Trail Running calendar near Desborough 2026-2027

A 4 miles hill race around Winster on 2 July 2026 through lanes, trails and fields with marshals and partial tape marking. Online pre-entry is £5, on the night entry is £8 and entries are limited to 200.

A guided trail running weekend in Edale featuring the 23 mile Edale Skyline and an optional 10 km loop, bunkhouse accommodation, coaching, photos and a welcome drink.

Follow the 82 mile Essex Way trail from Epping tube station to the historic high lighthouse in Harwich. This ultra marathon features mixed terrain and 3,469 feet of elevation with full GPS tracking and five checkpoints.

A timed charity run along the Thames with lap options from 5.3 km up to ultra distances. The Run for a Tenner entry donates £10 to Rays of Sunshine and all finishers receive a bespoke medal.

A point-to-point half marathon along canal towpaths from Wolverhampton to Brindley Place in Birmingham, run in seeded time trial waves. The course features a 360 metre tunnel and floating drink stations on canal barges every three miles.

A multi-distance trail event in the valley of Ironbridge on 4th July, with 8 Miles, 16 Miles and a full Marathon over mixed tracks and paths. Parking is available on site and all finishers receive bling.

Warslow Fell Race offers senior and junior fell races around Warslow village in Derbyshire. The senior event covers 10 km with 675 m ascent under an FRA licence, includes cut off times and mandatory kit rules, and awards prizes for top fini..

A 4.7 mile off road trail race through the Moss Valley with a 1.4 mile family fun run. The course runs across farmland and woodland, includes a small ford, and is taped and marshalled.

Trail options from Bakewell across the Southern Peak District include 100 km, 50 km, 25 km and a 10 mile Bakewell option. The event features a signed route, GPS tracking, covered rest stops, medical support and camping facilities.

A licensed, timed five mile trail race through Smalley, Mapperley and Shipley Country Park with water stations, a race village and prizes. A separate one mile colourful fun run on the event field provides a finisher medal and limited places..

Race 2 of the Orion Harriers Forest Five series takes place on 04 July 2026 at Jubilee Retreat as part of a three-race series with age-category aggregate trophies and prizes for individual and team placings.

A muddy 5k obstacle course at Kempton Park Racecourse where participants climb, crawl and slide through the course. The event uses staggered waves, has a minimum age of 13 and includes a medal plus fundraising support.

A 24 hour track challenge in Nuneaton where participants run one mile at the same time each hour for 24 consecutive hours. The event offers clubhouse and around the clock toilet access, a daytime cafe, limited places and a P24 finisher meda..

A volunteer-run running event in Willingham, Cambridgeshire with chip timing on flat country roads, footpaths and bridleways. Distances include 10 km and 6.5 km and children's races follow the main events.

A 21.1 km trail race along The Ridgeway between Wendover and Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire, with 526 m of ascent, two aid stations and a four hour time limit. Entry is capped at 350 runners and the race is a UTMB World Series index..

A community road race at Jobbers Wood with professionally measured 10k, 5k and a 1k junior race, chip timing, free finisher T-shirts or tree planting options, and fundraising for new school sports facilities.

A village organised fell race on 5 July 2026 across Dark Peak and White Peak. The route is about 10 km (6 miles) with roughly 340 m of ascent and finishes at the village school with renowned flapjacks.

Forest races on hilly woodland trails in Cannock Chase offering a half marathon and a 10k in a summer schedule, with route maps, parking on site, a bespoke medal and free photographs.

Three marked trail distances around Tittesworth Reservoir and the southern Peak District, with marshals, stocked aid stations, chip timing, free race photos and a themed medal at the finish by the water.

Matlock Skyline Challenge on 5 July 2026 offers two unmarked off road routes from Matlock, raising funds for Derby Mountain Rescue Team. Routes traverse high ground, villages, meadows, moorland and woodland.