Trail Running calendar near Castle Acre 2025-2026

The Zig Zag Challenge is a multi-terrain running event held at Brandon Country Park in Suffolk, located in the heart of Thetford Forest. Participants run laps of a 5.3 km course featuring gravel footpaths and grassy areas. The event offers flexible distances, allowing runners to cover as much ground..

The Rose of the Shires Ultra Marathon is a 54-mile circular race through Northamptonshire's scenic countryside, starting and finishing at Brixworth Country Park. The course features approximately 70% trails and 30% roads, including footpaths, country trails, roads, and canal towpaths, with an elevat..

The Battle of the Brampton Valley Way is a unique ultra running event held along the traffic-free Brampton Valley Way, spanning 28 miles (45km) from Market Harborough in Leicestershire to Northamptonshire and back. This super flat course offers a scenic route through rural Northamptonshire, featurin..

The Haughley Festival of Running is an annual event held at the exclusive Haughley Park in Suffolk, offering a range of race distances including 5k, 10k, half marathon, full marathon, and ultra marathon. Now in its fourth year, the festival provides a self-contained, intimate atmosphere with exclusi..

The Thames Ring 250 is an iconic 250+ mile ultramarathon loop starting from Goring, following the River Thames into London, then along the Grand Union Canal and Oxford Canal before returning to the Thames finish. Established in 2009, it was the first race of its kind, known for its challenging cours..

The Trent Valley Ultra is a scenic 50-kilometer ultra marathon held in Nottinghamshire, starting and finishing at Milestone Brewery & Tap in Cromwell, Newark. The course winds through charming villages using footpaths, bridleways, tracks, and minor roads, offering runners a picturesque and memorable..

The Robin Hood 100 is a fully marked ultra running event held in South Wheatley, Retford, Nottinghamshire. The scenic course features runnable trails with good underfoot conditions, heading into Sherwood Forest—Robin Hood’s legendary homeland—and returning to South Wheatley. The route is relatively..