'The Ba'Hill, the Battlehill, the Clashmach and the Bin, they all form a circle and Huntly lies within'.

The Slow Marathon was a curated walking event celebrating the human pace. In 2019, we explored themes of poetry and our common right to roam through a route inspired by this local poem. It is a circle of beautiful and varied terrain - including woodland, farmland, hills, and the banks of the river Deveron - starting and finishing in Huntly.

Co-curated by Norma D Hunter, the event invited participants to challenge their endurance and participate in artistic activities that helped them appreciate the local environment and our access to it.

Following the links, you can view the 2019 map and info pack.Programme and prices:
Sat 20 April, 4pm, Gordon Arms Hotel Pathmakers' GatheringDiscussion: Walking, Poetry and the Commons; followed by registrationwith Calum Rodger and John Bolland Sun 21 April, 6.45am, Huntly Square Rambling Rhymes Slow Marathon 2019Slow Marathon 42k walk Slow Marathon Weekend Tickets
Early Bird: finished
Regular tickets: £30 
Student/full-time self-employed artists: £15 (please provide evidence)18 and under: £10 (see our youth poetry competition here)All tickets included entry to both Saturday's discussion event, and to Sunday's Slow Marathon.

/ About the Slow Marathon

Slow Marathon, co-concepted with Ethiopian artist Mihret Kebede in 2012, was our annual walking event up until the 2020 Covid Slow Marathon: Under One Sky. Celebrating the human pace, it is both an endurance event as well as a poetic act that brings together friendship, physical activity and an appreciation of our varied landscape.