Trail Running calendar near Great Bentley 2026-2027

Run as many laps as possible in 24 hours on an 8 km Essex trail at Cherry Orchard Country Park, with solo and team entries, camping and on-site facilities.

Annual not for profit run organised by Istead & Ifield Harriers from Cyclopark through the Kent countryside with proceeds supporting local charities.

A 21.1 km off road half marathon on The Ridgeway near Wendover with a loop at Whiteleaf Hill, two aid stations and a 4 hour time limit.

Group guided 10 km trail run across the boardwalk and heathland of Thursley National Nature Reserve with evening and night options, car parking and a post-run alcohol-free beer.

Timed 6, 12 and 24 hour races at High Lodge Thetford Forest for solos, pairs or teams up to four, with basic on-site food, toilets and free Saturday camping.

A muddy 5k obstacle course at Fairlands Valley Park in Stevenage with staggered waves, on-site facilities, a minimum fundraising target of £50 and age 13 and over requirement.

A repeated loop Backyard Ultra at Bedgebury where runners complete a 4.167 mile circuit each hour until one remains, with a separate 7 hour challenge available.

A muddy 5k obstacle course at Hylands Park, Chelmsford on 18 July 2027 organised by Cancer Research UK to raise funds; participants must be 13 or older.

Community fundraising runs at Hylands Park offering 3k, 5k and a double-lap 10k on mainly grass terrain, organised by Cancer Research UK.

A flat, chip-timed 10K in Highfield Park with an event village, free family fun run, pacers and charity fundraising for Alzheimer’s Research UK.

A Pretty Muddy 5k at Tilgate Park with obstacles on woodland and lakeside paths, a double lap course and a minimum age of 13.

Community fundraising run at Tilgate Park offering 10k, 5k and 3k routes around Tilgate Lake with mixed surfaces and chip timed results.

Evening trail races at Wendover Woods on 18 July 2026, raising funds for the Chilterns Neuro Centre with 10K, 5K and an accessible 1.5K loop.

A navigational trail event near Little Baddow, Essex with a roughly 14 to 18 mile route, team entries of two or three, waterproof maps provided and mandatory compass and phone.

An 81-mile circular ultra on the historic Bunyan Trail in Bedfordshire with a 24-hour limit, full waymarking, seven aid stations and live tracking.

A 100 km trail ultramarathon on an anticlockwise loop of the Chiltern Hills starting and finishing in Chesham, fully marked with GPS tracking and six aid stations.

A guided 12.5 mile trail run around Box Hill that gains about 1000 metres of elevation across woodland, heathland and open fields. Group pace with technical climbs and scrambling and a chance of an alcohol free beer at the finish.