How far is the Dalby Forest Wild Winter Trail Runs?

The Dalby Forest Wild Winter Trail Runs offers 3 distances: 10km (6.2 miles), Half Marathon (21.1 km / 13.1 miles), Marathon (42.2 km / 26.2 miles).

Is the Dalby Forest Wild Winter Trail Runs course marked?

Yes, the course is marked. Navigation skills are not required.

Dalby Forest Wild Winter Trail Runs

Dalby ForestSun, 29 Nov 2026

Ten kilometres, a half or a full marathon through Dalby Forest in winter.

Distance	Ascent	Per km
42.2 km Marathon	—	—
21.1 km Half Marathon	—	—
10km	—	—

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What you’re in for

A 10km, a half or a full trail marathon through Dalby Forest at the end of November, from Adderstone Field in the middle of the forest — a few miles beyond the visitor centre. The routes follow the forest roads out to the edges where the views open across the North York Moors. The 10km is 10.0km, the half 21.8km and the marathon 43.5km. The organiser calls it one of the best trail venues in the country and the winter timing is deliberate: cold, clear and quiet.

Terrain and trail

Forest fire road almost throughout — wide, compacted gravel that drains well and runs fast even in winter, with the odd section of softer path between blocks. Dalby is not flat, though: the roads roll up and down the valleys of the forest all day, and the marathon adds up. A road shoe with tread or a light trail shoe.

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Train for it: routes near the start

Routes starting within 20 km of Dalby Forest, nearest first. Each one has a free GPX file and a TRP grade, so you can rehearse the ground before race day.

MODERATE

Hole of Horcum

11.0km · 239m climb · Loop · 6.5km away

A genuinely dramatic piece of landscape - a mile-wide natural amphitheatre - covered properly on foot rather than just glimpsed from the roadside viewpoint everyone else stops at.

MODERATE

North Bay Promenade, Cross Lane and Green Lane

14.6km · 220m climb · Loop · 17km away

It's a genuinely flat, fast loop that mixes proper sea views with quiet countryside lanes minutes from the town centre, so you get variety without needing a car to reach the start.

MODERATE

Red Scar Lane, Station Road and North Bay Promenade

14.9km · 154m climb · Loop · 17km away

This is about as flat as trail running gets in this part of Yorkshire, which makes it the route to reach for on a fast-effort day or when you're carrying a niggle that a hillier route would aggravate.

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How to enter

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Common questions

: The Dalby Forest Wild Winter Trail Runs offers 3 distances: 10km (6.2 miles), Half Marathon (21.1 km / 13.1 miles), Marathon (42.2 km / 26.2 miles).
: No course file for the Dalby Forest Wild Winter Trail Runs yet, so there's no measured climb here. When Wild Deer Events publish one, this fills in.
: Not graded yet. A TRP grade is worked out from distance and climb measured off the course file, and there isn't one for the Dalby Forest Wild Winter Trail Runs yet.
: Yes, the course is marked. Navigation skills are not required.
: We don't hold a compulsory kit list for the Dalby Forest Wild Winter Trail Runs. Wild Deer Events confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.
: We don't hold published time limits for the Dalby Forest Wild Winter Trail Runs. If Wild Deer Events set cut-offs, they'll be in the race information.
: We don't hold a checkpoint list for the Dalby Forest Wild Winter Trail Runs. What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the Wild Deer Events race information rather than turning up expecting food.
: Not yet — we don't hold a course file for the Dalby Forest Wild Winter Trail Runs. Some organisers only send the GPX to entrants. If we get one, it goes up free, with no sign-up.
: Sun, 29 Nov 2026. Not open yet.