Trail 10Ks
Short off-road races around 10 km. The usual way in to trail running, and still hard work if the ground goes up.
132 races
September 2026
3 races20
Sept
2026
Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Knaresborough
Knaresborough · It's Grim Up North Running
A ten-k-ish or two laps of it for a half around Knaresborough on a Sunday morning. Pay online or turn up on the day.
Entries open
£29–£34
20
Sept
2026
Raby Castle Trail Runs
Raby Castle, Staindrop · Wild Deer Events
Five, ten or twenty-one kilometres in the deer park at Raby Castle.
Not open yet
26
Sept
2026
Chiltern 50
Henley Basecamp, Oxfordshire · Ultra Challenge
Fifty or twenty-five kilometres of Chiltern loops out of Henley, with a 10K for the day.
Entries open
October 2026
14 races3
Oct
2026
The Maverick South Downs Trail
Horndean, Hampshire · Maverick Race
Queen Elizabeth Country Park and the South Downs Way.
MODERATE TO VERY HARD
Entries open
4
Oct
2026
The East Coast Chuffer
Peasholm Park, North Bay Promenade, Scarborough · It's Grim Up North Running
Out of Peasholm Park in Scarborough and along the Cinder Track, the old Scarborough to Whitby railway: 5k to marathon on a 6.7-mile loop with the sea off to one side and woods on the other.
Entries open
£18–£43
6
Oct
2026
Autumn Headtorch Half
Swinsty Reservoir, North Yorkshire · Punk Panther
The autumn running of the reservoir night race.
MODERATE TO HARD
Not open yet
10
Oct
2026
Kent Downs 50
Maidstone Basecamp, Kent · Ultra Challenge
Fifty or twenty-five kilometres of the Kent Downs on loops from Maidstone.
Entries open
10
Oct
2026
CTS Suffolk
Dunwich, Suffolk · Endurancelife
Forest, heath and beach out of Dunwich.
MODERATE TO VERY HARD
Entries open
17
Oct
2026
Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Brighouse
Brookfoot Footbridge, Brookfoot, Brighouse · It's Grim Up North Running
Five, ten or a half along the Calder & Hebble towpath from Brookfoot on a Saturday morning, at your own pace, with places on the day.
Entries open
£18–£34
17
Oct
2026
The Maverick Jurassic Coast Trail
Corfe Castle, Dorset · Maverick Race
The Isle of Purbeck from Burnbake, three distances.
HARD
Entries open
18
Oct
2026
Knaresborough Soft Shoe Shuffle
Start of the Beryl Burton Cycleway, Knaresborough · It's Grim Up North Running
A 6.5-mile trail lap from the centre of Knaresborough, up through the parkland and along the old railway towards Harrogate, run once for the ten-k-ish and five times for the ultra. Road shoes advised.
Entries open
£29–£56
24
Oct
2026
CTS North York Moors
Ravenscar, North Yorkshire · Endurancelife
Moorland and cliff from Ravenscar.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Entries open
31
Oct
2026
Hubble Bubble
Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Wyther Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
The Halloween one at Kirkstall: 10k to ultra along the flat Leeds & Liverpool towpath, fancy dress encouraged, spot prizes for the best of it.
Entries open
£5–£56
31
Oct
2026
The Maverick Dark Hampshire Gravel
Farnham, Hampshire · Maverick Race
5km laps of Alice Holt Forest after dark.
MODERATE
Entries open
31
Oct
2026
Race You To The Summit
Summit Inn, Littleborough · Cragg Runner
A four-mile Halloween fell race from the Summit Inn at Littleborough, with eight hundred feet of climb in it.
Entries open
31
Oct
2026
Helvellyn Trails
Glenridding, Cumbria · Lakeland Trails
Glenridding and the shores of Ullswater under Helvellyn, at the end of October.
HARD
Entries open
31
Oct
2026
Sutton Bank Sizzler
Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire · Hardmoors
Seven miles by headtorch off the Sutton Bank edge.
HARD
Not open yet
November 2026
19 races1
Nov
2026
Anglesey Trail Half Marathon & 10K
Newborough Forest, Anglesey · Always Aim High Events
Ten kilometres or a half marathon through Newborough Forest and the dunes on Anglesey.
MODERATE TO HARD
Entries open
1
Nov
2026
Ullswater Trails
Glenridding, Cumbria · Lakeland Trails
A steamer out and a run back along the lake shore.
HARD
Entries open
7
Nov
2026
CTS Gower
Oxwich Bay, Swansea · Endurancelife
Oxwich Bay, and the Gower coast the hard way.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Entries open
7
Nov
2026
Goathland Trail Races
Goathland, North Yorkshire · Hardmoors
Moor tops and steam trains out of Goathland.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Not open yet
7
Nov
2026
The Grim Reservoir Dogs
Swinsty & Fewston Reservoir car park, North Lane, near Otley · It's Grim Up North Running
A run with your dog round Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs on good woodland trail, one 3.3-mile loop or two. A fun dog race, not run under canicross rules.
Entries open
£18–£29
7
Nov
2026
Swinsty & Fewston Lakeside Dash
Swinsty & Fewston Reservoir car park, North Lane, near Otley · It's Grim Up North Running
The 6.7-mile loop of Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs on well-kept trail, run once, twice, three or four times for the half, the twenty and the marathon. Everything starts at nine.
Entries open
£29–£43
7
Nov
2026
The Maverick Dark Oxfordshire Trail
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire · Maverick Race
Stonor Park by head torch.
MODERATE TO HARD
Entries open
7
Nov
2026
The Maverick Oxfordshire Trail
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire · Maverick Race
Stonor Park and the Chiltern beech woods.
MODERATE TO HARD
Entries open
7
Nov
2026
Moonlight Meander
Swinsty & Fewston Reservoir car park, North Lane, near Otley · It's Grim Up North Running
Swinsty and Fewston in the pitch dark: one or two laps of the 3.3-mile woodland loop by head torch, fairy lights and whatever else you bring.
Entries open
£17–£29
14
Nov
2026
Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Kirkstall
Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Wyther Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
Five, ten or a half along the Leeds & Liverpool towpath from Kirkstall on a weekend morning, at your own pace, with places on the day.
Entries open
£18–£34
14
Nov
2026
Glentress Winter Half
Glentress Peel Visitor Centre, near Peebles · High Terrain Events
A tough half marathon or a 10k through Glentress Forest in November, on trails better known for mountain biking.
MODERATE TO VERY HARD
Entries open
15
Nov
2026
Rothwell Kebabathon
Skelton Lake Services, M1 junction 45, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
Five-mile loops of Rothwell Country Park from Skelton Lake services, woodland, riverside and grass with one climb for the view of Leeds, and a kebab at the end. Five to twenty-six miles.
Entries open
£28–£43
15
Nov
2026
Slaley Hall & Forest Trail Runs
Slaley Hall, Slaley, Hexham · Wild Deer Events
Ten kilometres or a half marathon through Slaley Forest.
MODERATE TO HARD
Not open yet
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