Trail Running Calendar United Kingdom 2026-2027

A beginner friendly 50 km ultramarathon along Norfolk's Boudicca Way from Diss to Norwich, open to runners and walkers with a 10 hour cutoff. The field is limited to 250 and entries include checkpoints, GPS tracking and a post race meal.

A bi-annual race series around Bewl Water near Lamberhurst, Kent offering 10 km, half marathon, marathon and 50 km ultra on mixed wooded trails and quiet lanes with extensive lake views.

A fully signposted 47 miles (75K) ultra around Lake Windermere with GPS tracking, six aid stations and a halfway bag drop. Competitors must register in person, carry mandatory kit and use the issued tracker for live monitoring.

A roughly 100 km loop around Leeds using the Leeds Country Way footpaths, mostly rural and waymarked with the owl. The event provides a GPX route, checkpoint food and a finishers' medal, and requires specific navigation and safety kit.

A family friendly inflatable obstacle run at Bakewell Showground on 12 September 2026, offering 2.5k, 5k, 10k and 15k routes with multiple inflatables, five music zones and a finisher medal.

A multi distance event along the Thames Towpath from Putney Bridge to Henley, with rest stops, GPS tracking, catering and medical support. Options include solo or team entries and a weekend festival of related walks.

A 10th edition 10.5 mile trail race across southern Dartmoor with almost 650 m of ascent, touching Ryder's Hill and the Red Lake Volcano. The route includes river and clapper bridge crossings, boggy and technical ground and finishes in Scor..

Trail ultramarathons in the Peak District on 12–13 September 2026 with distances from 12 km to 110 km, UTMB Index status and camping options. The event also forms part of the GB SLAM series.

A 50 km point to point coastal ultra from Lowestoft to Aldeburgh on 12 September 2026, following varied paths via Southwold, Dunwich Heath and Sizewell with marked navigation, aid stations and a 9 hour time limit.

A forest backyard ultra at High Lodge where runners complete repeated 4.167 mile loops every hour until a single finisher remains. The event also provides 6 hour and 12 hour timed options and chip timing.

A 40 mile ultra from Glenbuck Loch to Riverside Stadium in Ayr on 12 Sep 2026, featuring water stations, 10 mile checkpoints with food and drop-bag support. Relay teams of 2 or 3 split the route into 17, 14 and 9 mile sections.

A 20 mile off road traverse from Fairholmes to the Robin Hood Inn that raises funds for Edale Mountain Rescue Team. Walkers, runners and climbers follow the route over nine gritstone edges and must meet specified navigation and kit requirem..

Three fell races around Ventnor on the Isle of Wight offer routes from 3.8 km to 21 km with notable ascent. The series follows FRA rules, has entry limits and also serves as the SEAA Fell Running Championships.

A chip-timed trail event in the Surrey Hills offering 10k, 21k and 42k routes with marked courses, aid stations, finishers' medals and an event village at Shere Recreation Ground.

Tackle a classic Lake District fell run around Helvellyn and the Dodds, a rugged 18.5 km loop with 1450 m of climbing and stunning mountain views. Open to adults with pre entry or day entry for a proper fell challenge.

Ventnor Horseshoe on Sat 12 Sep 2026 offers a scenic but testing 12 km fell course around Ventnor with 443 m of climb. Part of the Isle of Wight Fell Series, it is perfect for runners seeking a tough coastal hill challenge.

Start the IOW Fell Running Series with St Boniface Fell in Ventnor on Sat 12 Sep 2026, a punchy 3.9 km race with 235 m of climbing across scenic Isle of Wight terrain. Pre entry or on the day entries welcome.

A 36 km, 2200 m ascent fell race around the Northern Fells from Hesket Newmarket. An FRA AL category English Championship event requiring navigation, mandatory kit and several summit checkpoints on an exposed loop.

Run as far as you like at Alice in Runderland, a timed multi lap event at Parc Taf Bargoed with flexible start times and on course support. Choose from one lap up to marathon and earn a bespoke finisher medal.

Cronkley Fell Race is a 10.5 mile fell race with 1800 ft of ascent around Upper Teesdale and the River Tees. Organised by Durham Fell Runners, entries are via SI Entries and the entry price includes a free chip butty.