Trail Running calendar near Retford 2025-2026

Summits of The North York Moors Ultra is a circular ultramarathon of approximately 120 miles, staged in the North York Moors National Park and starting and finishing at Goathland Village Hall. The course climbs the ten highest hills, traversing moorland on ancient tracks and trods, with sections of..

Birmingham Black Country Half Marathon is a point-to-point race from Wolverhampton City Centre to Brindley Place in Birmingham. It covers the half marathon distance along canal towpaths, offering canal-side scenery with a hint of trail. The largely flat course includes locks, bridges, and the memora..

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..

Punk Panther Ultra Unique is an unconventional ultramarathon held around Swinsty and Fewston Reservoirs in North Yorkshire. Runners tailor their distance from 28.5 to 53 miles, built from a series of loops (1.5–11.5 miles) that can have different routes for participants. The course is not taped; nav..

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..

Lyme Half Marathon is a trail-based half marathon held at Lyme National Trust, Disley, Stockport, Cheshire. The stunning, challenging course starts and finishes in Lyme’s grounds and offers incredible views. Runners follow the Gritstone Trail south over varied terrain, climb Kerridge Ridge past Whit..

Cannock Chase Forest HM & 10k is a summer running event set in Cannock Chase Forest, Staffordshire, offering a Half Marathon (Half Forest) and a 10k on forest trails that are described as hilly. The course provides a challenging yet accessible option for runners of all abilities and makes a strong t..

Blacksheep 3 and 6 Hour Challenge takes place in Masham, on the edge of the North Yorkshire Dales. It offers a six‑hour option—running as many laps as you can within the window—and a three‑hour option. The marshalled, signed course blends trail and road with stiles, featuring a flatish profile with..

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..

Black Rocks Fell Race, organized by Matlock Athletic Club, is a 9.9 km (6.1 mile) fell race based around Cromford Meadows near Matlock. The course is mostly on good trails and features a mid-race climb past Black Rocks, with a total ascent of about 820 feet (250 m). Runners start at Cromford Meadows..

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..

Lyke Wake Challenge is a 40-mile point-to-point endurance event from Osmotherley to Ravenscar, run by the Quakers Running Club. The route covers moorland, trails, and some road, finishing in the grounds of Raven Hall at Ravenscar. Runners pass seven checkpoints (Carlton Bank, Clay Bank, the Lion Inn..

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..

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..

Manvers Dusk till Dawn is an overnight endurance running event staged on the footpaths around Wath Manvers Lake. Runners complete as many 3.21-mile laps as possible within a 12-hour window, with the clubhouse on the course offering full facilities and a bag drop. The predominantly flat, off-road rou..

The Winwick Hall Trail Races, held at the scenic Winwick Hall Estate in Northamptonshire, offer fully marked and marshaled trail running events including 10k and 5k distances, plus a 2k children's fun run for ages 4-12. The courses feature a mix of grassland, country paths, and hard-packed trails wi..

Punk Panther Takes the Hindmost is an elimination-style ultramarathon around Swinsty and Fewston Reservoirs in Yorkshire. Runners tackle 10 km laps of a route (about 375 ft of climb per lap); after four qualifying laps, elimination laps begin, and the last finisher on each lap is withdrawn until thr..

The Yorkshire Wolds Ultra is a 55 km circular ultra race organized by Ultra Trails. The route starts and ends at Kilnwick Park Ground on the edge of Pocklington in the Yorkshire Wolds. Runners visit picturesque villages such as Givendale, Bishop Wilton, Kirby Underdale, Thixendale, Huggate, and Frid..

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..