Trail Running calendar near Ilfracombe 2025-2026

Doone Run is Ilfracombe Running Club’s 16 km (10 miles) trail race through Exmoor, tracing the traditional route from Watersmeet near Lynmouth, through the Doone Valley, to the Valley of the Rocks. In its 36th edition, the event remains a celebrated multi-terrain challenge, weaving coastal paths, wo..

Bude Pirate Run 2025 is a Cornwall multi-terrain race organized by Bude Rats. The off-road route covers about 8 miles of coastal trails from Maer Down to Crooklets in Bude, with views of coast path, fields, and woodlands and short road sections, and sits as part of the Cornwall Multi Terrain Series...

The Warhorse will take place in Braunton on Sunday 21 September 2025.

The Mells Scenic Race is a 7-mile running event held in the historic village of Mells, near Frome. The course features a mix of footpaths, bridleways, cycle paths, and quiet country lanes, offering a scenic route with some hills. The 2025 race follows the 2023 route, including a stretch along the cy..

Five Tors Regional Event takes place at Five Tors, Merrivale, on Dartmoor, and kicks off the 2025-26 Devon League. The open-to-all, colour-coded orienteering event offers courses from Yellow (1.3 km) to Brown (7.9 km) with climb ranging from 35 m to 290 m, mapped at 1:7500. The terrain mixes wide-op..

Pumsaint Trail Half Marathon, held at Pumsaint village hall in Llanwrda, United Kingdom, is a scenic, hilly half marathon set in the Cothi valley. The event also features a 6.5-mile fun run and children’s races on an approximately one-mile woodland course with single-track paths. The atmosphere emph..

The Great Links Tor Flyer is a scenic fell race held on Dartmoor, starting and finishing at the Fox and Hounds Hotel near Bridestow/Lydford. The senior race covers 7.5 km (4.5 miles) with 380 meters of ascent, featuring a challenging course that includes Great Nodden Tor, Great Links Tor, Arms Tor,..

Run The Trails Series - Margam takes place at Margam Country Park in Margam, Neath Port Talbot (SA13 2TJ). The event offers 5K and 10K routes through the park’s trails, with the 10K being a repeat of the 5K lap. Runners can enjoy scenic backdrops and castle views within the park’s iconic landscape.T..

Portishead's Black Nore 10km returns in 2025, a mixed-terrain coastal race starting at Portishead Lake Grounds. The route runs along the coast path of the Bristol Channel, past Black Nore Lighthouse and through Redcliffe Bay with water views toward Wales. Runners tackle a gently undulating course wi..

North Coast 110 / Exmoor Coast 55, by Climb South West, offers four distances: 110 miles, 110 km, 65 km, and 55 km. The route runs along the South West Coast Path from Hartland Quay towards Barnstaple and Minehead, with self-navigation and GPS tracking. The flagship 110-mile Ultra includes nearly 6,..

North Coast 110 / Exmoor Coast 55 is a multi-distance coastal ultra run by Climb South West. The 55 km Exmoor Coast Ultra starts in Combe Martin and finishes in Minehead along the South West Coast Path, tracing the Exmoor National Park coastline. Other distances on offer include 65 km, 110 km and 11..

Set on the Gower Peninsula in the Gower AONB, the Gower Ultra 50, Ultra Bach & Trail Race follows the Wales Coast Path for three linked coastal endurance challenges. The Ultra 50 completes a full circumnavigation of the peninsula; Ultra Bach is 34 miles and the Trail Race 23 miles, with the later se..

Cornwall’s Backyard Ultra is staged in St. Eval, Cornwall, with the race HQ in a private farming field. Each loop runs about 4.17 miles (6.7 km) on Cornish country lanes, including a coastal section along the Coast Path near Bedruthan Steps.The format is Last Person Standing: start every hour on the..

The Stockland Scamper is a revived multi-terrain running event held near Honiton, East Devon, returning in 2025 after a six-year break. Organized by Stockland Primary Academy PTA and Ruby Red Running, it offers three distances: 10km, 5km, and 3km, each featuring hilly, muddy countryside routes with..

The Monross Trailblazers - Blaze the Biblins is a trail running event held on October 5, 2025, at Biblins Youth Campsite near Doward, Ross-on-Wye, within one of Britain's finest Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Covering approximately 6 miles (10k), the course features a mix of climbs, fla..

Prosper Events’ Quantock Hills Half Marathon is a challenging trail race in the Quantock Hills, Somerset, starting near Kilve Court, SSE Outdoors. This half marathon combines scenic trails with tough climbs, rolling hills, and views, weaving through forests, country lanes, and open moorland. Runners..

Teignbridge Trotters’ Sibelco Templer Ten is a 10-mile, multi-terrain race held in Newton Abbot, Devon. The course is 90% off-road, starting and finishing in the grounds of Stover School and looping through Stover Country Park and the fields at Teigngrace. The event, limited to 325 runners, is known..

The South Hams Ultra is an endurance challenge in Devon, offering 105-mile and 56-mile options. The course circumnavigates the South Hams in a clockwise loop, largely along the South Hams Way, starting at Mount Folly Farm campsite in Bigbury. Runners pass the Erme estuary and Flete Estate, then trav..

Potter Around the Otter 50 is a 50-mile endurance challenge from LDWA – Cornwall and Devon, held in Devon with the start near Budleigh Salterton. Following last year's feedback, the route is reversed, beginning along the South West Coast Path East before looping inland to meet the River Otter, then..

Duchy an Dinas 5 is a 5-mile mixed-terrain race held at The Duchy of Cornwall Nursery in Lostwithiel, Cornwall. The course is about 90% trail with over 1000 feet of elevation, delivering a challenging route that travels through the valley to Restormel Castle, loops around the castle and Restormel wo..