Trails of Mena
Sutton Scarsdale, United Kingdom • 13 Mar 2027
Trails of Mena Marathon and 20 mile run
The Trails of Mena takes place on 13 March 2027 from North Wingfield Community Resource Centre in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The event offers two trail distances and requires entrants to be 18 years or older. Entries open 4 June 2026 and close 6 March 2027. Entry fees are listed separately for affiliated and non affiliated runners.
The route is an anti-clockwise circular course linking trails, fields and woodland with varied terrain and some climbs and descents. The course follows the 5 Pits Trail to Pilsley and Tibshelf, then heads east to Teversal and Rowthorne near Hardwick Hall, skirts surrounding woodland, crosses the M1, traverses the farmland around Sutton Scarsdale and Sutton Springs Wood, and returns along the 5 Pits Trail to the finish. The route will be partially marked with arrows at major junctions and GPX files will be available; participants are responsible for their own navigation.
Distances offered:
- Trail Marathon
- 20 mile trail run
Logistics and support include free car parking at the community centre, multiple checkpoints (two on the 20 mile route, three on the marathon) supplying drinks and sweet and savoury food, a seven hour time limit, medic cover on course and at race HQ, finish medals for every finisher and prizes for first male and female in each race. Dogs are not permitted under the event permit. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.