Trail Running calendar near Newton Abbot 2025-2026

The Pagan Midwinter Half Marathon takes place on 24 January 2026 at Chagford Cricket and Football Club, Devon, TQ13 8AS. The event is organised by OuterEdge Events. Minimum age for entry is 18. Entries open 1 February 2025 and close 21 January 2026. Entry fees for the half marathon are listed as UK..

Purple Gecko Events presents the Haldon Winter Run in Haldon Forest, Devon. This timed, low-pressure trail race welcomes runners of all abilities to choose from three distances: 2.5K, 5K, and 10K, with canicross options available. The course is fully marked, with water points along the way, and meda..

The Portland Coastal Marathon is an ultra trail running event held at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy in Portland, UK. Scheduled for February 8, 2026, it offers a full marathon, half marathon, and 10k distances, catering to all abilities. The course follows the scenic Portland sec..

The Wild & Mild Night Run is a challenging trail race held in South Brent, UK, featuring 9-mile and 5-mile distances across trail and open moorland. The course begins with a mainly uphill stretch along the river to Shipley Bridge, followed by a tarmac section before entering Dartmoor. Runners naviga..

Dalwood 3 Hills 2026 returns to Dalwood Village Hall, Dalwood, Axminster (EX13 7EG), offering three multi-terrain routes around the countryside: 10 miles, 5km, and the new 3km Dalwood Doddle for families. Expect mud, hills, and, on the longer course, river crossings as you challenge yourself across..

Climb South West runs the Dartmoor Winter Traverse, a fully supported winter crossing of Dartmoor in February. The event offers a 50 km South-to-North route and a 30 km Princetown-to-Meldon option, open to runners and walkers. The route traverses remote moorland, passing Red Lake and the sources of..

The Ironwood Challenge, organized by Nailsea Running Club, is a trail race near Long Ashton, North Somerset. The six-mile course runs through woodland, fields and forest, with sections that are often muddy. It is fully marked and marshalled, and chip timing is included for the first year.Off-road sh..

Hameldown Hammer takes place on Saturday 28 February 2026 in Widecombe-In-The-Moor on Dartmoor. This is the 10th edition of the Hameldown Hammer event. Entries open 1 March 2025 and close 25 February 2026. The event is organised by OuterEdge Events. Available races: Hameldown Ultra Hammer Hameldo..

Brecon to Cardiff Xtreme is a winter mountain ultramarathon, a 75-km linear challenge from Brecon to Cardiff (about 47 miles) with roughly 2,700–2,800 m of ascent, including 11 summits such as Pen y Fan, Cribyn and Fan y Big. The Taff Xtreme Marathon is the second half, a 26.2-mile leg from Merthyr..

The Weymouth Bay 10K is a scenic charity fun run held in Weymouth, Dorset, starting at Bowleaze Green near the Riviera Hotel. The course is an accurately measured out-and-back route featuring two laps, extending towards Pleasure Pier and returning via Overcombe. The mostly flat road terrain (88%) of..

The Brecon to Cardiff Classic is a 70-kilometer ultra running race following the scenic Taff Trail from Brecon in the Brecon Beacons National Park to Cardiff. Now in its 12th year, this fully marked, one-way race features diverse landscapes, including dramatic mountains, waterfalls, reservoirs, and..

The Hateful 8 Ultra Loop is an ultramarathon challenge staged near Bridgend, South Wales, at the Bridgend Miniature Railway in Aberkenfig. Runners tackle a 9-mile loop and aim to complete as many laps as possible within an eight-hour window. The mixed-terrain course includes a challenging hill, a sc..

The Winter Green Man Ultra is a looped trail race around the Community Forest Path near Bristol. Distances offered: 45 miles / 72 kilometres 30 miles / 48 kilometres The 45 mile race is a full anti-clockwise loop starting and finishing at Ashton Park School. The 30 mile event is a partial anti-cl..

The Way of the Dead is a challenging 50k running event traversing Dartmoor from east to west, organized by Wild Running. Participants can compete solo or in pairs, with live GPS tracking and three checkpoints that also serve as feed stations. The route features minimal ascent of 1389 meters but requ..

Beyond Bristol, the Bristol Trail & Ultra by Beyond Trails offers two distances: a 25km Trail and a 55km Ultra, starting and finishing at Museum Square in central Bristol (BS1 4RN). The course travels off tarmac through woodland, riverside paths, parks, and disused railways, with highlights such as..

Sportiva Events stages the Exeter Trail Races at Escot Park, Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1LU. The next edition is on 28/03/2026. The races take place around the grounds of Escot and are entirely off-road, with some small climbs on the course. Distances: 10K - single lap of the course Half maratho..

The Minster Challenge takes place in Axminster on 29 March 2026, organised by Ruby Red Running in association with Axe Valley Academy. The event uses routes around the town and surrounding fields. The course includes hilly and muddy sections. Medals are awarded to all finishers and refreshments wil..

Steaming to the Coast is a unique trail running event held along the scenic West Somerset Railway in Minehead, Somerset. Utilizing the UK's longest standard gauge steam railway, participants ride a steam train from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard before embarking on their runs. The event offers three di..

Vale Coastal Races are the Vale of Glamorgan Ultra and Coastal Races, the original trail events along the Vale of Glamorgan coastline in South Wales, now in their 11th year. Distances are 32.5 miles for the Ultra, 18.5 miles for the Trail (Mini Ultra), and 10 miles for the Trail. The route follows t..

Aspire X Events will stage the RTT Gower Trail event on 11/04/2026 at Oxwich Bay, Swansea, Wales (SA3 1LS). It is the first event of the 2026 Run The Trails Series. The event includes chip timing, a finisher's medal, water stations and checkpoints, and event facilities. An award ceremony is planned..