Trail Running calendar near Old Town 2025-2026

The Woods 2025, organized by Bys Vyken Events, is set in Tehidy Woods on Cornwall’s North Coast. The event offers four durations on a single 4-mile circular trail: Rowan 3 hours, Ash 6 hours, Beech 9 hours, and Oak 12 hours. All four races start together and run the same loop, with participants aimi..

The Atlantic Coast Challenge, organized by Epic Endurance Events CIC, is a rugged 3-day endurance event along the South West Coast Path in Cornwall, UK, from near Padstow to Lands End. Covering up to 78.6 miles (three marathons), participants can walk, run, or crawl across wild, steep terrain with s..

Cornwall’s Backyard Ultra, held in St Eval, Cornwall, is Cornwall’s first Backyard Ultra. The event features a 4.167-mile (6.7056 km) lap run on Cornish country lanes, including a stretch along the Coast Path at Bedruthan Steps, described as more undulating than hilly. Laps begin on the hour, with n..

Located in Lostwithiel, Duchy an Dinas 5 is a 5-mile mixed-terrain trail race starting and finishing at The Duchy of Cornwall Nursery. The route is approximately 90% trail with over 1,000 feet of elevation, taking runners through the valley to the English Heritage Restormel Castle, looping around th..

Tywarnhayle 10K 2025 is a trail race organized by Truro Running Club as part of Cornwall's Multi-Terrain Race Series. The course starts at Mount Hawke Cricket Club and follows coastal paths around Chapel Porth, returns toward Porthtowan, then loops around Tywarnhayle Mine, offering spectacular views..

Rosemullion 10k, hosted by Falmouth Running Club, is a 10-kilometre multi-terrain race starting and finishing at Carwinion Playing Field in Mawnan Smith, Cornwall. The route is largely off-road, weaving along local footpaths, coast path around Rosemullion Head and the Helford River entrance, plus tr..

Purple Gecko Events presents the Halloween Twilight Run at Scorrier House, Cornwall. A spooky headtorch trail through the private estate, with 2.5k fun run, 5k, and 10k courses around scenic woodland. Fancy dress is encouraged; zombies may be lurking.The event features personalised bibs, a water poi..

The Readymoney Ramble is a multi-terrain running event held in Fowey, Cornwall, featuring distances of 8 km, 16 km, 24 km, and 32 km. The course combines 50% trail and 50% road, starting and finishing in Fowey, and includes scenic routes through Readymoney Cove and along the coastal path to Polridmo..

Lighthouse Marathon, hosted by Bys Vyken Events, is billed as Cornwall’s toughest marathon. It’s a point-to-point trail race along the Cornish Coast Path, from Pendeen to Godrevy. Runners face mud, water, rocks, sand, and tarmac, with big climbs and dunes and nearly 4,000 feet of height gain.Autumn..

The Lighthouse Marathon and Ultra in Cornwall is a brutal coastal challenge organized by Bys Vyken Events. The Marathon begins at Pendeen, runs past the lighthouse and along the coastpath to Godrevy Lighthouse, about 26 miles. The Ultra starts at Lands End, Longships Lighthouse, runs 10 miles to joi..

Purple Gecko Events' Lobster Lollop returns to Padstow, Cornwall, on the Camel Trail in association with the National Lobster Hatchery. This family-friendly trail event offers 2.5k, 5k, 10k and 10 mile distances, with Canicross categories in the 5k, 10k and 10 mile. The course is an out-and-back alo..

Cornish Coastline Training Weekend 2025, hosted by Ruby Red Running, is a social winter training escape for runners aiming at the Arc of Attrition on Cornwall’s South West Coast Path. From 21–23 November, base at Holifield Hostel in Gweek (TR12 6UJ), with three guided coastal runs between Coverack a..

Fordh Sen Mighal is a point-to-point, multi-terrain trail race held on Saturday 6 December 2025. The course follows the European cultural route from Lelant to Marazion, running north coast to south coast and passing landmarks such as Trencrom and Ludgvan. The route distance is 11 miles and the even..

Fairy Tale Of Newquay is Purple Gecko Events’ festive coastal run along Cornwall’s North Coast, finishing at Porth Beach in Newquay. The event offers a 15-mile Long Half and a 30-mile Ultra Marathon, with canicross welcome. Runners navigate the cliff-path course using a GPS tracker and map provided..

St Piran’s Revenge is a multi-terrain trail race held on 21 December 2025. Race headquarters are at Perranporth Surf Lifesaving Club on Perranporth Beach. The course is listed as 10km (ish), approximately 6 miles, and includes over 1000 feet of climbing. The route starts on the beach and uses coast..

Endurancelife North Cornwall is a coastal trail-running event based in Polzeath, North Cornwall. The weekend offers 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon and Ultra distances, starting on Polzeath’s golden beach and tracing miles of unspoilt coastline past the Pentire Peninsula, fishing villages and valleys b..

The Arc Of Attrition by UTMB will take place in Coverack from Friday 23 January 2026 to Sunday 25 January 2026. You can run between 13 and 101 miles.

Cousin Jack features two coastal trail races organized by Bys Vyken Events. The Classic Jack is an 18-mile point-to-point challenge from St Just miners chapel to St Ives, Cornwall, along the rugged south-west coast path. The Ultra Jack doubles the scale to 35 miles, starting in St Ives and heading o..

Freedom Racing - KVK - Solo is scheduled for 18 April 2026 at Perranporth Airfield, Trevellas, St Agnes, TR5 0XS, Cornwall. The event is organised by Freedom Racing and has a minimum age of 16 on the event date. Entries open on 21 November 2025 and close on 13 April 2026. The entry fee is £45. The..

Run Like Hell is a coastal trail race scheduled for Saturday 18 April 2026. The course is an out-and-back route that starts and finishes at Hell's Mouth and follows the rugged north cliffs of Cornwall to the Bay at Portreath and back. The route is multi-terrain and is described as offering fast tra..