Trail marathons
Off-road races at about marathon distance. Expect the climb to matter more than the mileage.
112 races
September 2026
4 races26
Sept
2026
Forest Marathon
Henley-in-Arden Memorial Hall, Warwickshire · LDWA Heart of England
Twenty-seven miles from Henley-in-Arden out to Coughton Court and Studley and back through Spernall and Bannams woods, or twenty if you turn early. Rolling start, eleven hours.
Entries open
£20–£25
26
Sept
2026
Burnley Way Ultra & Off-Road Marathon
Finsley Gate Wharf, Burnley · Run JMC
Forty miles or twenty-seven of moorland, towpath and field along the Burnley Way, out of Finsley Gate Wharf.
Entries open
26
Sept
2026
Yorkshire Reservoir Dogs
Otley, West Yorkshire · Punk Panther
Seven reservoirs, barely a hill. The organiser calls it the one for beginners, and they're right.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Entries open
27
Sept
2026
Wye Not Wander
Wye Village Hall, Kent · LDWA Kent
Fifteen, twenty or twenty-seven miles of the Kent Downs from Wye: dry chalk valleys and the views between the Stour and Elham valleys, with the station three hundred yards from the hall.
Entries open
£11–£22
October 2026
16 races2
Oct
2026
Atlantic Coast Challenge
St Ives Bay Holiday Park, Hayle, Cornwall · Epic Endurance Events
Three marathons in three days down the north Cornwall coast, Padstow to Land's End.
Entries open
£75–£210
3
Oct
2026
Goyt Valley Challenge
Buxton Community School, College Road, Buxton · LDWA High Peak
A 26.2 or 14.3 mile loop of the western Peak from Buxton over Axe Edge, the Goyt Valley, Shining Tor and Lamaload. Moorland, so carry the kit for it.
Entries open
£17–£23
3
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
Flower of Suffolk Marathon
Walberswick, Southwold, Suffolk · LDWA Norfolk & Suffolk
Twenty-six or eighteen miles of the Suffolk coast and the heathland paths inland around Minsmere and Dunwich from Walberswick, with a route description and an optional GPX.
Entries open
£12–£22
4
Oct
2026
Marlow Donkey
Liston Hall, Marlow, Buckinghamshire · LDWA Thames Valley
A new Chilterns route each year from Marlow, centred on the Hambleden and Stonor valleys: 25k, 40k or a fiftieth-anniversary 50k. Limited to 150 and usually full by early September.
Entries open
£15–£20
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
10
Oct
2026
Beat Box Hill
Box Hill, Surrey · RunThrough Trails
Surrey Hills repeats on the North Downs.
Entries open
10
Oct
2026
CTS Suffolk
Dunwich, Suffolk · Endurancelife
Forest, heath and beach out of Dunwich.
MODERATE TO VERY HARD
Entries open
10
Oct
2026
Lakes in a Day Half
Ambleside, Cumbria · Durty Events
Ambleside to Cartmel on a waymarked route, joining the big one as it comes through.
VERY HARD
Entries open
18
Oct
2026
Signpost Challenge Hike
Marple Senior Citizens Hall, Memorial Park, Marple · LDWA South Manchester
A hilly twenty-four or seventeen miles from Marple over Werneth Low and Cown Edge, the long route going on over Lantern Pike and back by New Mills and the Goyt Valley. Breakfast before, hot meal after.
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
Nidderdale Way
Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire · Punk Panther
The full Nidderdale Way at fifty-six miles, or a bite of it. Punk Panther's longest.
HARD TO EXPERT
Entries open
24
Oct
2026
CTS North York Moors
Ravenscar, North Yorkshire · Endurancelife
Moorland and cliff from Ravenscar.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Entries open
25
Oct
2026
Essex Walker
Blackmore Village Hall, Essex · LDWA Essex & Herts
A new figure-of-eight from Blackmore village hall: a fifteen-mile loop by Mill Green and Highwood, then eleven more by Wyatts Green and Fryerning for the twenty-six, or a three-mile loop for the eighteen.
Entries open
£15–£22
31
Oct
2026
Ullswater Way & Challenge
Parkin Memorial Hall, Pooley Bridge, Cumbria · NAV4 Adventure
The waymarked Ullswater Way, or four extra miles over the high path above Glencoyne.
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
November 2026
11 races7
Nov
2026
Six Dales Circuit
Biggin Village Hall, near Hartington, Derbyshire · LDWA Staffordshire
Twenty-five miles of White Peak dales from Biggin: Biggin, Wolfscote and Beresford Dales to Hartington, Monyash, Lathkill and Bradford Dales, and Long Dale home. Two hundred places.
Entries open
£12–£20
7
Nov
2026
Kilburn Kanter
Kilburn Village Institute, North Yorkshire · LDWA North Yorkshire
Twenty-four miles from Kilburn round the western edge of the North York Moors: Oldstead, Cold Kirby, Hawnby, High Paradise, Boltby, Gormire, Sutton Bank and the White Horse. Two hundred places and usually full by October.
Entries open
£13–£20
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
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
14
Nov
2026
Wharfedale Skyline
Otley, West Yorkshire · Punk Panther
Otley to the high ground above Wharfedale, by way of Yeadon Tarn.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Entries open
15
Nov
2026
Steppingley Step
Barton-le-Clay Village Hall, Bedfordshire · LDWA Beds, Bucks & Northants
Twenty-six, eighteen or twelve miles of field paths, tracks and woods through the Bedfordshire hills from Barton-le-Clay, with a start window and checkpoint times to plan around. Part of the group's triple challenge.
Entries open
£10–£15
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
21
Nov
2026
Peak District South & North
Edale, Derbyshire · Ranger Ultras
Fifty kilometres on the Saturday, forty-three on the Sunday, or both across one weekend.
Entries open
22
Nov
2026
Delamere Forest
Delamere, Cheshire · RunThrough Trails
Fast forest trails in Cheshire, twice a year.
MODERATE TO VERY HARD
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