Trail Running Calendar South West (England) 2025-2026

Conquest of Avalon is Albion Running’s late-season ultramarathon in Somerset, finishing in Glastonbury after a final ascent over Glastonbury Tor. The event offers two distances: 50 miles and 30 miles. The 50-mile route begins at Ham Hill Country Park and, about 20 miles in, joins the 30-mile path, t..

The Woods is a multi-distance trail race organized by Bys Vyken Events, held in Tehidy Woods on the North Coast. Runners choose from Rowan (3 hours), Ash (6 hours), Beech (9 hours) or Oak (12 hours), all on the same 4-mile loop. The course is described as testing and hilly, with the woodland terrain..

Salmon Run Ultra is a Wild Running event along the River Exe from Exmouth to Dulverton, featuring an ultra distance of 43 miles or a team relay option. The route follows the Exe Valley Way from sea to the salmon spawning grounds on Exmoor, offering rural scenery and river landscapes. The relay uses..

The Doone Run 2025 is the 36th edition of the trail race, held on Sunday 21 September 2025 within Exmoor National Park in the Lynmouth area. The event is organised by Ilfracombe Running Club and runs over 10 miles / 16 km on a multi-terrain route from Watersmeet toward the Valley of the Rocks. The..

Cirencester AC’s Chedworth Roman Trail offers two trail races set in the Cotswold countryside near Cirencester, Gloucestershire. The 10-mile (ish) single loop and a newly added 5-mile (ish) loop pass through Stowell Park, the Coln Valley, and close to the Chedworth Roman Villa. It’s a challenging mu..

Cherhill Down Four Colour Local Event 2025, near Calne in Wiltshire, offers four colour-coded orienteering courses across open downland with copses, a hillfort and a prominent monument. Distances range from Yellow 2.2 km to Blue 6.0 km, with climbs up to about 225 m, catering to beginners through ex..

The Warhorse will take place in Braunton on Sunday 21 September 2025.

Bude Pirate Run 2025 is a Cornwall multi-terrain race held near Bude, with the start and finish on Maer Down, Crooklets. The course covers about 8 miles of off-road trails, offering coastal scenery, hills and a mixture of coast path, fields, wooded sections and a few short road links. Runners will f..

Five Tors Regional Event takes place at Five Tors, Merrivale, on Dartmoor, and kicks off the 2025-26 Devon League. The open-to-all, colour-coded orienteering event offers courses from Yellow (1.3 km) to Brown (7.9 km) with climb ranging from 35 m to 290 m, mapped at 1:7500. The terrain mixes wide-op..

The Mells Scenic Race is a 7-mile running event held in the historic village of Mells, near Frome. The course features a mix of footpaths, bridleways, cycle paths, and quiet country lanes, offering a scenic route with some hills. The 2025 race follows the 2023 route, including a stretch along the cy..

Great Links Tor Flyer - Fell Race is an off-road Dartmoor event starting and finishing at the Fox and Hounds Hotel near Bridestow/Lydford. The senior course is about 7.5 km (roughly 4.5 miles) with around 380 m ascent, while juniors run 1.9 km (140 m) and youths 3.6 km (220 m). The route climbs to G..

Great Links Tor – flyer – Dartmoor Fell Series is staged at the Fox and Hounds in Bridestowe on Dartmoor. The event features a fast, challenging route around notable tors. The ascent climbs from Gt Nodden to the summit cairns, drops to the valley via a ford, then continues across undulating ground t..

Portishead's Black Nore 10km returns in 2025, a mixed-terrain coastal race starting at Portishead Lake Grounds. The route runs along the coast path of the Bristol Channel, past Black Nore Lighthouse and through Redcliffe Bay with water views toward Wales. Runners tackle a gently undulating course wi..

Race on the Chase is an annual trail running event held at Salisbury Racecourse, just 3 miles from Salisbury city centre. Celebrating its seventh anniversary in 2025, the race offers marathon, half marathon, and 10k distances, all featuring undulating downland terrain with historic ancient tracks, g..

North Coast 110 / Exmoor Coast 55 is Climb South West’s four-distance coastal ultra set along the North Devon and Exmoor coast. Distances available: 110 miles, 110 km, 65 km, and 55 km. The self-navigated course follows the South West Coast Path, with GPS tracking and transport from Minehead to the..

The Atlantic Coast Challenge, organized by Epic Endurance Events CIC, is a rugged 3-day endurance event along the South West Coast Path in Cornwall, UK, from near Padstow to Lands End. Covering up to 78.6 miles (three marathons), participants can walk, run, or crawl across wild, steep terrain with s..

North Coast 110 / Exmoor Coast 55 is a multi-distance coastal ultra run by Climb South West. The 55 km Exmoor Coast Ultra starts in Combe Martin and finishes in Minehead along the South West Coast Path, tracing the Exmoor National Park coastline. Other distances on offer include 65 km, 110 km and 11..

Cornwall’s Backyard Ultra, held in St Eval, Cornwall, is Cornwall’s first Backyard Ultra. The event features a 4.167-mile (6.7056 km) lap run on Cornish country lanes, including a stretch along the Coast Path at Bedruthan Steps, described as more undulating than hilly. Laps begin on the hour, with n..

Purbeck Weekend in Dorset features two orienteering events on 4–5 October: Studland Dunes at Studland Heath, including an Agglestone Heath excursion; and Durlston Country Park with complex thickets on the Jurassic Coast. Courses range White to Brown, with Studland Dunes offering up to 8.0 km Brown a..

Run to the Sea Bournemouth is a 50km ultramarathon in the RTTS series, running from Moors Valley Country Park to Hengistbury Head in Bournemouth, along the Castleman Trailway and the seafront. The flat, scenic route uses forest trails and coastal paths, suitable for beginners and experienced ultrama..