Trail Running calendar near West Acre 2026-2027

Trail races around Grafham Water on 11 October 2026 offering 10 km and a half marathon on fully marked countryside routes, with water stations, first aid cover and medals for all finishers.

A single-lap 10K on 11 October 2026 around Burnham on Crouch, featuring sea wall coastal paths and countryside trails. The event is based at Dengie Hundred Sports Centre with free parking, facilities and post-run food and drink.

A circular 13.1 mile trail half marathon at High Lodge in Thetford Forest, featuring mixed forest and hard-packed trails, cupless water stations, manual timing, and a 3.5 hour cut-off; minimum age 17.

An untimed inflatable obstacle run at Royal Norfolk Showground on 17 October 2026 with giant inflatables, music zones and distances of 2.5k, 5k, 10k and 15k. Family and charity entry options are available.

An off road 10 km run through Norfolk bridle paths and woodland with optional obstacles and a ford crossing. Event HQ is at The Stag pub, a water point is at 5 km, refreshments and bespoke medals are provided and proceeds go to Purfleet Tru..

Scenic 30 mile ultra along the River Stort and Lee navigation, run as a 15 mile out and back on mostly grassy trail and graded footpaths. Trophies for the first three men and the first three women and medals for all finishers.

Pumpkin Plod at Ferry Meadows is a multi-hour lap event on a 5.3 km mixed-surface loop where runners complete as many laps as they choose. Aid is provided each lap and finishers receive an event medal.

ATW Grafham 5K and 10K take place at Grafham Water Visitors Centre on 25 October 2026. Entry fees range from £24 to £33, the races run alongside the ATW Grafham Duathlon, and camping is available the night before.

A Halloween-themed night run in Irchester Country Park with a 5k race and a 2k family run. Entry includes a finisher medal, free event photos and a bag of Halloween sweets.

Experience a festive 6.66 km Halloween trail run starting and finishing at a local brewery in Chelmsford. Participants enjoy a costume focused event with medals and drinks for finishers in a social atmosphere.

Petzl Tunnel Vision in Market Harborough is a pair of 5 mile out and back runs on 5 and 6 November 2026, one at night and one at dawn. The route includes the 422 m Oxendon Tunnel with mood lighting and requires a headtorch.

Two days of marathon and half marathon races around Caldecotte Lake in Milton Keynes on 6 and 7 November 2026, with multi-lap clockwise courses, on-course water and toilets, enforced time limits, and bespoke finisher medals.

A winter muddy obstacle event in Brentwood, Essex offering 6 km, 12 km and 24 km+ formats across farmland, woodland and lakes, with chip timing, signature obstacles and on-site facilities including washdowns and finisher medals.

Experience a scenic trail run through the Bedfordshire countryside starting from Leighton Buzzard. Choose between a classic half marathon or a metric distance featuring canal towpaths, woods, and rolling hills.

A cross country run and walk of about 16 miles through the Leicestershire Wolds on Saturday 7 November 2026, organised as a personal challenge rather than a race. Food stops and finish-day cobs and apple crumble; proceeds support local char..

A Remembrance Sunday trail event in Brightlingsea on 8 November 2026 with live Last Post and a two-minute silence during the race. A looped course offers 10km, half, marathon and a six hour timed option with on-course aid stations.

Two winter ultramarathons along the Weavers' Way finishing at Cromer Pier, with 50 km from Stalham and 100 km from Great Yarmouth. Limited to 150 places and minimum age 20.

Run Henham is a park based running event at Henham Park in Suffolk organised by EPIC Norfolk. It features a 10 km race with chip timing and a 1 km fun run, bespoke medals, charity entry options and on site race facilities.

A six-hour off-road event at Salcey Forest on a 3.5-mile loop where participants run as many laps as they wish. The course is forest trails with aid-station treats, canicross permitted, parking available and a GPX route provided.

A night trail 10k at Salcey Forest near Northampton that requires a head or chest torch. Petzl will offer on site headtorch demos and the fully marked two lap route is on crushed stone and can be slippery.