Trail Running calendar near St Ives 2025-2026

The St Ives Bay 10K is a challenging off-road running event held in Hayle, Cornwall, featuring a 10-kilometer course that combines beach, dunes, and trail running. The race starts on the beach near Hayle Surf Lifesaving Club and heads towards the Lighthouse, then follows steps and paths through Gwit..

The Ivybridge 3 Tops is an annual fell running event held in Dartmoor, organized by Erme Valley Harriers. Scheduled for August 6, 2025, the senior race covers approximately 10 kilometers with 450 meters of climbing, featuring a challenging course that includes ascents of Western Beacon, Weatherdon,..

The Dartmoor Big Day Out, organized by OuterEdge Events, features two exciting trail running races: The Crossing and The Great Escape. The Crossing is a challenging 33.5-mile ultramarathon that takes participants from Belstone to Ivybridge, showcasing the stunning Dartmoor landscape. It includes ful..

The Dartmoor Crossing / Great Escape is an annual trail running event held in Dartmoor, Devon, with its event centre at Ivybridge Rugby Club. The event features two races: The Crossing, a challenging 33.5-mile "baby ultra" that crosses open moorland and two Dartmoor 600m summits, with 1,119m ascent..

The Buckfast Abbey Dash is an exciting running event set to take place on August 10, 2025, in the picturesque grounds of Buckfast Abbey, following the Abbey's Summer Fair. Participants can choose from various distances, including a 2.5 km family fun run, 5 km, 10 km, and a half marathon (13.1 miles)..

The Dartmoor Summer Series Maprun Golden Dagger is the third event in a five-race league held on Dartmoor's open moorland, known for its technical and challenging terrain. Designed for experienced orienteers, the courses navigate a mixed runability area featuring numerous pits, rocks, gullies, and o..

The RAT Trail and Ultra Festival is an annual running event held at Porthpean, St Austell, along the scenic South Cornwall Coastal Path. It features multiple challenging off-road races with distances ranging from 5 miles to a 64-mile ultra marathon called "The Plague." Other courses include the 32-m..

The Gecko Gathering at Scorrier House in Redruth, Cornwall, is a versatile running event held on August 17, 2025. Participants can choose from distances including 2.5 km, 5 km, 10 km, a half marathon, or the unique 5-hour Scorriergeddon endurance challenge. Set within the scenic private estate of Sc..

The Dartmoor Summer Series Maprun 2025 at South Hessary is the fourth of five technical orienteering events held on Dartmoor's open moorland. Designed for experienced orienteers, the courses navigate a challenging terrain featuring pits, rocks, gullies, and outcrops, requiring advanced navigation sk..

The Great Links Tor – Flyer – Dartmoor Fell Series will take place in Okehampton on Wednesday 20 August 2025.

The Newnham 8 Miler and 4 Miler is a trail running event held at Newnham Park, a private estate on the outskirts of Plymouth, Devon. The event features two distances: an 8-mile two-lap course and a 4-mile single lap, offering a unique alternative to standard 5K, 10K, or half marathon races. It welco..

The Devon and Cornwall Backyard Ultra is an endurance running event held in the Devon and Cornwall region, featuring a unique format where participants run 4.167 miles every hour on the hour. Each lap must be completed within 60 minutes, with any remaining time used for recovery before the next lap..

The Dartmoor Summer Series Maprun 2025 Whitchurch is the final event in a league of five summer orienteering challenges held on Dartmoor's open moorland. Designed for experienced orienteers, the event features three technical courses—Orange (34 km), Blue (5.7 km), and Green (4.1 km)—each navigating..

The Something Wild Festival is an annual trail running and swim event held in Hope Cove, Kingsbridge, Devon, featuring distances from 5k to marathon and ultra runs. Set against the stunning backdrop of the South West Coast Path, the festival offers scenic routes along the Avon and Salcombe estuaries..

Dartmoor in a Day Ultra is a fully supported endurance event held across Dartmoor, UK, offering two distances: a challenging 50 km ultra and a 30 km challenge. The route starts in Okehampton (30 km starts at Postbridge) and finishes at Ivybridge, traversing wild open moorland and iconic Dartmoor lan..

The Whythra Bys Vyken 100's - Bude to Hayle is a challenging 100-mile trail running event in Cornwall, organized as a team run with six participants starting together. The course runs along the coast from Bude to Hayle, featuring self-navigation and support from a crew providing water, snacks, and s..

The Dartmoor Volcano Race is a challenging 10.5-mile trail race held in Scorriton on the edge of Dartmoor, UK. Now in its ninth edition, the race features a high-level route with nearly 650 meters of ascent, including southern Dartmoor's highest point, Ryder's Hill (515m). Participants navigate rock..

The Sourton Tors Fell Race is a traditional fell running event scheduled for September 13, 2025, starting from Sourton Village Hall. The race covers approximately 5 kilometers with an ascent of 276 meters to Sourton Tors, featuring a loop back to the starting point. Participants will navigate off-ro..

The Woods is a challenging trail running event held at Tehidy Woods on the North Coast of the UK. Participants run a 4-mile hilly loop through woodland terrain marked by Bys Vyken arrows. The race offers four timed options: Rowan (3 hours), Ash (6 hours), Beech (9 hours), and Oak (12 hours), with th..

The Bude Pirate Run is an approximately 8-mile trail race held in Bude, Cornwall, starting and finishing at Maer Down near Crooklets Beach. The course features outstanding coastal scenery, varied terrain including trails, fields, wooded areas, and some road sections, with many hills making it a chal..