Trail Running calendar near Leicester 2025-2026

RunThrough Marlow Trail Run, held at Marlow Rugby Union Football Club on Riverwoods Drive, Marlow, unfolds as a scenic all-trail event in the Thames Valley. Runners choose from Half Marathon (one lap), 10K (one lap), or 5K (two laps), all on well-marked off-road routes through local countryside. The..

The Edale Skyline Trail Weekend 2026, organized by Running Adventures, is a thrilling trail running event set in the scenic Peak District, UK. Participants stay at the Nab View Bunkhouse near Edale, offering picturesque valley views. The main challenge is the 23-mile (37km) Edale Skyline route with..

The Birmingham Black Country Half Marathon (BBCHM) is a point-to-point half marathon from Wolverhampton City Centre to Brindley Place in Birmingham, run mainly along canal towpaths. The course is largely flat with some locks and bridges and features the notable Coseley Tunnel (360m). It uses seeded..

Peak District Challenge, part of Ultra Challenge’s series, takes place in the Southern Peak District around Bakewell, Derbyshire. The event offers several distances: 100 km Full (with a two-day daylight option), 50 km, 25 km loops, and a 10-mile Bakewell option. The route forms a scenic figure‑of‑ei..

July the Turd, organized by How Hard Can It Be Events, is a playful running event set in the Ironbridge valley of Shropshire. Distances offered are 8 miles, 16 miles, or a marathon. The marathon is run as three laps, with the half (ish) marathon in two laps, and an 8‑mile option also available.The c..

The Bishop's Stortford Mitre 10k, 5k, and 1k is a community road race held in East Hertfordshire, starting from Jobbers Wood sports ground near Much Hadham. Open to all ages and abilities, the event features professionally measured 10k and 5k courses on traffic-free country lanes with gentle undulat..

Fen Gallop 2026 is a scenic running event held in Willingham, Cambridgeshire, featuring flat, multi-terrain courses along country roads, footpaths, and bridleways. Participants can choose between a 10K race or a shorter 4-mile option, both offering chip timing. The event welcomes runners aged 15 and..

Great Hucklow Fell Race is a 10 km (6 miles) fell running event around Great Hucklow, Derbyshire, on the Dark Peak and White Peak border. The course is unique, varied and challenging, with 340 m ascent. Runners start in the village, cross moorland to Abney Moor trig point, pass Abney Moor and a rese..

Chiltern Ridge Half Marathon is a 21.1km trail race along The Ridgeway National Trail in Buckinghamshire, starting and finishing in Wendover. The course runs from Wendover to Whiteleaf Hill Nature Reserve near Princes Risborough, with a forested loop en route before returning to the start. It is a f..

The MTC Severn Path Ultra is a 59-mile point-to-point ultramarathon from The Premier Inn, Shrewsbury (SY1 1PG) to Travelodge Worcester (WR1 2QS). The route follows the River Severn, starting in Shrewsbury and tracing riverside paths past Atcham, Cressage and Buildwas, then Ironbridge, Jackfield and..

Sithee at Slawit Again is a trail running event hosted by It's Grim Up North Running, starting and finishing in the village of Slaithwaite, Huddersfield. The race features a scenic and challenging course along the undulating Huddersfield narrow gauge canal, including a stretch to Tunnel End, a 3.5-m..

The MTC Severn Way Ultra is a 57-mile point-to-point ultra along the Severn from Travelodge Worcester to Travelodge Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, passing Grimley, Worcester, Upton-on-Severn, Tewkesbury, Gloucester, Epney, Priding and Frampton-on-Severn. The route is described as comparatively flat,..

Limitless Trails’ Black Mountains event is a mountain-running challenge set in the Brecon Beacons. The program offers four distances: 50‑mile Ultra, 32‑mile Ultra, Marathon, and Half Marathon (13 miles). Runners start and finish at Longtown Hall in Herefordshire, with routes weaving through the Blac..

Minninglow March is a 17-mile, 2,000‑ft elevation trail-running quest based in Parwich, Derbyshire Dales, a pretty village north of Ashbourne. The clockwise route climbs limestone lanes to Minninglow Hill, then Harborough Rocks, before a descent into Carsington Village and continues to Bradbourne ba..

The Norfolk Festival of Running, held at the scenic Bawsey Country Park in Norfolk, offers a variety of race distances including 5k, 10k, 15k, Half Marathon, Full Marathon, and Ultra Marathon. This trail event features an undulating course with terrain comprising sand, gravel, and grass, suitable fo..

Ultra:5K Kempston is held at Box End Park, Box End Rd, Kempston MK43 8RQ. The event, scheduled for Sunday 12 July, offers a simple but challenging format: participants run a 5K on the hour, every hour, for five hours. A three-race option is also available.Competitors accumulate time across the chose..

Manvers Dusk Till Dawn is an overnight endurance run held around Wath Manvers Lake on a flat, off-road 3.21-mile circuit. The clubhouse is on the course and offers toilets, showers, rest facilities, food and hot drinks, plus a bag drop. Runners complete as many 3.21-mile laps as possible within a 12..

Beyond Trails Manchester is a trail and ultra running event held in Manchester, offering two distance options: a 25km trail and a 55km ultra. Both routes start and finish in the Castlefield area of the city. The courses take runners beyond the urban environment into the greenbelt and natural edges s..

Race The Light at Wendover Woods is an evening trail race at Wendover Woods, Forestry England. The event raises funds for the Chilterns Neuro Centre, supporting people affected by MS, Parkinson’s and stroke survivors. Runners can choose between a 10km (250m+) or 5km (125m+) trail route, with a 1.5km..

Holme Moss Fell Race is an open event run by Holmfirth Harriers AC as part of the club’s Fell Championship. The demanding course covers about 28.5 km (17.8 miles) with around 1,285 metres of ascent, across rugged Pennine moorland on the edge of the Peak District. The route starts near Holme Moss and..