Trail Running calendar near Bournheath 2025-2026

Great Longstone Chase is a popular fell race set in the Peak District, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. The mostly off-road course covers 7.7 km (4.8 miles) with around 290 m (591 ft) of climbing, starting on Longstone Edge and weaving across moorland, woodland and fields back into the village. The event..

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 Bullock Smithy Hike / Ultra 56 is a challenging 56-mile circular hike or ultra-run organized by the 3rd Hazel Grove Scout Group. The event starts and finishes in Hazel Grove, taking place over the first full weekend in September in the Peak District. The course is unmarked, demanding navigationa..

Battle of the Borders, run by How Hard Can It Be Events, is a trail-running challenge in the Shropshire Hills around Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton. Runners choose either a Half Marathon (13.1 miles) or a Marathon (26.2 miles), tackling one single lap with no loops or out-and-backs. The route..

Groovy Kinder Love & Groovy Baby Love is an off-road fell-running event at Scout Hut, Swallow House Lane, Hayfield (SK22 2HB). Saturday 6 September 2025 features two races: the 24.5 km Groovy Kinder Love with about 1,270–1,290 m of ascent, and the 16 km Groovy Baby Love with around 675 m of ascent...

The Great Kinder Barrel Race, held in Edale, Hope Valley, UK, is a family-friendly fell race featuring three events on the same moorland course: Team Barrel Race (The Barrel), Individual Fell Race (The Pint), and a Children's Race (The Half Pint). The route reflects Edale’s legendary beer-run tale,..

The RIDUM 2025 is a 30-mile ultra around the Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk in South East Wales, near Caerphilly. The route climbs 4,252 feet through lanes, trails and woodland, with ridge-top views and Mynydd Machen (362m) as the high point. Expect a friendly Pegasus atmosphere, with three checkpoint..

Lone Wolf Birmingham 2025 takes place at Wyre Forest, Callow Hill, Bewdley, DY14 9XQ. The event centers on a 7.1km forest loop, with distance options including 10k, half marathon, marathon and ultramarathon—the distance you choose. It functions as a 24-hour endurance challenge: runners complete one..

Now in its sixty-second year, The Across Wales Walk is a 45-mile linear challenge from the English border at Anchor near Clun, Shropshire, to the Welsh coast at Clarach Bay near Aberystwyth. Described as a classic of the challenge walking calendar, it is open to walkers and runners with an 18-hour t..

Coln Valley 2, 5 & 10km Charity Trail Run takes place in the Coln Valley, between Coln St Aldwyns and Bibury, by Yew Tree Lodge (GL7 5AJ). The event offers a 2km Steeplechase Fun Run for families, plus 5km and 10km routes. The 2km course includes hay bale hurdles, the dip of doom and a final heartbr..

Hackpen Hill 10k Trail Run/walk is a tenth-year, off-road event on 07 Sep 2025, on tracks and farm fields near Weir Farm in Broad Hinton, Wiltshire (SN4 9NE). The one-lap course skirts the Ridgeway and showcases natural beauty around Weir Farm. Participants can walk, jog or run over farm tracks, fie..

Sandstone Trail Half is Run Cheshire & Gogledd Cymru’s trail race along the Sandstone Trail in Cheshire. The event replaces the former Sandstone Trail Races and runs as a point-to-point from Bickerton Hill National Trust Car Park to the Kelsall Hill Equestrian Centre. The route is marked by yellow S..

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 Woodchester Trail Challenge is a demanding, approximately eight-mile trail race held in Woodchester Park, Gloucestershire (postcode GL10 3TS). Designed for experienced trail runners, the course features hilly woodland tracks and must be completed within a 2.5-hour cutoff. The event offers compet..

Bradenham Blast is a popular trail-running event in the Chiltern Hills at Manor Farm, Bradenham, High Wycombe, HP14 4HF, United Kingdom. It offers 5 km, 10 km, and a Half Marathon (13.1 miles) option introduced in 2025. Hosted in the UK’s only arable nature reserve, the race features wildflowers and..

SOX 10km, organized by Racing Line Running, is held at the South Oxfordshire Brewery in Ipsden (OX10 6AS). The open-to-all event offers a 10km multi-terrain course (60% off-road) suitable for all abilities and is canicross friendly. The route uses typically private trails, woodlands, fields and loca..

Westonbirt Arboretum Summer 2025 offers a family-friendly running event at Westonbirt Arboretum, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire (GL8 8QS). Runners can choose from 1 mile, 5km, 10km, and half-marathon distances, with a course described as varied and beautiful, winding through arboretum zones dedicated..

The Stretton Skyline Fell Race, staged around Church Stretton, Shropshire, is a very tough long-distance event organized by Telford Athletic Club. It covers about 30.5 km with around 1,357 m of ascent, starting in Cardingmill Valley and finishing beside the Church Stretton Sports Pavilion after summ..

The Waverley Dash is a roughly 10 km trail race held on the Waverley Lakes area between Handsworth and Treeton, southeast of Sheffield. The mostly flat, off-road course loops around lakes, trails and fields and can be muddy in wet weather; runners are advised to wear trail shoes. The route is fully..

TrailFest - Cannock Chase Forest is a multi-distance day of trail running at Cannock Chase Forest, Staffordshire (WS15 2UA). It offers four distances: 10K, half marathon, marathon, and 50K for all abilities. The course is a hilly forest tour starting at the rifle-range cadet hut, with fire roads and..