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Beginner-friendly Trail runs

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Boosted
The award-winning 10km-ish trail run is back for a fourth year and takes in quiet country lanes, off-road trails, moorland and rivers within Nidderdale AONB as part of the annual village Family Fete.
  • Sun 7 Jun
  • £25
Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK

Crackpots Trail Run

The award-winning 10km-ish trail run is back for a fourth year and takes in quiet country lanes, off-road trails, moorland and rivers within Nidderdale AONB as part of the annual village Family Fete.

  • 11 km trail running + 193 m ascent
  • Sun 27 Sep
  • £34-£36
Coleford, Gloucestershire, UK

The Forest of Dean Autumn Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles multi terrain running + 800 ft ascent
  • Sat 3 Oct
  • £95
Wadebridge, Cornwall, UK

Cornwall's Backyard Ultra

  • 4.17 miles multi terrain running
  • Sat 3 Oct
  • $150-$165
Moab, Utah, USA

Arches Marathon

  • 42.2 km trail running
  • Sat 3 Oct
  • £44-£46
Lewes, East Sussex, UK

Dark Downs Half Marathon

  • 13.8 miles trail running + 1686 ft ascent
  • Sat 10 Oct
  • $95
Somerville, Texas, USA

Trailway Trail Race - 26 Miles

  • 26.2 miles trail running
  • Sat 10 Oct
  • £23-£29
Dronfield, Derbyshire, UK

The Drone Valley Trail Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles trail running
  • Sat 10 - Sun 11 Oct
  • £60
Exeter, Devon, UK

Lone Wolf South West

  • 24 hrs trail running
  • Sun 11 Oct
  • £18.50
Bishops Castle, Shropshire, UK

BC Autumn 10K

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sat 24 Oct
  • $150-$165
Moab, Utah, USA

Canyonlands Marathon

  • 42.2 km trail running
  • Thu 29 Oct
  • £19.50-£25.50
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK

Cattle Creepy 10K

  • 10 km trail running + 205 ft ascent
  • Sat 31 Oct
  • £73-£75
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, UK

Chiltern Ridge Winter 50K

  • 50 km trail running + 800 m ascent
  • Sun 1 Nov
  • £18.50-£20
Saint Helens, Merseyside, UK

Strider Trail 5

  • 5 miles trail running
  • Sat 7 Nov
  • £68
Grantown-on-Spey, Highland, UK

The Dava Way 50K

  • 50 km trail running
  • Fri 13 - Sun 15 Nov
  • £209-£269
Tring, Hertfordshire, UK

The Druids Challenge

  • 3 days trail running
  • Sat 14 Nov
  • £62-£64
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK

Winter Wirral Ultra

  • 36 miles trail running
  • Sat 21 Nov
  • $90-$175
Salem, Missouri, USA

Honoring Our Heroes Marathon

  • 26.2 miles trail running
  • Sun 22 Nov
  • £9.20-£11.40
Accrington, Lancashire, UK

Kings Highway Tough 15K Trail Race

  • 15 km trail running
  • Sat 5 Dec
  • £220-£222
Alnwick, Northumberland, UK

Cheviot Goat Ultra

  • 59 miles trail running
  • Sat 5 - Sun 6 Dec
  • £183-£185
Lewes, East Sussex, UK

Winter On The Downs 100 Miles

  • 100 miles trail running
  • Sat 5 - Sun 6 Dec
  • £110-£112
Lewes, East Sussex, UK

Winter On The Downs 55 Miles

  • 55 miles trail running
  • Sun 10 Jan 2027
  • £27
Ashington, Northumberland, UK

Ashington 10K Trail Run

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sun 7 Feb 2027
  • £33
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, UK

Bay2Bay Coastal Run

  • 10 miles trail running

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