wonderful scenic countryside Fabulous

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Andrew R.

4.6

· 2025 Devon Grit Standard ·

Great event. Well organised but sadly the course threw up some route issues with direction which could have helped some additional signage in a couple of key areas. Overall the course was good and definitely challenging, although a couple of the outright MTB large rocky ascents a...

Great event. Well organised but sadly the course threw up some route issues with direction which could have helped some additional signage in a couple of key areas. Overall the course was good and definitely challenging, although a couple of the outright MTB large rocky ascents and descents could have been missed off.overall looking forward to better our times next year.

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Ian M.

4.6

· 2025 Devon Grit Standard ·

A good event, but maybe a little more accurate information could be provided on how tough the terrain actually is. It would have made my decision on which route to choose or whether to do the event itself a little easier. Even allowing for the minimum tyre choice in my gravel...

A good event, but maybe a little more accurate information could be provided on how tough the terrain actually is. It would have made my decision on which route to choose or whether to do the event itself a little easier. Even allowing for the minimum tyre choice in my gravel bike and adding the 50% additional for road equivalent, this was a very challenging ride (Standard route) and far above my ability of off road riding as a roadie. Thankfully I was cautious on which course to do, but even then it was a very challenging ride. It’s certainly not a beginner / gravel bike friendly course and was an extremely hard ride in terms of technical ability. A lot of hike-a-bike too in some areas of the route. Several people I spoke to on gravel bikes said much the same thing including one of the marshalls which was reassuring. Thankfully managed to complete the route and stay upright despite a couple of near spills. On the positive side if youre an experienced off roader with the right kit, you would be fine. The views / landscape was good, feed stations well stocked, volunteers extremely helpful and friendly and the event well organised.

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We'll have another look at how we describe the routes. Yes there are some challenges but it is all 100 percent ridable on a gravel bike with probably just two short sections of about 50m each that you need very good legs & technique to clear. If Pidcock & MVDP were riding it they'd definitely be on gravel bikes but for novice off-roaders it's probably easier on an MTB & we'll try to make that clearer. We also know that for experienced off-road riders those trails are very tame on an MTB so some people like the extra challenge of being a tad under-biked.

Tom H.

4.8

· 2025 Devon Grit Standard ·

Beautiful and varied landscape, great course but with challenging technical sections (smooth stones, sandy patches, flinty climbs, one or two stepped descents, woodland and fords). A big selling point is the friendly and ample catering - real food and drinks breaks before you kno...

Beautiful and varied landscape, great course but with challenging technical sections (smooth stones, sandy patches, flinty climbs, one or two stepped descents, woodland and fords). A big selling point is the friendly and ample catering - real food and drinks breaks before you know you need them. Well signposted on the Common land, digital mapping was v good, turn by turn audio from Komoot had a few errors but that's on Komoot. Nicely organised, relaxed, almost low key - could happily grow into a bigger event

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John C.

4.6

· 2025 Extreme ·

A really well organized event and good comms etc. The extreme route was a challenging one and a good one and took us all over the region. Well marked and the variety of surface was outstanding, although it would have been good to have a heads up about the sandy/loose rock parts, ...

A really well organized event and good comms etc. The extreme route was a challenging one and a good one and took us all over the region. Well marked and the variety of surface was outstanding, although it would have been good to have a heads up about the sandy/loose rock parts, especially at the bottom of the downhills. The neutralized start was a good idea also. Feed stations were well stocked with very friendly staff. Would be good to have clearer size chart for the T shirts. My M size was way to big :).

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Glad you enjoyed it. We'll get a tee shirt size chart sorted & will pm you about swapping your tee.

James P.

4.8

· 2025 Devon Grit Full ·

Really well run event. The course was hard but that’s Devon gravel! Food at the stops was excellent but having some of those quiches at the end would have been nice. I was surprised that there were not more participants. Having the option to plant a tree rather than take a T-shi...

Really well run event. The course was hard but that’s Devon gravel! Food at the stops was excellent but having some of those quiches at the end would have been nice. I was surprised that there were not more participants. Having the option to plant a tree rather than take a T-shirt was good.

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Lara G.

4.9

· 2025 Devon Grit Mini ·

Wonderful event. Very well marked on Woodbury common.

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