Trail Running calendar near Northampton 2025-2026

The Dirt Half Challenge is a trail half-marathon held in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. The course covers roughly 13.1 miles, starting in the historic town and weaving anticlockwise around Tiddenfoot Waterside Park, along the Grand Union Canal towpath to Stoke Hammond, through countryside to Great..

Set in the Leicestershire Wolds, the Seagrave Wolds Challenge is a roughly 16-mile cross-country route that changes each year, guiding walkers and runners along footpaths and private land around Seagrave. It is a community-led challenge rather than a race, with the route planned and marshalled by lo..

The Linacre Infini Trail Race is a timed, lapped trail endurance event held at Linacre Reservoirs, Woodnook Lane, Cutthorpe, Chesterfield, Derbyshire (S42 7JN). Runners aim to complete as many laps as possible within a six-hour window. The course follows well-maintained trails and footpaths in a wo..

The Remembrance Day Run - South, hosted by Saturn Running, takes place in Surrey at the Wraysbury Skiff and Punting Club along the scenic River Thames in Egham. This 7-hour time challenge allows participants to run multiple laps of a 4.37-mile (7km) course, which features a mix of well-made paths, t..

The Roaches Fell Race is a challenging 15-mile out-and-back fell race held near Meerbrook Village Hall, featuring 3,700 feet of ascent. The course traverses a mix of roads, tracks, fields, and private land, including notable landmarks such as Roach House, Gradbach Forest, and Shutlingsloe. Participa..

The SATURN Remembrance Day Run 2025 - South is a commemorative running event held at Wraysbury Skiff & Punting Club, Egham, along the scenic River Thames. Participants can run a flexible distance within a 6 hour and 32-minute timed challenge, with laps of approximately 7km (4.37 miles) or a shorter..

The One by the Canal is a scenic Half Marathon trail race running from Cowley Rec, Cowley, along the Grand Union Canal to finish at Cassiobury Park, Watford. The course uses country paths and woodland trails, delivering nature-filled canal scenery. Key features include chip timing, a finisher medal,..

DirtRun In The Dark – Race 1 takes place at Wyre Forest Visitor Centre (Callow Hill), near Kidderminster, UK. The 10 km course is run as two laps on off-road tracks and trails through the forest, in darkness. Torch light is compulsory and canicross is permitted.The event is limited to 200 runners an..

Centurion Running's Wendover Woods 50 is a 50-mile ultramarathon held in Wendover Woods, Aston Hill, Halton, Aylesbury. The course comprises five 10-mile forest loops on soft trails and tracks through Wendover Wood, offering runnable descents, steep ascents, and technical sections, with a total elev..

The Rugged Radnage 10K Run, held in the Chiltern Hills near Radnage village, offers a challenging mixed-terrain course featuring roads, trails, footpaths, woods, and fields with notable ascents and descents. The event includes both 5K and 10K distances, with the 5K covering half of the 10K route. It..

The Beckbury Trail is a 10K multi-terrain running event organized by Lawley Running Club, celebrating its 10th anniversary. Set in the scenic rural village and parish of Beckbury, Shropshire, the course features a mix of trail and a small section of road, including the challenging Badgers Bite Hill...

The Avebury8 Nine is a small, highly regarded trail race set in the Avebury World Heritage Site in Wiltshire. The roughly 9-mile course starts and finishes in Avebury, with the route starting on Bray Street, heading north to Yatesbury Lane, through Yatesbury, and returning to Avebury High Street to..

Broadway Marathon & Half Marathon takes place in Broadway, Worcestershire, in the northern Cotswolds. The event offers two distances: a marathon and a half marathon. The course is long, hilly and muddy, predominantly on trails and unpaved tracks with a few minor road sections.It starts and finishes..

The 5th Sundon Saunter is a long-distance walking event held on 16 November 2025. The venue is Barton-le-Clay Village Hall, MK45 4JY (grid ref TL 083 307). Parking is available at the village hall or at Arnold Academy, Hexton Road, MK45 4JZ (grid ref TL 086 305). Entries open on 1 September 2025 an..

Devil's Punchbowl 10km is a guided trail run around the Punchbowl in Hindhead, Surrey. The 10km route follows scenic trails with several hills, run at a group pace rather than a race. It suits those new to trail running or who prefer running with others, especially at dusk or night.Top views are pau..

Dormouse Challenge is held at Salcey Forest, a Forestry England site near Northampton (NN7 2HX). It’s a 6-hour trail event on a 3.5-mile off-road loop, letting runners choose any number of laps from a 5k to well over 80 km within the time limit. The course uses well-maintained paths—crushed stone an..

The STAR Backyard PEASLAKE is a trail running event organised by Surrey Trek and Run at Peaslake Community Hall, Peaslake, Surrey (GU5 9RR). It is the first of a three-event STAR Backyard series, with Holmbury St. Mary and Shere to follow. The event runs for three hours and asks participants to com..

Petzl Night Trails 10K takes place at Salcey Forest, a Forestry Commission site near Northampton (postcode NN7 2HX). The event is a night trail run and participants must carry a head or chest torch to take part. Petzl will attend with demo head torches. A canicross option is available; canicross ru..

The Zigzag Turkey Trot Challenge is a six-hour timed running event held at the Suffolk Running Centre in Bury St Edmunds. Participants start together and run as many laps as possible on the undulating, multi-terrain Back Quack route, with an aid station available each lap. The event caters to all le..

NSCCL Round 3 takes place at Parkhall Country Park in North Staffordshire, set in the Parkhall area of the region. Set in Parkhall Country Park, North Staffordshire. The North Staffs Cross Country League features four races per season with team and individual scoring.Seniors (17+) race 8000m for men..