Trail races in December 2026
Graded and mapped the same way as our routes.
21 races
December 2026
21 races5
Dec
2026
The Cheviot Goat
Ingram Village Hall, Breamish Valley, Northumberland · Cold Brew Events
Fifty-nine miles of the Cheviots in December, unmarked, on peat and open hill.
Entries open
5
Dec
2026
CTS Dorset
Swanage, Dorset · Endurancelife
The Jurassic Coast from Swanage. Graded Extreme.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Entries open
5
Dec
2026
Salisbury Plain Winter Marathon
Old Fowler Barracks, Ludgershall Road, Ludgershall · AND-OVER Trail Events
Winter marathon and half on the open chalk tracks of Salisbury Plain
Not open yet
£40–£60
5
Dec
2026
Night on the Edge
Mount Edgcumbe, Cremyll, Torpoint · Wild Running
Night out-and-backs on the Cornish coast path from Mount Edgcumbe to Rame Head
Not open yet
£21–£35
6
Dec
2026
New Forest Xmas Trails
Holmesly Campsite, Forest Rd, Burley, Christchurch · BigFeat Events
December single-lap New Forest trail races: 15km, 30km, marathon and 50km
Not open yet
£36–£70
6
Dec
2026
Glamis Castle Festive Trail Runs
Glamis Castle, Scotland · Wild Deer Events
Five or ten miles in the grounds of Glamis Castle, at the end of the year.
EASY TO MODERATE
Not open yet
9
Dec
2026
Winter Downs 200
Mickleham, Surrey · Centurion Running
Two hundred miles of the North and South Downs in December.
EXPERT
Entries open
11
Dec
2026
Winter Downs 100
Arundel, West Sussex · Centurion Running
A hundred miles of downland, starting in the dark of a December afternoon.
EXPERT
Entries open
12
Dec
2026
Christmas Cracker
Otley, West Yorkshire · Punk Panther
A December loop out of Otley over Norwood Edge and the Washburn.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Entries open
12
Dec
2026
Crikey, It's the Christmas Cracker Day 1
Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Wyther Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
Day one of the Christmas weekend at Kirkstall: 5k to marathon on the flat Leeds & Liverpool towpath with music and food at race HQ. Run one day or both.
Entries open
£18–£43
12
Dec
2026
The Regular Irregular
Brockholes Village Hall, Holmfirth · LDWA The Irregulars
Loops of 11.6, 7.2 and 4.2 miles round the Holmfirth hills from Brockholes, as many or as few as you like, nine hours, tea and toast to start and a meal to finish.
Entries open
£12–£15
12
Dec
2026
Moors The Merrier 21
Mytholmroyd Community Centre · Cragg Runner
Twenty-one miles round the moors above Hebden Bridge in December, in a Santa hat, with a present for the bran tub.
Entries open
13
Dec
2026
Crikey, It's the Christmas Cracker Day 2
Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Wyther Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
Day two of the Christmas weekend at Kirkstall: the same flat out-and-back on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath, 5k to marathon, for those doing the double.
Entries open
£18–£43
13
Dec
2026
BigXmas Trail Festival
Sale Water Park, Rifle Rd, Sale · BigFeat Events
December trail races from Sale Water Park: 11km, half marathon and marathon
Not open yet
£30–£50
13
Dec
2026
Sherwood Pines Festive Trail Runs
Sherwood Pines Forest Park, near Mansfield · Wild Deer Events
Five or ten kilometres through Sherwood Pines in December.
MODERATE
Not open yet
19
Dec
2026
Tour de Helvellyn
Askham Community Centre, Askham, Cumbria · NAV4 Adventure
A winter circuit of Helvellyn from Askham, unmarked, on the shortest Saturday of the year.
EXPERT
Entries open
19
Dec
2026
Wandering Wintertime Wobble
Norbury Village Hall, Bishops Castle, Shropshire · LDWA Marches
A new twenty-one-mile route through the Shropshire Hills from Norbury village hall the Saturday before Christmas. Mass start at eight, one checkpoint, hot food at the end.
Not open yet
£15–£20
20
Dec
2026
Do You Like My Bingley Baubles
Bingley Rugby Club, Wagon Lane, Bingley · It's Grim Up North Running
A festive 5k to marathon on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath out of Bingley, flat apart from the Three Rise and Five Rise locks. Christmas fancy dress welcome.
Entries open
£18–£43
24
Dec
2026
Santa Claws 10km
Renegade Brewery, Yattendon · Racing Line Running
Christmas Eve brewery trail 10km on the Yattendon Estate
Not open yet
£31–£33
27
Dec
2026
Midwinter Mortimer Trail
Chapter66 cafe, Ludlow Castle, Ludlow · Andali Events
Self-navigated Mortimer Trail from Ludlow to Kington: 30 mile ultra or 17 miles
Not open yet
£40–£60
31
Dec
2026
Trails and Ales New Years Eve Fell Race
The Little Tea Room At Higher Derbyshire, Rivington, Bolton · Trail Blazing Events
7-mile New Year's Eve fell race from Rivington, with pint and pie at the finish
Not open yet
£19
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