Trail Running calendar near Margam 2025-2026

The Dart Challenge is a six-hour timed event held on a weekday in 2025. Participants may run, hike or walk and complete as many 5k laps as they wish within the 6 hours time limit. Completing eight laps plus a short out-and-back equals a marathon distance. A canicross option is available for those w..

The Smurf Run is organised by Saturn Too Limited, a franchise partner of Saturn Running, and is scheduled for 22/11/2025 at Dare Valley Country Park, Aberdare, CF44 7PS. The event is run as a 7 hour Time Challenge that allows participants to choose how many laps to complete. Entry at the discounted..

Budleigh Blister, hosted by Exmouth Harriers, takes place near Budleigh Salterton with the event anchored at The Holt, E Budleigh Rd. The weekend offers an approx 10-mile off-road course featuring stunning coastal and countryside scenery, plus a Blister Lite option of about 5 miles. The race starts..

The Combe Crawler is Ilfracombe Running Club's legendary cross-country race in Ilfracombe, North Devon, with the start/finish at Ilfracombe Football Club. The 8.5-mile (13.6 km) route weaves steep coastal paths, woodland tracks and fields, offering dramatic views of the coast and countryside. It’s d..

The Medal Mix Challenge Day 1, organized by Running Events Devon, takes place near Capel Lane, Littleham, Exmouth on November 29, 2025. This 7-hour timed event welcomes runners and walkers of all abilities to complete as many 5.3 km laps as possible on a scenic, undulating out-and-back course along..

The Medal Mix Challenge Day 2, organized by Running Events Devon, takes place near Capel Lane, Littleham, Exmouth on Sunday, 30th November 2025. This 7-hour timed event features an accurately measured 5.3 km out-and-back course on a scenic, undulating old disused train line, fully paved and classifi..

RTT Afan Forest 10k & 5K is organised by Aspire X Events and takes place at Bryn Bettws Lodge, Pontrhydyfen, Port Talbot SA12 9SP. The next scheduled race date is 30/11/2025. The event runs on trails in Afan Forest and offers two separate distances. The organiser hand-picks trails and provides..

Secret Santa Figgy Pud 14km, Turkey Ten Miles & Half Marathon Du Mulled Wine is a trail event from Cwmdu Village Hall near Crickhowell, Powys. Distances are 14km, 10 miles and a Half Marathon. The courses head west toward Bwlch Mountain and follow the Beacons Way, with the Half Marathon routing via..

Limitless Trails’ Secret Santa Series heads to the Brecon Beacons, starting and finishing at Cwmdu Hall, Powys. Distances offered are 14 km, 10 miles, and 13.1 miles, beginning from Cwmdu along Beacons Way toward Bwlch Mountain, with the half marathon following Cockit Hill for lake views before turn..

Full MontyCute 10 trail race is a tough, mostly off-road 10.6-mile course in Ham Hill Country Park near Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset. The route climbs 11 hills and threads through Montacute, St Michaels Tower, Ladies Walk, Witcombe Valley, and Parkland, finishing back at the Ham Hill Information Centr..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

The Bell Challenge Day 5, organized by Running Events Devon, takes place on January 2, 2026, in Exmouth at Capel Lane. This 7-hour timed event features a mainly flat, accurately measured 5.3 km out-and-back course on a scenic, disused train line surfaced entirely with tarmac, classifying it as a roa..

Based in Budleigh Salterton, the Walter Raleigh Round Half Marathon and Third Marathon offer two distances: 13.6 miles for the half and 8.5 miles for the third marathon. The route winds through quiet back lanes, unsurfaced county roads, little-known footpaths, the Otter valley, High Peak, the Jurass..