Trail Running Calendar East of England 2026-2027

Pumpkin Plod at Ferry Meadows is a multi-hour lap event on a 5.3 km mixed-surface loop where runners complete as many laps as they choose. Aid is provided each lap and finishers receive an event medal.

ATW Grafham 5K and 10K take place at Grafham Water Visitors Centre on 25 October 2026. Entry fees range from £24 to £33, the races run alongside the ATW Grafham Duathlon, and camping is available the night before.

A single loop 50K trail race on 31 October 2026 around the Chilterns, starting and finishing at Berkhamsted Cricket Club. Fully marked route with three full aid stations, around 800 m elevation and a 9 hour cutoff, limited to 350 runners.

Experience a festive 6.66 km Halloween trail run starting and finishing at a local brewery in Chelmsford. Participants enjoy a costume focused event with medals and drinks for finishers in a social atmosphere.

Nuclear Fallout is a muddy, multi-terrain obstacle race in Brentwood, Essex offering *6 km*, *12 km* and a multi-lap *24 km+* option with dozens of natural and man-made challenges.

Experience a scenic trail run through the Bedfordshire countryside starting from Leighton Buzzard. Choose between a classic half marathon or a metric distance featuring canal towpaths, woods, and rolling hills.

A Remembrance Sunday trail event in Brightlingsea on 8 November 2026 with live Last Post and a two-minute silence during the race. A looped course offers 10km, half, marathon and a six hour timed option with on-course aid stations.

A three-day, 84-mile (135 km) ultramarathon along the Ridgeway from Buckinghamshire to Wiltshire, with overnights in Watlington and Didcot. The event offers full and single-day entry options and includes accommodation, meals and checkpoint..

Two point to point winter ultras along the Weavers' Way finishing at Cromer Pier, with 50 km and 100 km options, GPX navigation required, limited entries and on-course checkpoints with food and GPS tracking.

Run Henham is a park based running event at Henham Park in Suffolk organised by EPIC Norfolk. It features a 10 km race with chip timing and a 1 km fun run, bespoke medals, charity entry options and on site race facilities.

A fully marked trail ultramarathon around Putteridge Bury in the North Chilterns, the 50K features varied ridgeline running, 798 m of ascent, three staffed aid stations and a UTMB World Series index. Entry is limited to 250 runners.

A half-day 10 km trail run around the Chiltern Hills that finishes with a private brewery tour and tasting at Tring Brewery. Groups are split by ability and participants must be able to run 5 km without stopping.

A mostly off road 15k trail at Trifarm near Boreham on 21 November 2026, following public footpaths and bridleways. The anticlockwise route starts by the lake and finishes on the running track beside the road entry.

A gravel trail run around Wantisden Hall in the Suffolk AONB offering three distances of 23 km, 16 km and 9 km on flat forest trails, with marked and timed courses, outposts on longer routes and free parking at the venue.

A six hour lap event at Suffolk Running Centre on 28 November 2026 using a 10.5 km road and trail loop. Runners can complete multiple laps to reach distances from 5k to ultra and will receive a bespoke event medal.

Trail 5K and 10K races at the Tewinbury estate in Hertfordshire featuring undulating dirt, grass and woodland trails, full waymarking with marshals, a midcourse aid station and chip timing for up to 400 runners.

An 80 mile December ultramarathon across Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk on December 5, 2026, with multiple checkpoints, mandatory safety kit and live tracking that includes an SOS function.

A 10 mile canicross loop at Grafham Water on 6 December 2026, following reservoir paths, woodland and the dam wall. Dog friendly with required harnesses, aid station water bowls and finishers medals plus a dog charm.

Bauble Bimble at Ferry Meadows is a four or six hour multi‑terrain event on a 5.3 km lap, letting runners cover distances from 5k to ultras with an aid station each lap and an event medal.

A looped forest event at High Lodge on 13 December 2026 offering distances from 5k to ultra across a 5.3 km lap. Lap options, an on-course aid station, post-run tea and cake and a bespoke medal.