Trail ultras
UK trail races over 42 km, with the ascent, the ground underfoot and an honest grade for each distance.
308 races
October 2026
13 races17
Oct
2026
The Maverick Jurassic Coast X-Trail
Corfe Castle, Dorset · Maverick Race
A hundred kilometres of the Jurassic Coast, or half of it.
VERY HARD TO EXPERT
Entries open
17
Oct
2026
Gatliff Marathon
Edenbridge Cricket Club, Kent · COPSE
The forty-second Gatliff: 50km or 25km on footpaths and tracks through the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Weald from Edenbridge, a new route every year, ten hours, five checkpoints and a GPX to download beforehand.
Entries open
£21–£25
17
Oct
2026
Rip 'n' Run XL
Wadsworth Community Centre, Old Town, Hebden Bridge · She Strides Events
40-mile moor-and-lane loop above Hebden Bridge, or two laps for 80 miles
EXPERT
Not open yet
£60–£110
17
Oct
2026
Ultra Tour of the Yorkshire Dales
Devonshire Institute, 48 Main Street, Grassington, North Yorkshire · Due North Events
Grassington to Malham Tarn, Arncliffe and Wharfedale, with route choice between checkpoints.
VERY HARD TO EXPERT
Entries open
17
Oct
2026
Autumn 100
Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire · Centurion Running
Four out-and-back spokes from Goring, a hundred miles in total.
EXPERT
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
18
Oct
2026
Four Reservoirs 53KM Ultra Run and 25KM Trail Run
Shotley Bridge, County Durham · Wild Deer Events
Past four reservoirs out of Shotley Bridge, twenty-five kilometres or fifty-two.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Not open yet
24
Oct
2026
Ultra England 50
Keswick, Cumbria · GB Ultras
Fifty-four Lakeland miles from Keswick.
EXPERT
Entries open
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
24
Oct
2026
Thames Trail Ultra
Hawkwell House Hotel (Mercure Oxford), Church Way, Iffley, Oxford · Go Beyond Events
47-mile point-to-point on the Thames Path from Iffley to Henley-on-Thames
Not open yet
£70
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
Chiltern Ridge Winter 50K
Berkhamsted Cricket Club, Hertfordshire · Runaway Racing
The Chiltern Ridge loop in its winter form, fifty kilometres out of Berkhamsted and back.
VERY HARD
Entries open
November 2026
19 races7
Nov
2026
Black Sheep Winter
Tafarn y Fic, Llithfaen · Black Sheep Events
A 60km November loop of the Llŷn from Tafarn y Fic in Llithfaen: up to Yr Eifl by the Steps of Hell, down through Nant Gwrtheyrn, the Mariners Trail to Abersoch and lanes back, solo or as a relay of four.
Entries open
£85
7
Nov
2026
Beacons Ultra
Henderson Hall, Talybont-on-Usk · Andali Events
November Brecon Beacons races from Talybont-on-Usk: 50 miles, marathon, half
Not open yet
£35–£80
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
Winter Weavers' Way Ultras
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk · Boghopper Races
Fifty or a hundred kilometres of the Weavers' Way in November, Great Yarmouth to Cromer Pier.
Entries open
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
14
Nov
2026
Wooler Trail Marathon
Wooler Hostel (YHA), 30 Cheviot Street, Wooler · Trail Outlaws
28.5-mile November hill marathon through the Cheviots from Wooler
EXPERT
Not open yet
14
Nov
2026
Winter Wirral Ultra
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire · Charm Bracelet Trail Events
Their flattest ultra — thirty-six circular miles with barely 250 metres of climb.
VERY HARD
Entries open
14
Nov
2026
Wendover Woods 50
Wendover, Buckinghamshire · Centurion Running
Five laps of the steepest fifty miles Centurion put on.
EXPERT
Entries open
15
Nov
2026
Tweed Valley Ultra
Glentress Peel Visitor Centre, near Peebles · High Terrain Events
Sixty-seven or fifty kilometres of forest track, singletrack and heather moor out of Glentress, with the option to drop to the fifty on the day.
VERY HARD TO EXPERT
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
21
Nov
2026
Greater Manchester 200 Ultra
Trafford Park, Manchester · GB Ultras
Two hundred miles round Greater Manchester over four days.
EXPERT
Entries open
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
21
Nov
2026
North Chilterns 50K
Offley, Hertfordshire · Runaway Racing
Fifty kilometres through the northern Chilterns in November, starting near Offley.
VERY HARD
Entries open
21
Nov
2026
The Kendal Mountain Trail Runs
Kendal, Cumbria · Maverick Race
Kendal Mountain Festival — 50km, 25km and a 10km that is really 11.8.
Entries open
28
Nov
2026
Machen Trail Races
Machen Welfare Ground, Tyn-y-Waun Road, Machen · Ridge Runners
Winter trail half and marathon over Rudry Common and Machen Mountain
HARD TO VERY HARD
Not open yet
£40–£50
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