Trail Running calendar near Great Dunmow 2025-2026

The Run Rabbit Trail Festival is a multi-distance trail running event held at the scenic Deene Park Estate near Corby. Scheduled for May 2026, it offers three main challenges: the Trail Mix Challenge (25k), featuring five different 5km loops run hourly over five hours; the Headlight Hop (10k), an ea..

Run to the Sea Brighton is a 50 km point-to-point ultramarathon from Christ's Hospital School in Horsham to Hove Lawns on the Brighton seafront. The multi-terrain course features trails, rolling downs and a coastal promenade, offering scenic views and a reputation for superb organisation and a frien..

The Chiltern Hills 100K is a 100-kilometer ultra marathon held in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, UK. The race features an anticlockwise loop starting and finishing in Chesham, passing iconic landmarks such as Ashridge Estate, Coombe Hill, Whiteleaf Hill, Bledlow Ridge, and Great Hampden. With..

Boghopper Races Ltd presents the Holy Trail Festival of Running, a new Suffolk trail event at Nicholas Everitt Park, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft. Runners can choose from three distances: 50‑mile circular (start/finish at the park) with a 15‑hour limit; 50‑km from Holton Village Hall to the park (10 hour..

Shires and Spires is a renowned multi-terrain running event held in Northamptonshire, UK, starting and finishing at Naseby Village Hall. The race offers five distances: 10K (road), half marathon, three-quarter marathon, marathon, and a challenging 35-mile ultra marathon. The course features a scenic..

The Halstead & Essex Marathon, established in 1995, is an annual running event held in North Essex, starting at Halstead Leisure Centre. Celebrating its 30th year in 2026, the marathon features a scenic course on low-traffic roads through rolling hills, woods, and farmlands, offering a picturesque a..

The Oliver Fisher 10k & 5k is an annual running event held at Milton Creek Country Park in Sittingbourne, Kent. Featuring off-road stone trail courses, the race offers 10k and 5k distances along with a junior run, making it suitable for runners of all ages and abilities. The scenic route showcases t..

The Zig Zag Marathon and Half Marathon take place at the Suffolk Running Centre in Bury St Edmunds, UK. The marathon follows the officially measured, scenic Kirtling Route, which is fully on road and mildly undulating, while the half marathon uses the Windmill Route, both featuring quiet roads. The..

Five Rivers Ultra is the only point-to-point 100-mile ultramarathon in East Anglia, finishing in Harwich, Suffolk. It offers three distances: 100 miles, 50 miles and 50 km with generous cut-offs. The route runs along the North Essex and South Suffolk coast, through Dedham Vale and the Suffolk Coast..

North Downs Way 50 is a 50-mile point-to-point ultramarathon hosted by Centurion Running, running along the North Downs Way National Trail from Farnham, Surrey to Knockholt Pound near Greater London. The route features about 5,600 feet (1,700 m) of ascent and reflects the first 50 miles of the NDW10..

The Reigate Priory Park 10K is a scenic charity fun run held in Priory Park, Reigate, Surrey. The course features a 250-meter start plus four laps on an accurately measured, gently undulating cross-country terrain surrounded by lush greenery. Suitable for runners of all levels, the event fosters a f..

South Downs 50k is a 50-kilometre point-to-point trail race from Falmer (University of Brighton) to Eastbourne, largely following the South Downs Way through the South Downs National Park. The route features runnable trails with grass, farm tracks and forest sections, totaling roughly 3,600 feet of..

Farmmageddon is an endurance running event held at Hyde Hall Farm, Buntingford, SG9 0RU. Returning for its second year, the event features a challenging 100-mile race completed over 32 hours across two days. The course consists of a 5.3 km loop combining trail, grassland, and some tarmac paths, suit..

The Grim Reaper Running Festival returns to Grimsthorpe Castle Estate near Bourne in South Lincolnshire. The event offers four solo ultra distances — 10, 40, 70 and 100 miles — plus a 100‑mile team option, and two 10‑mile races (day and night). Runners navigate a fully marked 10‑mile loop featuring..

The Fox is a RunThrough Trails event set in the Surrey countryside, offering three trail distances: 20k, 41k and 62k. Runners start at different venues—Merrist Wood College in Worplesdon (20k), West Clandon Village Hall (41k), and Burys Field in Godalming (62k)—before all finish back at Burys Field...

The Seven Sisters Half Marathon is a scenic 13.5-mile trail race held in the South Downs National Park, starting and finishing at Helen Garden in Eastbourne. The course follows the South Downs Way, passing through Friston Forest, woodland trails, the iconic Seven Sisters cliffs, and Beachy Head, off..

Grand Union Canal Race (GUCR) is a 145-mile non-stop ultramarathon along the Grand Union Canal Towpath from Gas Street Basin, Birmingham to Little Venice, London. Dubbed “The Long Run” and regarded by many as Britain’s premier ultra, the race follows a way-marked, flat towpath through urban and rura..

The Ridgeway Challenge is an 86-mile (139 km) point-to-point trail race along The Ridgeway National Trail, from Ivinghoe Beacon in Hertfordshire to the Avebury Stones in Wiltshire. The route follows a historic path used for thousands of years, with a largely signposted course marked by permanent sig..

The Castle Trails 30km is a scenic point-to-point trail race in Kent, launching in 2026 as part of the Three Castles 50km Ultra weekend. Starting at Little Fant Farm near Maidstone and finishing in Tonbridge, the course follows the River Medway, passing historic sites like East Farleigh’s stone brid..

The Three Castles 50km Ultra Marathon is a scenic race held in Kent, England, starting in Rochester and finishing at Tonbridge athletics track. The flat course follows the River Medway, passing three medieval castles, charming villages, and lush countryside along the Medway Valley Walk. Runners expe..