Trail Running calendar near Winterbourne Monkton 2025-2026

The Allsorts Tinkley Gate Santa Dash is a festive, family-friendly running event held at the scenic National Trust Tinkley Gate site in Woodchester, Gloucestershire. Participants can choose between a 5km off-road trail or a shorter 2.5km route, suitable for younger runners. The event welcomes runner..

Freedom Racing's Hurtwood 50k is a late‑season trail ultra set in the Surrey Hills of southern England. The course covers about 50 kilometres on a fully signed long‑distance trail route, with extra signage and regular checkpoints at 7, 13, 18 and 24 miles offering water and food. Featuring a fast, o..

Winter Downs 200 is a 200-mile continuous trail run by Centurion Running. The loop circles the South of England, linking the North Downs Way, Vanguard Way, South Downs Way, Wayfarers Walk and St Swithuns Way, starting and finishing at Juniper Hall, Box Hill, near Dorking. Runners have up to 96 hours..

Set in South Wales, Celtic Trail Races offers three trail challenges: the Ultra (34 miles), Marathon (26 miles), and Half Marathon (13 miles). The routes wind through Afan Forest and the Rhigos range, finishing along the Coed Morgannwg Way with dramatic views of the Brecon Beacons, Black Mountain, S..

Mince Pi Run - races of 2 decimal places is a 14 December 2025 off-road event at Shalford Park, Guildford. Participants choose from 3.14 to 31.4 miles (1–10 laps) on a scenic, mostly flat course with one or two hills. A Pi marathon option and a 1-mile Pi-shaped fun run for young children are offered..

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..

Mortimer Forest Trail Race is a multi-terrain event staged by Ludlow Runners in Moor Park School, Ludlow, on 14 December 2025. The programme offers two courses: a 10-mile route over challenging forest tracks including the notorious Big Dippers and a climb to the top of High Vinnalls, finishing with..

A Nightmare Before Xmas Trail ½ Marathon, staged by Mad Running Junkies, takes place at the Bridgend Miniature Railway Centre in Aberkenfig, Tondu, near Bridgend (CF32 9BZ). The course blends the Hateful Eight 8‑mile route with a further 5+ miles of challenging trail, totaling around 13 miles of mix..

The Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run, organized by Saturn Running, takes place in the scenic Dare Valley Country Park in Aberdare, Wales. This inclusive event welcomes runners and walkers of all abilities. Participants can choose their distance within a 7-hour time challenge, with a minimum of 3km and..

The Slow and Dirty is a festive-themed 19-kilometer trail race held in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, following a flat, hard-surfaced route along a former railway line known as the Somerset and Dorset (S & D). Despite its name, the course is fast and clean, ideal for runners of all abilities, including..

Santa Claws 10km is a winter cross-country event organized by Racing Line Running, held at Renegade Brewery in the grounds of the Yattendon Estate, Berkshire. The course is a multi-terrain 10km, with a Canicross 10km option for runners with dogs. It delivers a scenic, muddy yet beautiful route throu..

The Die Hard Christmas Marathon and Half Marathon is a festive running event taking place on December 24, 2025, at Caldecotte Lake in Milton Keynes. Participants can choose between a full marathon, consisting of 7.5 scenic laps, or a half marathon with 3.5 laps. The event features a supportive atmos..

Midwinter Mortimer Trail (MMT) is a self-navigating endurance event by Andali Events in the English Marches. It offers two routes: a roughly 30-mile Ultra and a 15-mile Croft course, tracing the Mortimer Trail from Ludlow Castle to Kington, Herefordshire. The route blends trail, field and road throu..

Winter X is a mid-winter trail-running challenge set in the Meon Valley near Meonstoke, Hampshire. On Sunday 28 December 2025, runners can choose from four distances: 10km, 30km, 50km, or 70km. The route uses well-trodden public trails, including the South Downs Way, with four out-and-back legs acro..

Plain Crazy (Winter) is a run of 12.5 ish miles held on 28 December 2025. The course is described as hilly, cold, scenic, desolate and windy, and it may have snow. The event supports The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. A GPX file for the route is provided. Prizes are awarded to the first three m..

Circuit Running Events Ltd stages the RIVER THAMES RUN on 31 December 2025 at Wraysbury Skiff and Punting Club, Riverside, Egham TW20 0AA. The event is a six-hour timed challenge on a flat, multi-terrain, out-and-back route along the River Thames. Maximum entrants are 100 and the event is licensed..

Knacker Cracker is a trail race held on Thursday 1 January 2026. The event is a single-distance race of 10K with an exact course length of 10.000 km. The route includes 473 m of ascent and 335 m of descent. A children’s fun run called the Nipper Knacker runs at the same time as the main race. The e..

Circuit Running Events Ltd stages the Rhino Run at Wraysbury Skiff and Punting Club, Riverside, Egham TW20 0AA. The event is a six-hour timed challenge on an out-and-back tarmac path that follows the river and an old railway line. The course runs on a public footpath with no navigation required. An..

G3 no.1 is a trail running event in the G3 Series held at Newlands Corner, Drove Road, Guildford, Surrey GU4 8SE. Runners can choose between 10km and 15km distances, with the start line and event car park located at Newlands Corner. The event offers bundled options for multi-race participation: 3 x..

Dark Skies Surrey Hills is a night-time trail running event at Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking, set in the Surrey Hills. It offers a night-time 10-mile, 10K and 5K races, plus Canix events and 1K/2K kids’ races for 3–11 year-olds. The undulating, muddy courses wind through woodlands beneath the stars..