Dirt Half Challenge

Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom • 8 Nov 2025

The Dirt Half Challenge is a popular, award-winning half marathon trail race held in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. The course features a scenic and challenging route that starts in the historic market town and includes an anti-clockwise lap of Tiddenfoot Waterside Park. Runners then follow the picturesque Grand Union Canal towpath north to Stoke Hammond, climb through countryside to Great Brickhill, pass through Rushmere Country Park woodland, and return via the Greensand Ridge and canal towpath, finishing with a clockwise lap of Tiddenfoot Waterside Park. The event offers a family-friendly atmosphere, superb support, and a mix of towpath, off-road hills, woods, and a boggy flood plain, making it a standout autumn trail running experience. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Race information

13 mi
Half Marathon
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