Trail Running calendar near Thetford 2025-2026

The The Druid's Challenge will take place in Tring on Friday 7 November 2025. You can run 86 miles.

The Dirt Half Challenge is a popular, award-winning half marathon trail race held in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. The course features a stunning and challenging route that begins in the historic market town and includes an anti-clockwise lap of Tiddenfoot Waterside Park. Runners then follow the s..

Remembrance Sunday 2025 is a unique running event scheduled for November 9, 2025, in Brightlingsea, Essex. Participants can engage in a traffic-free, looped trail course, with options to run a marathon or half marathon within a six-hour time limit. The event features an 11 am silence to honor milita..

The Canvey Island Trail Run will take place in Canvey Island on Sunday 9 November 2025.

The Run Henham event takes place at the picturesque Henham Park in Suffolk, near Southwold, showcasing the park's autumn scenery. It features three race distances: 10km, 5km, and 1km, all run on light trail terrain within the private park grounds. The 10km and 5km races are single-lap courses with a..

The Centurion Wendover Woods 50 is a challenging 50-mile ultramarathon held entirely within Wendover Woods in South-East England. The race consists of five 10-mile loops on forest trails featuring a mix of wide, soft paths with runnable climbs and descents, alongside steeper, more demanding sections..

The Sundon Saunter is an annual walking and running event held near Barton-le-Clay, UK, featuring routes of 13, 18, and 27 miles. The course traverses mainly field paths, tracks, woods, and some roads through undulating countryside, offering scenic views from the hills. The event is organized by LDW..

The Petzl Night Trails 10K at Salcey Forest is a unique night trail running event held near Northampton in the Forestry Commission's Salcey Forest. Participants run a fully marked, two-lap 10-kilometer course primarily on crushed stone paths, which can become slippery depending on weather conditions..

The Dormouse Challenge is a 6-hour running event held at the award-winning Salcey Forest near Northampton, England. Participants run multiple laps of a 3.5-mile off-road loop through well-maintained forest paths, with terrain consisting mainly of crushed stone and forest floor, which can be muddy wh..

The Zigzag Turkey Trot Challenge is a six-hour timed running event held at the Suffolk Running Centre in Bury St Edmunds. Participants start together and run as many laps as possible on the undulating, multi-terrain Back Quack route, with an aid station available each lap. The event caters to all le..

The ATW Wendover Woods Trail Run & Canicross takes place in the scenic Wendover Woods, located at the highest point in the Chilterns near Aylesbury. Participants can choose from a 5K, 10K, or Half Marathon trail run, all set on well-prepared, traffic-free woodland trails offering stunning countrysid..

The Colworth Hare and Tortoise Run is a 26.3-mile event held at the Colworth Estate in North Bedfordshire, starting and finishing at Colworth House Sports and Social Club in Sharnbrook. The race consists of five laps on a gently undulating course featuring trails, unclassified roads, and some woodla..

The St Andrews Day Challenge, organized by Zig Zag Running, takes place at Brandon Country Park in Suffolk, located in the heart of Thetford Forest. This multi-terrain event features a 5.3 km loop of gravel footpaths and grass areas. Participants can choose between a 6-hour or 4-hour timed challenge..

The Trifarm Winter Trail Run 10k is the final event in a four-round seasonal trail running series, held at Trifarm in Boreham, Essex. The course is predominantly off-road, covering over 95% on public footpaths and bridleways, and follows a mostly clockwise route designed to avoid flood-prone areas n..

The ATW Grafham Water - Trail & Canicross is a scenic 10-mile trail running event set around the picturesque Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire. Participants will enjoy a route that begins on the iconic dam and winds through beautiful trails, including a Woodland Nature Reserve and Sanctuary Bay. The e..

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..

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 Let it Stow Half Trail Marathon is a festive-themed 13.1-mile trail running event held in Stowmarket, Suffolk. The course features a scenic winter route through woodlands, meadows, and quiet country lanes, offering picturesque views of Stowmarket Town and the Mid-Suffolk countryside. The well-ma..

'Twas The Run Before Christmas is a festive running event held at Brandon Country Park in Suffolk, located in the heart of Thetford Forest. Participants can choose between a 6-hour or 4-hour timed event, running multiple laps of a 5.3 km multi-terrain course featuring gravel footpaths and grass area..

The Christmas Canter is a festive running event held at the Suffolk Running Centre in Bury St Edmunds. Offering multiple distance options—5k, 10k, half marathon, full marathon, and ultra—the race features a mass start and a seven-hour cutoff. The course is entirely on road, passing through picturesq..