Trail Running calendar near Great Baddow 2025-2026

The 12th Colworth Hare and Tortoise Run is a 26.3-mile, five-lap event around Colworth Estate in North Bedfordshire. Starting from Colworth House Sports and Social Club in Sharnbrook (MK44 1LB), the route combines undulating trail and unclassified roads with woodland paths featuring uneven surfaces..

The St Andrews Day Challenge, organized by Zig Zag Running, takes place at Brandon Country Park in Suffolk, located in the heart of Thetford Forest. This multi-terrain event features a 5.3 km loop of gravel footpaths and grass areas. Participants can choose between a 6-hour or 4-hour timed challenge..

Surrey Hills Half Marathon is a guided trail half marathon starting and finishing in Guildford, Surrey. The 13-mile route threads through the Surrey Hills’ scenery, including St Martha’s Church and hill, the village of Shere, and Newlands Corner and Hackhurst Downs, with sections of the North Downs..

Winter on the Downs is an ultra-running event featuring two single-loop races of 55 miles and 100 miles, set in the scenic trails of East and West Sussex. Starting and finishing in Eastbourne, participants will traverse iconic landscapes, including Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters. The 55-mile rout..

Sussex Downs Trail Run takes place at Plumpton Racecourse in the South Downs National Park, Mid-Sussex, with easy access from Brighton, Haywards Heath, and Lewes. The event offers three distances: 22km, 12km, and 9km. The course starts with a flat 3.5km tree-lined warm-up, then climbs to the South D..

Cowdray Winter Night Run is a 5km or 10km trail race on the Cowdray Estate in West Sussex. The routes traverse parkland and along the River Rother, with some private estate tracks; the course is mostly flat with a couple of gentle climbs. Runners start at the Cowdray Ruins and finish at the Walled G..

Freedom Racing's Hurtwood 50k is a 50-kilometre trail ultramarathon set in the well-known Surrey Hills. The route is a fully signed long-distance trail with extra race signage, designed as a fast, out-and-back course featuring a 5-mile loop for those up front. Competitors encounter regular checkpoin..

The Trifarm Winter Trail Run 10k is the final event in a four-round seasonal trail running series, held at Trifarm in Boreham, Essex. The course is predominantly off-road, covering over 95% on public footpaths and bridleways, and follows a mostly clockwise route designed to avoid flood-prone areas n..

The ATW Grafham Water Trail & Canicross is a scenic 10-mile trail running event held at Grafham Water Visitor Centre in Cambridgeshire. The course begins on the iconic dam, offering a fast start, then loops around the reservoir through woodland nature reserves, past Dragonfly Pond and Sanctuary Bay,..

The Mince Pie 10 is a festive 10-mile race held in Peacehaven, East Sussex, organized by Seaford Striders. The multi-terrain course features about six miles of farm tracks and bridleways, with the remaining four miles on quiet roads, including a challenging hill around mile six. Participants can exp..

Bauble Bimble is a festive running event held at Ferry Meadows, a large country park near Peterborough, UK. Participants run laps of a 5.3 km multi-terrain course featuring gravel footpaths and grassy areas through the scenic park. The event offers a 6-hour or 4-hour timed challenge where runners ca..

Winter Downs 200 is a 200-mile trail race staged by Centurion Running from 10–14 December 2025. The loop traces the North Downs Way, Vanguard Way, South Downs Way, Wayfarers Walk and St Swithuns Way around the South, with 96 hours to finish the single-stage course, live tracking, and crew access at..

Mince Pi Run - races of 2 decimal places is a 14 December 2025 off-road event at Shalford Park, Guildford. Participants choose from 3.14 to 31.4 miles (1–10 laps) on a scenic, mostly flat course with one or two hills. A Pi marathon option and a 1-mile Pi-shaped fun run for young children are offered..

The Salcey Forest Christmas 10K, 5K & Junior Fun Run is a festive trail running event held in Salcey Forest, Northamptonshire. Set amidst beautiful, tree-lined woodland paths, the race offers a virtually flat, mixed-terrain course that can be occasionally muddy. Participants can choose between a 10K..

Let it Stow – Half Trail Marathon is a festive, 13.1-mile trail race organized by Raw Trails in Stowmarket, Suffolk. Runners traverse woodland, meadows and quiet country lanes around Stowmarket and the surrounding countryside, with several road crossings and clear course markings. The atmosphere is..

'Twas The Run Before Christmas is a festive running event held at Brandon Country Park in Suffolk, located in the heart of Thetford Forest. Participants can choose between a 6-hour or 4-hour timed event, running multiple laps of a 5.3 km multi-terrain course featuring gravel footpaths and grass area..

The Christmas Canter is a festive running event held at the Suffolk Running Centre in Bury St Edmunds. Offering multiple distance options—5k, 10k, half marathon, full marathon, and ultra—the race features a mass start and a seven-hour cutoff. The course is entirely on road, passing through picturesq..

Christmas Pudding Dash in Pett, near Hastings, East Sussex, marks its 20th year as a festive multi-terrain cross-country event. The main race runs a single loop of roughly 4.2 miles through farmland and woods around Pett, with a 2-mile Fun Run and a Junior Run also on offer. Expect an undulating, mu..

The Chelmsford Brew Co 12k's of Christmas, run & rum is a festive, social running event held at the Chelmsford Brew Co venue, including the Voodoo Keller Bar and the brewery tap room. The 12-kilometre course features a basement-start climb, a tap-room checkpoint, and a finish in the Voodoo Keller Ba..

Elves 11ish Trail is a narrative trail race that starts and finishes at the Blackwater Leisure Centre, forming a circular 11 Elvish mile route between Maldon and Mundon. About 95% of the course is off-road, across a variety of terrains. There are no marshals or arrows; runners follow written instruc..