Trail Running calendar near Maenclochog 2025-2026

Set in the Cambrian Mountains, Nant Yr Arian Silver Trail offers Half Marathon and 10k routes, with junior distances for younger runners (0.5 mile for under 7; 1.5 miles for 7–11; 2.6 miles for 12–16). The event is run by Aberystwyth Athletic Club as a not-for-profit, family-friendly affair with ful..

The Beast of the Blacks is a trail running event held on Saturday 14 March 2026 from Llanbedr Hall, Nr Crickhowell, Powys (NP8 1SR). The event offers three marked routes with GPX files available: 11 miles / 17 km 20 miles / 32.5 km 40 miles / 65 km Minimum age to enter is 17. Entry fees listed ar..

Saturn Too presents The Dashing Dog Charity Run - Wales at Dare Valley Country Park in Aberdare. This inclusive seven-hour time-challenge allows runners to complete as many laps as they wish, with a minimum 3 km per lap and a full lap around 7 km on paths, subject to safety changes. The scenic cours..

Red Warrior’s Annual Multi Terrain Races take place at Margam Country Park. The event offers 5K, 10K and 20K distances, with separate races for Canicrossers and solo runners. Now in its 6th year, the race emphasizes a varied, challenging course across Margam’s terrain.The next edition is scheduled f..

Pendine Sands Races take place on Pendine Beach in Carmarthenshire, Wales. For 2026, the event adds Marathon and Ultra alongside the 5k, 10k and Half Marathon. All distances use a single beach course: a well-marked 3.28-mile (5.28 km) route run as repeated out-and-back laps, with 5k at 2.5k out-and-..

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..

Vale Coastal Races are the Vale of Glamorgan Ultra and Coastal Races, the original trail events along the Vale of Glamorgan coastline in South Wales, now in their 11th year. Distances are 32.5 miles for the Ultra, 18.5 miles for the Trail (Mini Ultra), and 10 miles for the Trail. The route follows t..

Aspire X Events will stage the RTT Gower Trail event on 11/04/2026 at Oxwich Bay, Swansea, Wales (SA3 1LS). It is the first event of the 2026 Run The Trails Series. The event includes chip timing, a finisher's medal, water stations and checkpoints, and event facilities. An award ceremony is planned..

MTC Afanc is a 39.8-mile ultramarathon in mid-Wales, running from The River Wye Activity Centre in Glasbury, Powys to Travelodge Merthyr Tydfil. It’s Day 1 of the Mount to Coast End to End Challenge and Day 5 of Wales’ CYMRUN, with competitors sharing a single-day route along National Cycle Route 8,..

Cymoedd Sir Fynwy, staged by South Wales LDWA, is held at The Girl Guide Hall, Fairfield Car Park, Abergavenny (NP7 5TR). The event offers three distances—50 miles, 30 miles and a new 20-mile route—making it LDWA's toughest mountain challenge. The route winds through the Black Mountains and the Worl..

Beast of the Beacons is a three-distance trail-running challenge staged by Limitless Trails in the Brecon Beacons National Park, starting and finishing at Llangynidr Village Hall in Crickhowell, Wales. Runners tackle 10 miles, 20 miles or 40 miles, with elevation gains of roughly 2,026 ft, 4,219 ft..

MTC Y Draig Goch is a 47-mile ultramarathon, Day 6 of the Mount to Coast End to End Challenge within Ultra Running Ltd’s CYMRUN series. The route follows National Cycle Route 8 from the Travelodge in Merthyr Tydfil to Barry Island, with Cardiff reached along the way. Runners receive a bespoke finish..

Endurancelife's Pembrokeshire event unfolds in Little Haven, Pembrokeshire, Britain’s coastal National Park celebrated for rugged cliffs and sea views. The trail offers four distance options: 10K (7.5 miles), Half Marathon (13.4 miles), Marathon (27.3 miles), and Ultra (34.7 miles). Courses mix gras..

Saturn Running's "The Nearly But Not Quite London Marathon - Wales" takes place at Dare Valley Country Park in Aberdare. This inclusive event offers runners the flexibility to choose their distance within a 7-hour time challenge, with laps of approximately 4.37 miles (7km) on well-maintained footpat..

The HOWUM 2026 is a 30-mile ultra in mid-Wales, starting and finishing in Llanidloes. The route forms the Heartlands of Wales circular, merging four trails—the Sarn, Glyndwr’s Way, Severn Way and Wye Valley Walk—toward the source of the River Severn and back, with no time limits. Runners pass landma..

Rasus y Bannau (The Beacon Races) are three long-distance mountain running challenges organized by Run Walk Crawl, starting and finishing in Brecon and circling the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. Runners choose from 100km, 75km Ultra Trail, or Marathon, with ascents of roughly 5,100m, 3,500m, and..

Westcountry Ultra Hilly 50 is a 50-mile trail ultra run by Albion Running, starting and finishing at West Somerset College in Minehead, Somerset. The route climbs about 7,337 ft, taking in North Hill and Bossington Hill, Culbone with the UK’s smallest parish church, Porlock Weir, and Dunkery Beacon,..

Endurancelife Exmoor, held in the western reaches of Exmoor National Park near Martinhoe, offers four distances: 10K (6.3 miles), Half Marathon (13.3 miles), Marathon (26.5 miles), and Ultra (31.8 miles). The route is billed as one of the toughest in the Endurancelife Series, delivering a true endur..

The Epona 100 is a challenging 100-mile ultramarathon held in Abergavenny, featuring a demanding 17,000 feet of elevation gain. The course offers a stunning mix of iconic trails, including Offa’s Dyke, Cambrian Way, and Beacons Way, providing runners with breathtaking mountain passes and diverse ter..

The Tenacious Ten Hour Endurance Challenge is a timed loop race on Saturday 9 May 2026 at Mynydd Troed, Pengenfford Common, near Talgarth, Powys (LD3 0EY). The event is organised by Limitless Trails and has a strict 10 hour cut-off; any lap not completed before the final horn will not be recorded...