Trail Running Calendar South West (England) 2025-2026

The Hameldown Hammer is a premier trail running event set in Dartmoor, featuring its 10th edition of the Half Marathon, the 9th edition of the 7EVEN, and the inaugural Ultra Hammer. Participants will experience challenging courses with significant elevation gains, showcasing Dartmoor's stunning land..

Cousin Jack is a challenging trail running event held in Cornwall, featuring two race options: the 18-mile Classic Jack and the 35-mile Ultra Jack. The Classic Jack is a point-to-point race from St Just to St Ives, traversing some of the most demanding and scenic parts of the coastal path, including..

The Winter GMU is a challenging ultra marathon held annually around the City of Bristol, featuring two distances: 45 miles and 30 miles. The 45-mile race is a full anti-clockwise loop of the Community Forest Path, starting and finishing at Ashton Park School, with 3100 feet of elevation gain and fou..

The Hannington Hike will take place in Hannington on Sunday 8 March 2026.

The Forest of Dean Spring Trails Half Marathon is a scenic 13.1-mile race held annually in the Forest of Dean, starting and finishing near the Speech House Hotel. The course features well-maintained woodland trails with gentle inclines, offering a multi-terrain experience through beautiful forest la..

The Way of the Dead is a challenging 50k running event traversing Dartmoor from east to west, organized by Wild Running. Participants can compete solo or in pairs, with live GPS tracking and three checkpoints that also serve as feed stations. The route features minimal ascent of 1389 meters but requ..

The Bath 50 Ultra Challenge is a premier trekking and trail running event held in the historic city of Bath, UK. Participants can choose from three looped distances: 50 km, 29 km, or 10 km, all starting and finishing at Bath Racecourse. The 50 km route features 1,000 meters of elevation and offers p..

The Bristol Trail & Ultra, held on 28 March 2026, is a trail running event starting and finishing at Museum Square in central Bristol. It offers two distances: a 25km trail and a 55km ultra, both featuring a mix of paved and unpaved surfaces including woodland trails, riverside paths, parks, and dis..

The Minster Challenge is a running event held in Axminster, Devon, organized by Ruby Red Running in partnership with Axe Valley Academy. Scheduled for March 29, 2026, it offers three distances: a challenging 12km route for those 17 and over, a 5km course for runners aged 12 and above, and a 3km fun..

Steaming to the Coast is a unique trail running event held along the scenic West Somerset Railway in Minehead, Somerset. Utilizing the UK's longest standard gauge steam railway, participants ride a steam train from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard before embarking on their runs. The event offers three di..

The Sid Valley Ring Half Marathon is an annual running event held in the scenic Sid Valley area, following the newly established Sid Valley Ring walking route. The course features an uphill start, traversing quiet country lanes, footpaths, and climbs up to 236 meters before descending into picturesq..

Freedom Racing - KVK is a unique vertical ascent race taking place at Perranporth Airfield in Cornwall. This event, known as "A Kilometer of Vert in Kernow," features two laps of a specially designed course that challenges participants to achieve a total ascent of 1000 meters over a distance of 15 m..

The Total Coastal is a challenging running event held on the South West Coast Path in South Devon, offering two distances: a 50km ultra and a half marathon. The ultra starts in Kingswear and finishes in Shaldon, featuring 7,000 ft of ascent over a scenic, multi-terrain route with about 75% trails, i..

Run Like Hell is a 13km (8.2 miles) coastal trail race held along the rugged North cliffs of Cornwall. The event features a well-maintained footpath that offers a fast yet challenging multi-terrain course. Starting and finishing at The Hells Mouth Coffee House, the race follows an out-and-back route..

The Garmin UK Trail Running Festival 2026 takes place at St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles, offering a variety of trail running events including a marathon, half marathon, 10K, 5K, and junior races for children as young as 0 years. The festival features scenic courses designed to inspire runners to..

The East Devon Round is a challenging trail running festival held in East Devon, near Honiton, featuring ultra-distance races through stunning countryside. The full course covers approximately 68 miles with over 10,800 feet of elevation, passing through three National Landscapes, the Jurassic Coast..

The MTC Will-o-the-Wisp is a 38-mile ultra marathon held in the UK, running from Liskeard to Truro. It forms Day 12 of the 13-day MTC ALBION End to End Challenge across England. The race follows the same route as the MTC JOGLE event but with shorter daily distances.Competitors navigate a challenging..

The Woods 2026 is a unique running event set on the North Coast, featuring a 4-mile loop through the scenic Tehidy Woods. Participants can choose from four race durations: Rowan (3 hours), Ash (6 hours), Beech (9 hours), and Oak (12 hours), with the winner determined by the maximum number of laps co..

The Lighthouse Marathon and Ultra is a challenging running event held in Cornwall, starting near Pendeen and finishing at Godrevy Lighthouse. The marathon covers 26 miles along a demanding coastal path featuring rocks, sand, tarmac, and over 4,000 feet of elevation gain. The Ultra race begins at Lan..

The Fordh Sen Mighal is a popular running event held in Cornwall, starting at St Uny's Church in Lelant and finishing in Marazion, tracing a scenic point-to-point route along the European cultural path from the north to the south coast. This race, organized by Bys Vyken Events, attracts runners from..