Trail Running calendar near Retford 2025-2026

The ATW Grafham Water Trail & Canicross is a scenic 10-mile trail running event held at Grafham Water Visitor Centre in Cambridgeshire. The course begins on the iconic dam, offering a fast start, then loops around the reservoir through woodland nature reserves, past Dragonfly Pond and Sanctuary Bay,..

Bauble Bimble is a festive running event held at Ferry Meadows, a large country park near Peterborough, UK. Participants run laps of a 5.3 km multi-terrain course featuring gravel footpaths and grassy areas through the scenic park. The event offers a 6-hour or 4-hour timed challenge where runners ca..

NSCCL Keele is Round 4 of the North Staffs Cross Country League, staged on traditional cross-country courses around Keele in North Staffordshire. The league comprises four races with team and individual scoring. Seniors (over 17) race 8000m for men and 5000m for women.Juniors (9-16) contest a mix of..

Moors the Merrier 21 is a 21-mile circular fell race/walk based at Hebden Bridge Golf Club in West Yorkshire. The anti-clockwise route climbs out of the Calder valley via Midgley Moor, Wadsworth Moor, Heptonstall Moor and Erringden Moor, finishing back at the club with roughly 3,900 feet of ascent...

20th Regular Irregular, organized by The Irregulars, offers three looped routes in the Holmfirth area. Based at Brockholes Village Hall, Holmfirth, walkers and runners may choose Loop A (11.6 miles), Loop B (7.2 miles), or Loop C (4.2 miles) and complete any combination in order from longest to shor..

Punk Panther Christmas Cracker is a winter trail ultramarathon held in Otley, West Yorkshire. Entrants can tackle 12, 19, or 32 miles, with climbs of about 1,700, 2,200 and 3,400 feet respectively. The route is a mystery that can change each year, and runners begin in a handicap-like order with the..

Valhalla Winter Run 2025 is a six-hour timed trail event held on the grounds of the University of York, at the York University Sports Centre. The course is a 2.2-mile out-and-back lap along an undulating trail laid out on the university grounds. Runners choose their distance within the six-hour wind..

Pennine Trails' Winter Tolkien Trail Race takes place at Stonyhurst College, Hurst Green, near Clitheroe, Lancashire. The 11.1 km route climbs about 528 ft and is run counter-clockwise in winter, tracing the Tolkien Trail in reverse from the summer edition. The race starts on the avenue at Stonyhurs..

The Salcey Forest Christmas 10K, 5K & Junior Fun Run is a festive trail running event held in Salcey Forest, Northamptonshire. Set amidst beautiful, tree-lined woodland paths, the race offers a virtually flat, mixed-terrain course that can be occasionally muddy. Participants can choose between a 10K..

The BigXmas Trail Festival is an annual trail running event held at Sale Water Park in Greater Manchester, blending urban and rural landscapes. Now in its fourth year, it offers three race distances: 11km, half marathon, and marathon. The courses are fully marked and marshalled, suitable for both be..

Wild Deer Events host the Sherwood Pines Festive Trail Runs at Sherwood Pines, Kings Clipstone, Edwinstowe, Mansfield, NG21 9JL (about 20 minutes from the A1/M1). Set in 3,300 acres of Nottinghamshire woodland, the event offers a festive mix of routes for all ages: Festive Family Mile for children 3..

Nav4 Tour de Helvellyn is a classic winter mountain ultra running event based from Askham in the Lake District. The tough circuit around Helvellyn covers about 38 miles with roughly 2,000 metres of ascent and descent, mostly on mountain trails and bridleways. The route is unmarked and demanding, req..

PieAthlon 2025 is a 6km trail run held in Huddersfield’s Longwood area, starting and finishing at The Dusty Miller Pub. Runners tackle mainly off-road terrain, including the notorious “bog of doom,” with scenic views along the route. The event blends sport with a pie-tasting twist, featuring pies at..

The Winter Solstice Strider is a unique night running event held at the scenic St Ives Estate in Bingley, West Yorkshire. Participants can choose between 5k or 10k distances on an undulating multi-terrain course, completing one or two laps. The event welcomes runners, joggers, and walkers, with a sp..

Wormstones Fell Race takes place in Glossop, with the start and finish at The Beehive on Hague Street (SK13 8NR). The page positions the event as a fell race with a route that leads "to the top," though distance details aren’t listed. The race is conducted under a Permit with UK Athletics insurance..

The Hangover Hike, run by The Irregulars of the LDWA, takes place in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, with Start/Finish at The Leggers Inn. Walkers may choose three circular routes of 10, 13, or 21 miles (15, 27, 34 km). All routes converge at a main refreshment checkpoint, allowing on-the-day shortening o..

Clowbridge 5k - NYD! is a New Year’s Day trail race around Clowbridge Reservoir near Burnley, Lancashire. The course is two anticlockwise laps of the reservoir’s trail path, totaling 5 km with about 25 m of elevation. Open to runners aged 11 and older, the event is described as fast and flat with ma..

The Hardmoors 30 is a winter ultramarathon in the North York Moors. The circular 31-mile route starts and finishes at Fylingdales Village Hall in Robin Hood’s Bay, routing through Ravenscar, Hayburn Wyke, Crookness and Scalby Mills along cliff-top sections of the Cleveland Way and the Cinder Track...

Wolf Moon Trail Half Marathon is a First Light Adventure trail race in Derbyshire, England. The 13.1-mile out-and-back course starts from Race HQ at Rock Lane, Sutton Scarsdale, then runs through Sutton Spring Wood, climbs to the Five Pits Trail, and undulates to a turning loop with an aid station b..

Hardmoors 15 is an annual winter trail ultramarathon in North Yorkshire, starting and finishing at Fylingdales Village Hall in Robin Hood’s Bay. The circular route covers about 17.5–18 miles along the Cinder Track and the Cleveland Way, with around 1,700 feet (518 m) of ascent. Runners pass checkpoi..