Trail Running calendar near Swanage 2025-2026

The Giddy Horse Half Marathon, Trail, & Steeplechase Obstacle Course Races take place at Chepstow Racecourse in the UK. The event features a variety of distances including a half marathon, 8-mile and 4-mile trail runs, as well as 4-mile and 8-mile steeplechase obstacle course races. The trail races..

The Giddy Horse Backyard 2025 is a running event held at Chepstow Racecourse, UK, featuring races around Piercefield Park. The course is a 4.167-mile loop combining woodland, parkland, and tarmac trails, mostly flat with gentle elevation changes. The event offers solo races of 8-hour (33 miles) and..

The Haldon Halloween Twilight Run takes place in Haldon Forest near Exeter, Great Britain, offering a festive running experience on November 1, 2025. Participants can choose from three distances: a 2.5 km fun run, 5 km, and 10 km races, including Canicross options for dog runners. The event features..

The Guided Run - Petersfield 10k will take place in Petersfield on Saturday 1 November 2025. You can run 10 kilometers.

The Dorset Hillfort Ultra is a scenic 38-mile running event set in the picturesque West Dorset, featuring a challenging course with approximately 1,300 meters of ascent. Participants will traverse from one ancient hillfort to another, enjoying stunning views of Lyme Bay and the Jurassic Coast. The r..

Freedom Racing presents the Freedom Racing-5 Trails Ultra & 3 Trails, held at Westerlands, Graffham (Petworth, GU28 0QJ) in the South Downs. The event offers two distances: a 50k Ultra that links five long-distance trails (Serpent Trail, New Lipchis Way, West Sussex Literary Trail, Monarchs Way and..

South Downs Trail Run starts from Glorious Goodwood at Goodwood Racecourse in the South Downs National Park, with views across the downs and distant sights of the North Downs, Chichester Harbour and the Isle of Wight. Runners choose from three off-road distances: 21km, 19km and 12km. The course runs..

East Devon 8 Trigs 2025 is a self-navigation trail event based at Budleigh Salterton Cricket Club. Open to runners and walkers, solo entrants or teams of two. Distances: 3 Trigs Half (21km), 6 Trigs Marathon (42km) and 8 Trigs Ultramarathon (53km) – approximate.The course runs from the South West Co..

The Salt Settlers Six Hour Race is organised by Climb South West and takes place on Saturday 8 November 2025. It is a timed six hour event held around the Lower Otter valley near Budleigh Salterton. Entries open 10 January 2025 and close 6 November 2025. Entry fees listed are Solo £63 and Pair £79...

Big Night Out Winchester is a night-time trail running event held at Winchester Athletics Track, Bar End, Winchester, SO23 0QA. The next scheduled race date is 08/11/2025. Distances and entry fees are: 22km - £38 12km - £32 Race bibs are collected from a registration tent at the event site. Regis..

The Dark Dorset 10 is a twilight trail race run by Tri-Counties Trail Running. The course is an entirely off-road 10 km route that starts and finishes in the park in front of Eastbury House. The route goes through woods into the park at Chettle, passes Bloody Shard Gate and the Chettle Long barrow,..

MoRunning brings Bristol the 1.5k Mini MoRun and the 5k and 10k MoRuns around Ashton Court Park, Long Ashton, Bristol. The course is a mix of path and trail, with hills of 1–3 km, and the 5k is one lap while the 10k is two laps. The route is dog-friendly and OK for off-road buggies, though some sect..

MoRunning returns to Southampton’s The Common, The Avenue (SO15 7NN) for the MoRun day, offering 1.5k Mini MoRun, 5k, 10k and Half Marathon. The course is a mix of park paths, trails and grassy sections, undulating and dog-friendly, with some muddy parts. The 5k is one lap, the 10k two laps, and the..

Bath Skyline 5km & 10km, a Relish Running Races off-road event at West Car Park, University of Bath (BA2 7AY), features night and day races across 5km and 10km, plus a daytime 500m kids' run. The hill-top routes traverse woodland trails, meadows and trails with views over Bath; expect muddy sections..

New Forest Central Trail Run is held at Roundhill Campsite in the New Forest National Park, Beaulieu Road, Brockenhurst (SO42 7QL). It offers 10km, 17km, and 22km trail routes on wide, hard-packed gravel tracks that pass through ancient woodland and heathland, with opportunities to spot native ponie..

Roly's Run is an endurance event in the Meon Valley, Hampshire, with 15/20/40 mile options. The race HQ is Swanmore Village Hall. The clockwise course runs via Beacon Hill, Exton and Meonstoke, with the 20 and 40 mile routes continuing onto the South Downs Way to Winchester Hill before looping back...

The Avebury8 Nine is a small, highly regarded trail race set in the Avebury World Heritage Site in Wiltshire. The roughly 9-mile course starts and finishes in Avebury, with the route starting on Bray Street, heading north to Yatesbury Lane, through Yatesbury, and returning to Avebury High Street to..

Devil's Punchbowl 10km is a guided trail run around the Punchbowl in Hindhead, Surrey. The 10km route follows scenic trails with several hills, run at a group pace rather than a race. It suits those new to trail running or who prefer running with others, especially at dusk or night.Top views are pau..

The STAR Backyard PEASLAKE is a trail running event organised by Surrey Trek and Run at Peaslake Community Hall, Peaslake, Surrey (GU5 9RR). It is the first of a three-event STAR Backyard series, with Holmbury St. Mary and Shere to follow. The event runs for three hours and asks participants to com..

The Dart Challenge is a six-hour timed event held on a weekday in 2025. Participants may run, hike or walk and complete as many 5k laps as they wish within the 6 hours time limit. Completing eight laps plus a short out-and-back equals a marathon distance. A canicross option is available for those w..