Trail Running calendar near Swanage 2025-2026

Join a lively 60 minute street and park orienteering score event around the Yachtsman pub, with SI timing and instant splits. Visit as many controls as you can to score points and test your map and pace skills.

Join the Hampshire Christmas Advent Calendar Run in Forest of Bere for timed laps on a 5.3 km off road loop; start within a one hour window and run as many laps as you can in seven hours. All entrants get a commemorative medal.

Celebrate Pi at the Mince Pi Run in Shalford Park on 14 Dec 2025 with distances from a family friendly one mile Pi fun run to multi lap challenges and a Pi marathon. Enjoy waterside trails, bespoke Pi pie medals and only 200 places.

Join the WRNL Wimborne Christmas Run on Monday 15 December for a festive 60 minute score orienteering challenge around Leigh Park. Find 26 controls worth 500 points, then warm up with mince pies and hot drinks afterwards.

Slow and Dirty is a festive 19 km trail run through Dorset on 21 December 2025 with a canicross option and family friendly vibe. The level railway route welcomes dogs and buggies and finishes with a bar, medal and refreshments.

Enjoy the Soup Run, a friendly 6 mile multi terrain social run on hilly trails around Bembridge, starting and finishing at the community centre. Entry includes a souvenir, warming soup and roll and a prize draw ticket.

Run on Weymouth Beach for The Will Mackaness Trust and help fund youth projects in Weymouth and Portland. Run a festive 5 km in a Santa suit or join the 2 km Chase the Elf for under 14s for a joyful family charity morning.

Celebrate early with The Early Christmas Present, a timed loop along the peaceful Stroud Waterways canal where you can run from 5k up to ultra on flat towpath. Limited places, bespoke finisher memento and virtual entry available.

Join the Santa Claws 10km, a festive winter multi terrain cross country run at Renegade Brewery on the Yattendon Estate on 24 December. Expect muddier trails than the summer event, a canicross option and a finisher medal plus a beer or alco..

Join the WIM Boxing Day Canter for a lively one hour score orienteering with a mass start and festive bonus controls to chase. Head to Moors Valley Country Park for waterproof maps, SI punching and a fun after Christmas adventure for all ab..

Join the Eartham Xmas Score on Saturday 27 December for 60 or 45 minute timed score courses across festive South Downs terrain. SO juniors enter free with a special code from the organiser for a family friendly orienteering challenge.

Winter X is a scenic trail run through the Meon Valley and sections of the South Downs Way, offering distances of 10 km, 30 km, 50 km and 70 km to suit all endurance levels. Expect marked trails, stocked checkpoints, chip timing and a frien..

Join the Community Canal Run for a scenic off road route along the canal and River Tone into Taunton. Free to enter with registration required, choose a 14 mile or 7.5 mile route and enjoy cafes and a relaxed, untimed atmosphere.

Enjoy mud and festive fun at the Gingerbread Run, a 5 mile off road course through farm tracks and fields near Swindon. Marshalled trails, a halfway prosecco and water stop, edible gingerbread medals and charity fundraising add to the cheer..

Join a festive 60 minute score event at Knightshayes National Trust on Sunday 28 December in scenic parkland and woodland. Mass start, map open at the hooter and race to collect as many controls as you can.

Face a challenging 12.5 mile winter road and trail loop around Warminster, exposed and hilly for a proper test of endurance. Support the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal while enjoying bespoke medals, prizes and full on course support.

Join the Darklink Lightlink 10k headtorch run along the scenic Downslink from Shoreham to Bramber and back. The flat, fully marshalled route includes a mid race water station. Headtorches are required and finishers get a medal.

Join MLS Long Valley North: The Nick Bateson Trophy on Wednesday 31 December for an exciting Military League orienteering meeting. Routes range from novice Orange to challenging Brown plus a 75 minute score event, ideal for all abilities.

Join the Bell Challenge in Exmouth on Friday 2 January 2026 for a friendly 7 hour timed loop along a flat tarmac former rail trail. Runners and walkers can log as many laps as they like and opt into multi day challenges for extra fun.

Take on the Walter Raleigh Round in Budleigh Salterton, a scenic half or third marathon that visits Sir Walter Raleigh's birthplace and winds along the Jurassic Coast and Otter Valley. Expect hills, mud and a wooden finisher coaster for all..