Night races
Head torch essential. Races run after dark.
51 races
November 2026
9 races7
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
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
7
Nov
2026
Big Night Out Winchester
Winchester Athletics Track, Bar End, Winchester · BigFeat Events
Headtorch trail race of 22km or 12km from Winchester onto the South Downs Way
Not open yet
£34–£42
14
Nov
2026
Wendover Woods 50
Wendover, Buckinghamshire · Centurion Running
Five laps of the steepest fifty miles Centurion put on.
EXPERT
Entries open
14
Nov
2026
Burrator Noir
The Discovery Centre, Burrator Reservoir · Wild Running
12-mile night trail race from Burrator Reservoir towards Princetown and back
Not open yet
£32
14
Nov
2026
Bath Skyline 5km & 10km
West Car Park, University of Bath, Bath · Relish Running Races
Night and day 5km/10km trail races on the hills above Bath
EASY TO MODERATE
Not open yet
£24–£32
20
Nov
2026
The Maverick Dark Castle Trail — Friday
Corfe Castle, Dorset · Maverick Race
Corfe Castle in the dark, Friday night.
MODERATE
Entries open
21
Nov
2026
The Maverick Dark Castle Trail — Saturday
Corfe Castle, Dorset · Maverick Race
The same course, Saturday night.
MODERATE
Entries open
21
Nov
2026
Dark Valley Night Trails
Moors Valley Country Park, Horton Road, Ashley Heath, Ringwood · BigFeat Events
Headtorch forest race of 10km, 20km or 30km on a 10km loop at Moors Valley
Not open yet
£34–£46
December 2026
5 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
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
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
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
January 2027
9 races9
Jan
2027
Winter Spine Challenger South
Edale, Derbyshire · The Spine Race
Edale to Hardraw, the southern hundred of the Pennine Way in winter.
Event full
9
Jan
2027
Winter Spine Sprint South
Edale, Derbyshire · The Spine Race
Forty-six miles from Edale over Kinder and Bleaklow.
Event full
10
Jan
2027
Winter Spine
Edale, Derbyshire · The Spine Race
The whole Pennine Way in January, non-stop, in seven hours of daylight a day.
Event full
10
Jan
2027
Winter Spine Challenger North
Hardraw, North Yorkshire · The Spine Race
Hardraw to Kirk Yetholm, the northern hundred and sixty, starting at dusk.
Event full
12
Jan
2027
Winter Spine Sprint North
Brown Rigg, Northumberland · The Spine Race
Forty-three miles from Brown Rigg to the finish at Kirk Yetholm.
Event full
16
Jan
2027
BigBeyond Trails (Aether)
Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Gravel Hill, Horndean · BigFeat Events
New January night race on the South Downs Way from QECP, 12 miles to 50km
Not open yet
£38–£70
16
Jan
2027
Storm the Fort
Brean Down, Burnham-on-Sea · Channel Events
Night trail run on Brean Down, through the old fort; 5k lap or 10k
Not open yet
£21
22
Jan
2027
Arc 100M
Coverack, Cornwall · Arc of Attrition by UTMB
Coverack to Perranporth along the whole arc of the Cornish coast, in January.
EXPERT
Entries open
23
Jan
2027
Dalby Forest 5 Mile Headtorch Challenge
Dalby Forest Visitor Centre, Dalby Forest Drive, Low Dalby, Pickering · Trail Blazing Events
5-mile night race on forest singletrack in Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire
Not open yet
£19
February 2027
2 races6
Feb
2027
The Duergar Nightcrawler
Newcastle House, Rothbury, Northumberland · Cold Brew Events
Ten miles out of Rothbury after dark, up first and down after.
Entries open
27
Feb
2027
Wild & Mild Night Run
South Brent Old School Community Centre, South Brent · Wild Running
9-mile and 5-mile night runs from South Brent onto the Avon valley and moor
Not open yet
£23–£28
March 2027
4 races6
Mar
2027
Dark Skies Run @ Kielder
Kielder Waterside, Kielder Water, Hexham · Trail Outlaws
Night trail races of 11 and 26.6 miles around Kielder Water
MODERATE TO VERY HARD
Not open yet
7
Mar
2027
Dark Skies Run @ Kielder 10K
Kielder Waterside, Kielder Water, Hexham · Trail Outlaws
Sunday-night 10K loop of Bull Crag at Kielder
MODERATE
Not open yet
20
Mar
2027
Mendip Aurora
Mendip Activity Centre, Lyncombe Drive, Churchill, North Somerset · Channel Events
5k or 10k night trail run round Sandford Quarry, Churchill
Not open yet
£21
23
Mar
2027
Spring Headtorch Half
Swinsty Reservoir, North Yorkshire · Punk Panther
A midweek night race round two reservoirs. Head torch essential.
MODERATE TO HARD
Entries open
April 2027
2 races
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