Woodland races
Races run mostly under trees, on forest track and woodland path.
121 races
October 2026
9 races17
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
Autumn 100
Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire · Centurion Running
Four out-and-back spokes from Goring, a hundred miles in total.
EXPERT
Entries open
17
Oct
2026
Chatelherault Country Park Trail Run
Chatelherault Country Park, Carlisle Rd, Ferniegair, Hamilton · Up and Running Events
6k, 10k, 16k or 20k in Chatelherault Country Park, Hamilton
Not open yet
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
18
Oct
2026
Blackpit 10km & 5km
Blackpit Brewery · Racing Line Running
Brewery trail 10km or 5km on estate trails near Silverstone and Stowe
Not open yet
£24–£32
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
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
31
Oct
2026
Dalmeny Halloween Trail Half
Longcraigs Scout Hall, Longcraig Road, South Queensferry · Blast Running
Halloween trail half through Dalmeny Estate and Cammo, South Queensferry
Not open yet
£28
31
Oct
2026
Sutton Bank Sizzler
Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire · Hardmoors
Seven miles by headtorch off the Sutton Bank edge.
HARD
Not open yet
November 2026
16 races7
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
The Grim Reservoir Dogs
Swinsty & Fewston Reservoir car park, North Lane, near Otley · It's Grim Up North Running
A run with your dog round Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs on good woodland trail, one 3.3-mile loop or two. A fun dog race, not run under canicross rules.
Entries open
£18–£29
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
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
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
Wendover Woods 50
Wendover, Buckinghamshire · Centurion Running
Five laps of the steepest fifty miles Centurion put on.
EXPERT
Entries open
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
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
15
Nov
2026
Slaley Hall & Forest Trail Runs
Slaley Hall, Slaley, Hexham · Wild Deer Events
Ten kilometres or a half marathon through Slaley Forest.
MODERATE TO HARD
Not open yet
15
Nov
2026
Vogrie Country Park 5k, 10k and Half Marathon
Vogrie House, Vogrie Country Park, Gorebridge · Up and Running Events
5k, 10k or half marathon in Vogrie Country Park near Gorebridge, Midlothian
Not open yet
15
Nov
2026
Meanwood Holly Hustle
The Meanwood Institute, 94 Green Rd, Meanwood, Leeds · Great Owl Running
10.5km winter woodland trail race through Meanwood and the Hollies, Leeds
Not open yet
£20
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
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
28
Nov
2026
Race The Light
Coastguards Beach slipway, Mothecombe · OuterEdge Events
Winter dusk races on the Erme estuary with two tidal river crossings
Not open yet
29
Nov
2026
The Doomsday Run
Bere Wood, Charborough Estate, Bere Regis · Eightmile Events
10K, half marathon or relay on loops through private woodland at Charborough
Not open yet
December 2026
3 races6
Dec
2026
New Forest Xmas Trails
Holmesly Campsite, Forest Rd, Burley, Christchurch · BigFeat Events
December single-lap New Forest trail races: 15km, 30km, marathon and 50km
Not open yet
£36–£70
6
Dec
2026
Glamis Castle Festive Trail Runs
Glamis Castle, Scotland · Wild Deer Events
Five or ten miles in the grounds of Glamis Castle, at the end of the year.
EASY TO MODERATE
Not open yet
24
Dec
2026
Santa Claws 10km
Renegade Brewery, Yattendon · Racing Line Running
Christmas Eve brewery trail 10km on the Yattendon Estate
Not open yet
£31–£33
January 2027
8 races1
Jan
2027
Surrey Inns Kanter
Merstham Village Hall, Station Road North, Merstham · LDWA Surrey
New Year's Day map-reading from Merstham: twelve or twenty miles from a list of grid references, no support on the route, map, compass and pencil essential. Fifty-second running.
Entries open
2
Jan
2027
Green Gateways
Otley, West Yorkshire · Punk Panther
New Year's trail marathon through the green spaces north of Leeds.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Entries open
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