Petzl Night Trails 10K | Salcey Forest
Tue 24 Mar 2026 Northampton, Northamptonshire, UK

Petzl Night Trails 10K | Salcey Forest

Salcey Forest in the dark with just your head torch to lead the way? The best Friday night there is!

2 races

  • Tue 24 Mar
  • #1 of 2
Salcey Forest, Northampton

10K

19:00

Age 16 & over

£14.40-£18

  • 10 km trail running
  • Tue 24 Mar
  • #2 of 2
Salcey Forest, Northampton

10K Canicross

18:50

Age 16 & over

£14.40-£18

  • 10 km trail running

Event overview

Come and run 10K in the dark and receive the love, a medal and some goodies!

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You need a head or chest torch to run in this event. No torch, no run. It may be that you start in the fading daylight but no-one will finish without needing a head torch.

Petzl will be there on the night so you can test out the best head torches on the night. If you’ve got a cheap headtorch from Amazon, you’ll be able to tell the difference immediately.

Event video

Event details

  • Average fitness
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Dogs allowed at venue
  • Event village
  • Traders at event

  • Cafe
  • Paid parking
  • Toilets

Event HQ

Salcey Forest
Hartwell
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN7 2HX
UK

This event has won a Racecheck Gold Award for the Summer 10K in previous years. It has over 150 reviews, scoring it at 4.8 out of 5! You’ll love it.

Friendly volunteers, a great course and cold but dry weather that made for perfect, almost magical running conditions. I’ve done this event many times and it always feels different. Highly recommended. Vicky J

No one does night events as well as Big Bear Events. Seamless organisation, a very well-marked course and a glow-in-the-dark medal. What’s not to love? Mitesh T

As ever, exceptional organisation and a very enjoyable event. It was great to see so many new people taking part. James G

A brilliant canicross event. Our dogs loved it, especially the dog water stations and the medal for them at the finish. Cirhan T

The course was perfectly marked and the entire event was flawlessly managed. Highly recommended. Craig W

A lovely, smooth race experience. It’s the first time I’ve felt safe and calm running largely solo at night, and it felt really special. Jacqueline L

A really well-organised and friendly run that I enjoyed. The only downside was small signage at some turns, which could be bigger to help visibility.Ian T

Reviews thanks to RaceCheck

Sustainability

  • Optional medal
  • Reusable cups
  • Sustainability policy
  • Trees not tees

Races at event

  • Tue 24 Mar
  • #1 of 2
Salcey Forest, Northampton
10K

19:00

Age 16 & over

£14.40-£18

  • 10 km trail running
  • Tue 24 Mar
  • #2 of 2
Salcey Forest, Northampton
10K Canicross

18:50

Age 16 & over

£14.40-£18

  • 10 km trail running

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