Somerset races

Trail and ultra races in Somerset, graded on the course file with the ascent and the ground underfoot.

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November 2026

1 race

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

5 & 10 kmup to 148 m climb

Runs through the night

EASY TO MODERATE

Not open yet

£24–£32

January 2027

1 race

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

5 km & 10km (2 laps)

Runs through the night

Not open yet

£21

March 2027

2 races

Mar

2027

Bath 50

Bath Racecourse, Somerset · Ultra Challenge

Fifty kilometres, twenty-five or ten on the hills around Bath from the racecourse.

10, 29 & 50 kmup to 1,000 m climb

Entries open

Mar

2027

Mendip Aurora

Mendip Activity Centre, Lyncombe Drive, Churchill, North Somerset · Channel Events

5k or 10k night trail run round Sandford Quarry, Churchill

5 km & 10km (2 laps)

Runs through the night

Not open yet

£21

April 2027

2 races

Apr

2027

Steaming to the Coast

Bishops Lydeard station (marathon start; train from Minehead) · Channel Events

Steam train out, run back to Minehead: 11k, 11.5 miles or marathon

11 km, 11.5 miles & 42.2 km

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£35

Apr

2027

The Bath Beat

Ralph Allen School, Claverton Down Road, Bath · The Bath Beat

Twelve and a half, seventeen, twenty-one or twenty-six and a half miles from Claverton Down through Bathford, Avoncliff, Hinton Charterhouse, Norton St Philip and Wellow on the Cotswold edge. Thirteen hours and a lot of cake.

12.5, 17, 21 & 26.5 miles

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June 2027

1 race

Jun

2027

Cheddar Gorge Challenge

Warren Farm, Charterhouse, Somerset · Relish Running Races

6km to marathon around Cheddar Gorge and Beacon Batch on the Mendips

6, 10, 21.1 & 42.2 kmup to 1,077 m climb

MODERATE TO VERY HARD

Not open yet

£26–£60

July 2029

1 race

Jul

2029

MTC Black Shuck

Premier Inn, Bridgewater North, TA6 4RR · Ultra Running Ltd

Bridgwater to Crediton, 45.0 miles.

45 miles779 m climb

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