Trail Running calendar near Colchester 2025-2026

The ATW Holdenby House Trail & Canicross event takes place on the historic 2,000-acre Holdenby Estate in Northamptonshire, featuring a scenic 5.4 km traffic-free trail through estate grounds and surrounding farmland. Participants can choose from 5k, 10k, or half marathon distances, with laps corresp..

The Frieth Hilly 5km & 10km is a challenging mixed-terrain running event held in the scenic Chiltern Hills near Frieth, between Marlow and Henley-on-Thames, about 35 miles from central London. The race features winding woodland paths and country roads, offering stunning views throughout the course...

Southend Pier Marathon takes place in Southend-on-Sea on the world’s longest pleasure pier. The event is described as a full marathon run on the sea, with the pier measuring about 1.34 miles and runners completing multiple laps to reach marathon distance on an open pier. The race is limited to 100 p..

Titsey Trail 10k is a single-lap, off-road 10-kilometre race through the Oxted Woodlands, Limpsfield Common and the High Chart area of Surrey and Kent. The largely forest-trail course uses tracks, footpaths and bridleways, with a brief 200m stretch along a country lane; it starts flat, climbs modera..

The Ridgeway Run is a challenging 15-kilometre (9.3 miles) trail race organized by Tring Running Club, featuring scenic routes mainly on footpaths and bridleways with stunning views of the Chilterns. The course starts near Tring, ascends through the Ashridge Estate past the Bridgewater Monument, fol..

Aliens V's Trail Runners Daylight Trail is a trail running event held near Rendlesham Forest, a popular area known for its natural beauty and UFO lore. Scheduled for October 12, 2025, the event offers both a full marathon and a half marathon, with routes that are 95% off-road across diverse terrain...

North Chilterns 50K is Runaway Racing’s 50-kilometre trail ultramarathon based at Putteridge Bury Country House (LU2 8LE). The course follows the Chiltern Way toward Lilley, then Warden and Barton Hills, before heading to Pegsdon Hills and Offley, finishing with final 12 km. Runners enjoy undulating..

West Acre Wild 10k Challenge is an off-road 10-kilometre race set in Westacre, Norfolk. The course winds through undulating bridle paths and woodland tracks, with a short paved section at the start and surfaces that can be wet or muddy after rain. Optional obstacles add variety, and the route finish..

The Marlow Donkey is a challenge event on Sunday 12 October 2025, organised by LDWA - Thames Valley and based at Liston Hall, Chapel Street, Marlow, Bucks SL7 1DD. The routes run in the Chiltern Hills with a new figure-of-eight route centred on Lane End. The aim is to complete, on foot, a route of..

The Tarmac Twister Trail takes place on 15 October 2025 and is organised by Essex Trail Events. The route is approximately 6 miles and the minimum age is 16. The event holds TRA permit 7706. It is a self-navigation trail race using a written route description that will be issued on the night. The c..

The Gatliff Marathon is an annual cross-country challenge in Kent, Surrey and Sussex, organized by the COPSE Club (Croydon). Participants may choose 25km or 50km, walking, jogging or running mostly on footpaths and tracks. Each year features a different route; route descriptions and GPX files are pr..

Herstmonceux 8km Trail Race is a picturesque off-road loop around Herstmonceux, centred on Herstmonceux Village Hall (BN27 4JX). The 8km course winds through fields, bridleways and woodland with views toward the South Downs; distance is approximate due to trail conditions and possible livestock. Ful..

Bedgebury Forest Half Marathon & 10K, organized by Nice Work Race Management, takes place at Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest in Kent. The course offers traffic-free woodland trails through a pine canopy for two distances: half marathon and 10K. Described as challenging and scenic, the route weav..

High Lodge Half Marathon – Autumn is a 13.1-mile circular trail race in Thetford Forest at High Lodge, Brandon, IP27 0AF. The multi-terrain course combines hard-packed trails, forest paths, sand and grassy footpaths, delivering woodland scenery for road runners and trail enthusiasts alike. The event..

Viper 5 mile trail run (Autumn edition) is held near Ingatestone, Essex, at The Viper in Mill Green. The 5-mile loop traverses countryside on public rights of way and is run in the dark, using the same course as the spring edition. It’s a small-capacity event (50 places) with first-come, first-serve..

Running Tribe Races in Buckinghamshire, England, offers endurance events at two venues: Courses 1–3 at Chalfont Park Sports Club in Chalfont St Peter and Courses 4–6 at Chalfont St Peter Community Centre. Runners can choose, on the day, from 7k, 10k, 14k, Half Marathon, Full Marathon, or a 30- or 40..

Blackwater Marathon 2025, organized by the LDWA Essex & Herts Group, takes place on Saturday 25 October at Drapers Farm Sports Club, Heybridge, Essex. This 25th edition features two circular routes: 26.5 miles and 18 miles, run on cross‑country footpaths and seawall sections on the north side of the..

Epping Forest Wildwood Trail Series Half Marathon & 10K takes place in Epping Forest, London, with start/registration at Chingford Plain, Rangers Road, E4 7QH. Runners choose between a Half Marathon (two laps) or a 10K (one lap) through ancient woodland in autumn colors. The course blends well-maint..

Thames Path Trail Run takes place at Windsor Racecourse, Windsor, UK. The event offers two trail distances: 21km and 16km, with gentle elevation gains of about 66m and 50m respectively, along the scenic Thames riverbank and surrounding countryside. Runners begin at Windsor Racecourse and follow clea..

Stort30 is a 30-mile ultramarathon organized by Challenge Running, set on the Hertfordshire–Essex border along the River Stort and the Lee Navigation. The course is flat and mostly grassy, running 15 miles out and back from Bishop’s Stortford to the Rye House area, with a turnaround at the halfway p..