Trail Running calendar near Thetford 2025-2026

Run laps around Ferry Meadows at the Pumpkin Plod on 25 October 2026, choosing a 4 or 6 hour timed session. Enjoy multi terrain 5.3 km loops, pick a finisher medal and soak up the scenic lakeside setting.

Join Irchester Spooktacular for a Halloween night time run through woodland trails at Irchester Country Park, choose a 5k or 2k family run. Expect costumed marshals, a spooky atmosphere, an event medal, free photos and Halloween treats.

Run the Chiltern Ridge Winter 50K, a scenic single loop around Berkhamsted with roughly 800m of ascent and a 9 hour limit. Limited to 325 runners, this fully marked UTMB World Series index trail race finishes at Berkhamsted Cricket Club.

Enjoy an autumn trail challenge at Wendover Woods with marathon, half, 10k and junior 1k options across scenic, hilly and varied terrain. Expect bespoke medals, free photos and family friendly facilities including a cafe, adventure playgrou..

Experience Tunnel Vision, a 5 mile out and back that includes a run through the atmospheric Oxendon Tunnel, lit with mood lighting. Choose Night or Dawn runs on consecutive days and bring a head torch for the tunnel passage.

Enigma Fireworks lights up Caldecotte Lake on 6 and 7 November 2026 with marathon and half marathon races around the scenic waters. Enjoy multiple laps, on course support and a bespoke finisher medal in a friendly festival atmosphere.

Reflective Remembrance Sunday run in Brightlingsea on 8 November 2026, with the Last Post and silences at the start and at 11:00. Looped traffic free 10.54 km laps let you choose 10 km, half, full or a 6 hour timed challenge.

Take on a classic 50 mile ultra in Wendover Woods, run as five 10 mile loops of almost pure trail with big climbs and stunning woodland views. Well stocked aid stations and a 15 hour cut off keep you supported on race day.

Take on the Winter Weavers' Ultras on 14 November 2026 along the scenic Weavers' Way, finishing on Cromer Pier. Choose 50 km from Stalham or 100 km from Great Yarmouth and expect winter mud and GPX navigation with limited signage.

Take on the North Chilterns 50K, a 50 km trail ultra from Putteridge Bury through Chiltern hills. Limited to 250 runners, this UTMB index race has marked trails, aid stations and a friendly event base for an autumn challenge.

Run flat sandy woodland trails in the Suffolk Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with 9, 16 or 23 km route options. Maverick Race brings a friendly event village at Wantisden Hall with medals, feed stations and easy road access from London.

Take on the new winter St Edmund Way Ultra on 5 December 2026, an 80 miles route through Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk. Remote trails, checkpoints and live public tracking make this a true day and night test of endurance.