Trail Running calendar near Birmingham 2025-2026

The The Great Kinder Barrel Race will take place in Edale on Saturday 6 September 2025. You can run 6 kilometers.

The Scammonden (50 miles) is an ultra trail running event organized by Heights Ultra Trail, starting and finishing at Colne Valley High School in Linthwaite, Huddersfield. The circular 50-mile course features a mix of wonderful trails, open moorland, and stunning vistas, with waymarked sections and..

The Joust 12hr & 24hr is an off-road endurance race held at Top Barn Campsite, Worcestershire (WR6 6NH). The event features a 24-hour race (J24) and a 12-hour 50-mile challenge (J12), with the J24 open to solo runners, pairs, and teams, while the J12 is for solo competitors only. The course is a rou..

The Ramsden (50KM) is an ultra trail running event held in Huddersfield, starting and finishing at Colne Valley High School, Linthwaite. The circular course features wonderful trails, open moorland, and stunning vistas, with waymarked routes and several checkpoints. The event welcomes runners, hiker..

The Heights (The Wessenden) 27KM is a scenic trail running event held in the Colne Valley, West Yorkshire, as part of the Heights Ultra Trail Festival (HUTFEST). This undulating, multi-terrain circular course covers 27 kilometers of country lanes, trails, and catchwater paths, offering a runnable ye..

The Bullock Smithy Ultra, also known as the Bullock Smithy Hike / Ultra 56, is a challenging 56-mile circular hike or ultra-run held annually in the Peak District, starting and finishing in Hazel Grove. Organized by the 3rd Hazel Grove Scout Group, the event takes place over the first full weekend i..

The Battle of the Borders is an exciting trail running event set in the picturesque Shropshire Hills, offering participants the choice of a Half Marathon (13.1 miles) or a full Marathon (26.2 miles). This single-lap course begins and ends at Carding Mill Valley, a National Trust area, providing stun..

The Across Wales Walk is a classic challenge walking event held annually, now in its 62nd year. Participants walk or run a demanding 45-mile linear route across Wales, starting at Anchor Bridge on the English border near Clun and finishing at Clarach Bay near Aberystwyth on the Welsh coast. The cour..

The Cross Keys Road & Fell Relay is a unique team running event held at the Cross Keys Inn in Uppermill, UK. Teams of four runners compete in a relay featuring two road legs of 3 miles each and two fell legs of 2.5 miles each. The road legs consist of two laps on a hilly circuit, while the fell legs..

The Groovy Kinder Love is a challenging fell running event held in Hayfield, UK, starting from the Scout Hut on Swallow House Lane. It features two race options: the Groovy Kinder Love, a 24.5 km (15.2 miles) course with 1290 meters of ascent, and the shorter Groovy Baby Love, covering 16 km (9.9 mi..

Lone Wolf Birmingham 2025 is a unique ultra-endurance running event held at Wyre Forest, Callow Hill, Bewdley. The race features a challenging 7.1km loop through undulating forest trails, set in the scenic woodlands of Wyre Forest. Participants run one loop every hour on the hour for 24 hours, needi..

The Waverley Dash is an approximately 10-kilometer trail race held in the South East of Sheffield, around the scenic Waverley Lakes situated between Handsworth and Treeton. The course is fairly flat, off-road, and fully marshalled, winding through lakes, trails, and fields, which may be muddy in wet..

The Sandstone Trail Races feature a unique trail running experience in Cheshire and North Wales, offering two concurrent point-to-point races. The event starts at Bickerton Hill National Trust Car Park and concludes at Kelsall Hill Equestrian Centre, providing excellent facilities for participants a..

The Hackpen Hill 10k Trail Run is an annual off-road event held near Weir Farm, Broad Hinton, Swindon, Wiltshire. Celebrating its tenth year, the race features a challenging one-lap course that traverses farm tracks, fields, mud, and rolling hills alongside the historic Ridgeway trail. Suitable for..

The Exterminator is a challenging fell race organized by Totley AC, held in Sheffield, UK. Covering approximately 27 km (17 miles) with an elevation gain of 1,066 meters (3,505 feet), it features varied terrain including roads, tracks, woodland, fields, open moorland, villages, and hamlets. The cour..

The Stretton Skyline Fell Race is a challenging 30.5 km (19-mile) fell running event held in Church Stretton, UK, organized by Telford Athletic Club. Featuring a total ascent of 1357 meters, the race route includes summits such as Pole Bank, The Ragleth, Caer Caradoc, The Lawley, and The Long Mynd...

The Coln Valley Charity Trail Run, held near Coln St Aldwyns and Bibury, offers 2km, 5km, and 10km trail distances suitable for all ages and abilities. Set in the scenic Coln River valley, the event features mostly grassy, undulating terrain with a mix of cross-country elements, including hay bale h..

The SOX 10km is a scenic multi-terrain running event held at the South Oxfordshire Brewery in Ipsden, UK. The course, suitable for all abilities and canicross participants, covers 10km with about 60% off-road terrain including trails, woodlands, fields, and local roads, featuring 141m of elevation g..

The Bradenham Blast is a highly regarded trail running event held in the scenic Chiltern Hills at Manor Farm, Bradenham, UK. Offering 5km, 10km, and a new half marathon distance, the race caters to all abilities with no cut-off times. Participants run through tranquil beech woodlands, rugged trails,..

The Westonbirt Arboretum Summer 2025 running event takes place at the National Arboretum in Westonbirt, Tetbury, UK. Participants can choose from distances including 1 mile, 5km, 10km, and a half marathon, all set on a scenic course that winds through diverse tree collections featuring over 2,500 sp..