Bright Skies - Surrey Hills

Dorking, United Kingdom • 26 Jul 2026

Bright Skies - Surrey Hills

Bright Skies Surrey Hills takes place on 26 July 2026 at Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking and is organised by Wild Running. The event features several trail race distances on routes that run through the Denbies Estate in the Surrey Hills.

Available distances include:

  • Marathon - self-navigation; all checkpoints must be reached
  • Half marathon
  • 10K
  • Canix 10K
  • Canix half marathon
  • 1K kids race
  • 2K kids race

The course follows an undulating route through Surrey’s muddy, rolling hills. The event was developed from the Dark Skies event and this is the fifth occasion the organiser has used the Denbies location.

On-site registration takes place at Denbies in the event marquee or gazebo. Entry fees vary by race, with amounts shown between £8 and £55 in the listed offers. The organiser notes that the marathon requires self navigation but enforces that all checkpoints must be visited.

The description above summarises the races, setting, navigation requirement for the marathon, registration location, and the published entry price range. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Race information

Marathon
Marathon
Half Marathon
Canix Half Marathon
Half Marathon
Half Marathon
10 km
10k
10 km
Canix 10k
2k Kids Run
1k Kids Run
Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
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