Swan Challenge
Choose your distance and lap the scenic trails of Coombe Abbey Park at the Swan Challenge, a flexible endurance run where you decide how far to go.
Sign up for £33.30-£39
- Fri 10 Jul 2026
09:00
Age 17 & over
£33.30-£39
- 6 hrs trail running
Event overview
The Swan Challenge returns to the beautiful grounds of Coombe Abbey Park near Coventry, offering runners a relaxed trail event where participants complete as many laps as they wish.
Each lap follows a scenic trail route through woodland and parkland paths. Keep running for as long as you like, with a supportive atmosphere and regular access to aid.
Highlights
- Run as many laps as you wish in the 6-hour time limit
- The 3.3-mile off-road loop means your race can be 5K or even over 80K and anywhere in between
- You decide how many laps you're going to do on the day within the 6-hour time limit
- To cover marathon distance, you'll need to complete 8 laps
- To cover a half marathon distance, it's 4 laps
- It’s completely up to you; there is no pressure, but see if you want one more lap
- The format is great for people looking to run further than they’ve ever done before, do a long training run for future events or to enjoy a sociable event with your friends
Event photos
Event community
Laura C.
- Average fitness
- Beginner-friendly
- Event village
Fitness level
The key thing is that these events are for everyone. There is no such thing as too slow!
Support team
Ultra distance runners can have their own support crew.
- 1 lap
- 2 laps
- Distance markers
- First aid
- Flat
- Food stations
- Multiple laps
- Toilets
- Traffic free
- Water stations
- Way markers
- GPX available
GPX route
The route is displayed on the map above.
Overview
You decide how far you race!
The 3.3-mile lap at Coombe Abbey Park means your race can be just over 5K or, given the relatively flat nature of the course, potentially 50+ miles! You decide how many laps you are going to do on the day within the 6-hour time limit. If you're looking to cover a marathon distance, you'll need to complete 8 laps; and a half marathon will be 4 laps.
Coombe Abbey Park is a beautiful venue to run at! The majority of the route is on stone pathways. There is a meadow section on open grassland, depending on the weather leading up to the event, this could be muddy, but is unlikely to be.
Given the time of year, expect hard surfaces, lots of tree cover and some spectacular running.
Cut off
6 hours.
- Cafe
- Paid parking
- Park
- Toilets
Event HQ
Coombe Country Park
Brinklow Road
Coventry
Warwickshire
CV3 2AB
UK
By car
Coombe Abbey Park is on the outskirts of Coventry and 6 minutes from Junction 2 of the M6.
By rail
The closest train station is Coventry.
What's included
- Cake
- Chip timing
- Drinks
- Map
- Medal
- Snacks
Friendly and relaxed event with a 'do as much as you like' sentiment. Aid station each lap was excellent, and the range of snacks and drinks on offer was good. Marty L
On what was probably the hottest day of the year so far, Paul and his team of volunteers went above and beyond to keep us all cool and safe. Plenty of common sense messages in the pre race brief and plenty of water sprayers etc to keep us cool Grahame F
What’s great is that it is more of a personal challenge than a race, and there’s no pressure you just do as much as you want. Kathleen W
Superbly organised and managed, 6 laps around the park for me from woodland to open fields, a well stocked feed station with plenty of drinks ( much needed in today’s heat of 30°C ). Today I rucked with 15kg and earned myself a Gold Award Badge. Simon
Event location, RD and staff and volunteers and a well-stocked aid station are all superb. Outstanding!! Betty M
Great people willing to help with anything. Great event, well signposted route. Paul H
It was a nice marathon and well organised, very hot 32 degrees but that's not normal, good medal and badge. Michael F
Loved it. Wayne N
From when you sign up to after you finish everything is top notch. Andrew G
Really well organised event, love the set up and the flexibility to run as many (or as few) laps as you like. Well stocked aid station at the start/finish line and a good quality medal. Catherine M
Absolutely fantastic format and relaxed vibe!! Scott D
My first time entering the Swan Challenge at Coombe Abbey although have been multiple times before with kids and dogs. Emily T
Really well organised, friendly runners and volunteers, and for me a way to run some longer distances with support. Clare P
Everyone was kind, helpful and supportive. Paitra S
Another great bigbear event, wonderful aid station, well marked course and lovely venue. Brian T
Reviews thanks to RaceCheck
Sustainability
- Trees not tees
- Age 17 & over
- Entries open
- Enter online
Entry fees
Entry fee
£33.30
Entry fee
£39.00