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Kingfisher Challenge

Name: Kingfisher Challenge
Start: 2025-09-30
End: 2025-09-30
Location: Coventry

Coventry, United Kingdom • 30 Sep 2025

The Kingfisher Challenge is a 6-hour trail running event held at Coombe Abbey Park, Coventry. The course features mature woodland, waterways, and open grassland, offering a scenic and mostly flat 3.3-mile loop primarily on stone pathways with some meadow sections. Participants can run as many laps as they wish within the time limit, making it suitable for all abilities—from a single 5k lap to over 50 miles.

The event welcomes runners, walkers, and canicross participants with dogs. Amenities include parking, a café, and toilets. The event promotes a friendly, sociable atmosphere and supports Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United Kingdom West Midlands (England) Coventry

Race information

Website Registration

3 mi

3.3-Mile Lap

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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