Trail Running calendar near Boscastle 2025-2026

Experience wintry Dartmoor on Pagan Trails, a midwinter run from Chagford that passes stone circles and ancient sites. Choose a demanding marathon of 28 miles and 1500 m ascent or a half of 14 miles and 700 m ascent and bring winter kit.

Join the social, self navigated Blackdown Beast, a scenic cross country run from Dunkeswell Airfield supporting Macmillan Cancer Support. Expect village hall and pub refreshment stops, stunning hills and 10 or 16 mile options.

Enjoy a friendly timed trail run through Haldon Forest in Devon on Sunday 1 February 2026, with 2.5K, 5K and 10K options and canicross welcome. Fully marked course, water points and medals for all finishers make it a relaxed, fun challenge.

Run a rugged 27 km off road loop from Sidmouth with about 3999 ft of climbing as you visit four trig points in order. Enjoy coastal trails, great camaraderie and support Cardiac Risk in the Young.

Take on a moonlit trail across open moorland and local paths near South Brent, with 5 or 9 mile options. Enjoy rugged climbs, moor crossings and riverside views in this atmospheric night race organized by Wild Running.

Take on rolling hills, muddy trails and river crossings at Dalwood 3 Hills near Axminster on 15 Feb 2026, with 10 mile, 5 km and family friendly 3 km options. Village hall facilities and medical cover provided. Bring a cup for water.

Take on the Dartmoor Winter Traverse, a fully supported challenge across remote moorland from south to north, open to runners and walkers. Choose 30 km or 50 km and enjoy guided navigation and course support through dramatic winter terrain.

Take on the Hameldown Hammer on 28 February 2026 in Widecombe in the Moor, Dartmoor, with scenic granite ridges and open moorland underfoot. Choose a challenging half marathon, a rugged 8 mile race, or the new ultra for a true wild run.

Cousin Jack in St Ives Cornwall on 7 March offers rugged coastal trail races across muddy fields, rocky headlands and steep boggy paths. Choose an 18 mile Classic or 35 mile Ultra for a seaside challenge with serious elevation.

Join the Red Warrior Challenge at Margam Country Park on 22 March 2026 for mixed terrain races offering 5K, 10K and 20K options. Solo runners and canicross teams welcome at this sixth annual celebration of trail fun and challenge.

The Way of the Dead is a challenging 50k running event traversing Dartmoor from east to west, organized by Wild Running. Participants can compete solo or in pairs, with live GPS tracking and three checkpoints that also serve as feed station..

Run scenic off road trails through Escot Park near Ottery St Mary with short climbs and some muddy sections. Choose a 10K or a two lap half marathon with canicross categories for dog and handler teams.

Join the Minster Challenge in Axminster on 29 March 2026 for muddy, hilly trail fun across 3, 5 and 12 km options. Enjoy homemade refreshments, medals for finishers and prizes for winners in a friendly community event.

Take on the Feighan Fury 10 mile trail around Devon estates with steep hills, woods and river crossings, or join the family friendly Templeton 5 km fun run. Event at Templeton Village Hall on 29 March 2026.

Run Pendine Sands on firm beach along a scenic out and back course with distances from 5k to ultra. Finishers earn bespoke medals, category winners take trophies, and the event is cup free so bring a reusable cup.

Steaming to the Coast is a unique trail running event held along the scenic West Somerset Railway in Minehead, Somerset. Utilizing the UK's longest standard gauge steam railway, participants ride a steam train from Minehead to Bishops Lydea..

Vale Coastal Races is the Vale of Glamorgan Ultra and Coastal Races, three trail distances along the Vale of Glamorgan coast in south Wales. The Ultra covers 32.5 miles along the Wales Coast Path from Penarth Pier to Ogmore-by-Sea; the Vale..

Enjoy stunning coastal, woodland and dune trails at Oxwich Bay with 5 km, 10 km or a self navigated half marathon. Part of the Run The Trails Series, the event is timed and all finishers receive a medal.

Tackle the scenic South West Coast Path from Exmouth to Seaton, about 22 miles with 4,000 ft of ascent and a beach finish opposite the Mariner's Hotel. Enter solo, relay or Sid to Axe for a supported, chip timed coastal challenge.

Take on the KVK Solo by Freedom Racing at Perranporth Airfield on 18 April 2026, a challenging 15 mile two lap route with 1000 m of ascent across inland hills and coastal paths. Enjoy prizes, a free TRIBE bar and a unique cowbell medal at t..