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Beginner-friendly Trail runs in Winter

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Chaos on the Calverley Millennium Way. A 12km/7.5 mile trail race taking place on the fully marked Calverley Millennium Way footpath. Find out why it's Chaos...
  • Sat 20 Dec
  • £22
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Calverley Chaos

Chaos on the Calverley Millennium Way. A 12km/7.5 mile trail race taking place on the fully marked Calverley Millennium Way footpath. Find out why it's Chaos...

  • Beginner-friendly
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Event village
  • Age 18 & over
  • 12 km trail running + 600 ft ascent
Join in for the Salcombe RNLI Resolution Fun Run — a 7km scenic trail run looping around the beautiful Snape’s Point and back.
  • Wed 31 Dec
  • £5-£10
Salcombe, Devon, UK

Salcombe RNLI Resolution Fun Run

Join in for the Salcombe RNLI Resolution Fun Run — a 7km scenic trail run looping around the beautiful Snape’s Point and back.

  • Families
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Enter online
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • 7 km trail running + 350 ft ascent
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A fabulous 43-mile point-to-point race, well established as the season opener to the Ultra race calendar and always sells out. From the countryside along the Grand Union Canal into London.
  • Sat 10 Jan 2026
  • £80
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK

Country to Capital Ultra

A fabulous 43-mile point-to-point race, well established as the season opener to the Ultra race calendar and always sells out. From the countryside along the Grand Union Canal into London.

  • Recycling
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • GPS tracking
  • Undulating
  • Event village
  • Age 18 & over
  • 43 miles trail running + 1404 ft ascent
The route is exactly 5K, multi-terrain in nature, with a nice mix of minor road and trail to make for an interesting run in lovely surroundings, with fantastic views. Chip timing, prizes and medal!
  • Sun 11 Jan 2026
  • £17
Ruthin, Clwyd, UK

Vale of Clwyd 5K

The route is exactly 5K, multi-terrain in nature, with a nice mix of minor road and trail to make for an interesting run in lovely surroundings, with fantastic views. Chip timing, prizes and medal!

  • Families
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Undulating
  • Event village
  • Park
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km multi terrain running
A 48-mile route through historical Suffolk and Norfolk, starting from Knettishall Heath Nature reserve and running north to Holme-next-the-Sea on the Norfolk Coast.
  • Sun 1 Feb 2026
  • £60
Thetford, Suffolk, UK

Peddars Way Ultra

A 48-mile route through historical Suffolk and Norfolk, starting from Knettishall Heath Nature reserve and running north to Holme-next-the-Sea on the Norfolk Coast.

  • Beginner-friendly
  • Enter online
  • GPS tracking
  • Flat
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Age 18 & over
  • 48 miles trail running + 1923 ft ascent
In 2026 Valentines Day falls on a Saturday, so why not come along and earn some Valentine-themed bling! Run as far as you can during six hours, whether 5K or 50K, you'll love it!
  • Sat 14 Feb 2026
  • £33-£38
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, UK

Valentines Challenge

In 2026 Valentines Day falls on a Saturday, so why not come along and earn some Valentine-themed bling! Run as far as you can during six hours, whether 5K or 50K, you'll love it!

  • Beginner-friendly
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Age 18 & over
  • 6 hrs trail running + 558 ft ascent
Come and join the celebration of the general awfulness of running in the middle of a British winter in trail shoes.
  • Sat 14 Feb 2026
  • £18
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

The Billing

Come and join the celebration of the general awfulness of running in the middle of a British winter in trail shoes.

  • Trees not tees
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Event village
  • Age 18 & over
  • 14 km trail running + 277 m ascent
42 miles of footpath meandering through the historic countryside of Essex in an easterly direction towards the coast, along an ancient pilgrimage route dating back to the 7th century!
  • Sun 22 Feb 2026
  • £60
Ongar, Essex, UK

St Peters Way Ultra

42 miles of footpath meandering through the historic countryside of Essex in an easterly direction towards the coast, along an ancient pilgrimage route dating back to the 7th century!

  • Beginner-friendly
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Age 18 & over
  • 42 miles trail running + 2117 ft ascent
The perfect race to add to your calendar as a challenge in its own right, and ideal preparation for the spring marathon season.
  • Sun 22 Feb 2026
  • £24-£26
Stockport, UK

Stockport Trail Half Marathon

The perfect race to add to your calendar as a challenge in its own right, and ideal preparation for the spring marathon season.

  • Beginner-friendly
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Event village
  • Age 17 & over
  • 13.1 miles trail running
  • Sat 20 Dec
Penrith, Cumbria, UK

Tour De Helvellyn

  • 38 miles fell running + 2000 m ascent
  • Sun 21 Dec
Helston, Cornwall, UK

Trust 10 - Godolphin

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sun 21 Dec
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, UK

Festive Ormesby10

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sun 21 Dec
Norwich, Norfolk, UK

Tinsel10 Christmas Trail Run

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sun 21 Dec
Norwich, Norfolk, UK

Trust10 at Blickling Estate

  • 10 km trail running
  • Mon 22 Dec
Polegate, East Sussex, UK

The Festive Friston Forest 5 Mile Night Trail Run

  • 5 miles trail running
  • Sun 28 Dec
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, UK

Trust 10K Run

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sun 28 Dec
Dorking, Surrey, UK

Trust 10K Run - Polesden Lacey

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sun 28 Dec
Polegate, East Sussex, UK

The Christmas Charity Run at Rathfinny

  • 10 km trail running + 184 m ascent
  • Wed 31 Dec
Sidmouth, Devon, UK

Final Countdown 10K

  • 10 km trail running
  • Thu 1 Jan 2026
Dorking, Surrey, UK

Knacker Cracker – 10K

  • 10 km trail running + 1634 ft ascent
  • Thu 1 Jan 2026
Bishops Castle, Shropshire, UK

New Years Day 5K

  • 5 km trail running
  • Thu 1 Jan 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim, UK

Race over the Glens

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sat 3 Jan 2026
Tring, Hertfordshire, UK

Chilterns Winter 10K

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sat 3 Jan 2026
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK

Wolf Moon Trail Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles trail running
  • Wed 14 Jan 2026
Godalming, Surrey, UK

Hankley Common 10K

  • 10 km trail running

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