Trail runs in Kent
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- Sun 28 Sep
- £65-£80
- Sun 28 Sep
- £65-£80
Hever Castle | Marathon
Get active in the award-winning grounds and surrounding Kent countryside in a full marathon! Recruit your friends and celebrate completing your challenge in the festival village.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Relay
- Age 18 & over
- 42.2 km trail running
- Sun 28 Sep
- £45
- Sun 28 Sep
- £45
Hever Castle | Half Marathon
Get active in the award-winning grounds and surrounding Kent countryside in a half marathon! Recruit your friends and celebrate completing your challenge in the festival village.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Age 17 & over
- 21.1 km trail running
- Sun 28 Sep
- £35
- Sun 28 Sep
- £35
Hever Castle | 10K
Get active in the award-winning grounds and surrounding Kent countryside in a 10K run! Recruit your friends to join in then celebrate completing your challenge in the festival village.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Age 15 & over
- 10 km trail running
- Sat 11 Oct
- £139
- Entries close soon
- Sat 11 Oct
- £139
- Entries close soon
Kent Downs 50 Ultra Challenge | 50km
Set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty offering dramatic views, vibrant communities, a rich historic heritage, and diverse wildlife and habitats – featuring the North Downs Way National Trail.
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- GPS tracking
- Undulating
- Age 16 & over
- 50 km trail running + 1000 m ascent
- Sat 11 Oct
- £89
- Entries close soon
- Sat 11 Oct
- £89
- Entries close soon
Kent Downs 50 Ultra Challenge | 25km
The 25km loop sits within the 50km loop and splits off at the picturesque village of Aylesford - one of the River Medway’s hidden jewels heading east on Augustine Camino to Detling via Boxley.
- Enter online
- GPS tracking
- Undulating
- Age 14 & over
- 25 km trail running + 450 m ascent
- Sat 11 Oct
- £39
- Entries close soon
- Sat 11 Oct
- £39
- Entries close soon
Kent Downs 50 Ultra Challenge | Maidstone 10K
The 10km loop sits within the 50km and 25km events and splits off at the Pilgrim Way returning to Detling via Boxley and back to the Kent Showground. You’ll be rewarded with a medal and glass of fizz!
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- Undulating
- Age 8 & over
- 10 km trail running + 180 m ascent
- Sun 19 Oct
- £7
- Sun 19 Oct
- £7
Bedgebury Forest Junior Race
A chip-timed run for aspiring junior racers! The race will take place before the main race, on the trails and paths around Bedgebury and will be fully marshalled.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Traffic free
- Age 9 & over
- 2 km trail running
- Sun 19 Oct
- £26
- Sun 19 Oct
- £26
Bedgebury Forest 10K
An unforgettable race between the pines and beneath the majestic canopy of Bedgebury Forest - a trail race that will ignite your racer's heart.
- Chip timing
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- Undulating
- Traffic free
- Age 15 & over
- 10 km trail running
- Sun 19 Oct
- £31
- Sun 19 Oct
- £31
Bedgebury Forest Half Marathon
An unforgettable race between the pines and beneath the majestic canopy of Bedgebury Forest - a trail race that will ignite your racer's heart.
- Chip timing
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- Undulating
- Traffic free
- Age 17 & over
- 13.1 miles trail running
- Fri 14 Nov
- £73-£75
- Fri 14 Nov
- £73-£75
Kent Backyard Ultra | Round One: Vigo | 7 Hour Challenge
Not ready to run all night? You still might. The 7 Hour Challenge follows the exact same format, just capped at seven yards. It’s not a warm-up. It’s your first real taste of what this format demands.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Hilly
- Traffic free
- Age 16 & over
- 7 hrs trail running + 479 ft ascent
- Fri 14 Nov
- £113-£115
- Fri 14 Nov
- £113-£115
Kent Backyard Ultra | Round One: Vigo | Full Challenge
The Backyard Ultra format is simple: Run a 4.167-mile loop (a “yard”) every hour, on the hour, until only one runner remains. Finish within 60 minutes to stay in. Miss the bell, and you're out.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Hilly
- Traffic free
- Age 18 & over
- 1 day trail running
- Sat 10 Jan 2026
- £73-£75
- Sat 10 Jan 2026
- £73-£75
Kent Backyard Ultra | Round Two: Dover | 7 Hour Challenge
Not ready to run all night? You still might. The 7 Hour Challenge follows the exact same format, just capped at seven yards. It’s not a warm-up. It’s your first real taste of what this format demands.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Hilly
- Traffic free
- Age 16 & over
- 7 hrs trail running + 443 ft ascent
- Sat 10 Jan 2026
- £113-£115
- Sat 10 Jan 2026
- £113-£115
Kent Backyard Ultra | Round Two: Dover | Full Challenge
The Backyard Ultra format is simple: Run a 4.167-mile loop (a “yard”) every hour, on the hour, until only one runner remains. Finish within 60 minutes to stay in. Miss the bell, and you're out.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Hilly
- Traffic free
- Age 16 & over
- 1 day trail running
- Sun 1 Feb 2026
- £7
- Sun 1 Feb 2026
- £7
Bedgebury Forest Junior Race
A superb and stunning race using the trails that twist and turn beneath the majestic forest canopy of Bedgebury National Forest. With a brand new junior race offering, it's one for the family too!
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Traffic free
- All ages
- 2 km trail running + 91 ft ascent
- Sun 1 Feb 2026
- £22
- Sun 1 Feb 2026
- £22
Bedgebury Forest 5 Mile
A superb and stunning race using the trails that twist and turn beneath the majestic forest canopy of Bedgebury National Forest. With a brand new junior race offering, it's one for the family too!
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Traffic free
- Age 15 & over
- 5 miles trail running + 405 ft ascent
- Sun 1 Feb 2026
- £28
- Sun 1 Feb 2026
- £28
Bedgebury Forest 10 Mile
A superb and stunning race using the trails that twist & turn beneath the majestic forest canopy of Bedgebury National Forest. And, with a brand new junior race offering, it's one for the family too!
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Traffic free
- Age 17 & over
- 10 miles trail running + 810 ft ascent
- Sat 7 Mar 2026
- £73-£75
- Sat 7 Mar 2026
- £73-£75
Kent Backyard Ultra | Round Three: Sholden | 7 Hour Challenge
Not ready to run all night? You still might. The 7 Hour Challenge follows the exact same format, just capped at seven yards. It’s not a warm-up. It’s your first real taste of what this format demands.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Flat
- Traffic free
- Age 16 & over
- 7 hrs trail running + 0 ft ascent
- Sat 7 Mar 2026
- £113-£115
- Sat 7 Mar 2026
- £113-£115
Kent Backyard Ultra | Round Three: Sholden | Full Challenge
The Backyard Ultra format is simple: Run a 4.167-mile loop (a “yard”) every hour, on the hour, until only one runner remains. Finish within 60 minutes to stay in. Miss the bell, and you're out.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Flat
- Traffic free
- Age 16 & over
- 1 day trail running + 0 ft ascent
- Fri 26 Jun 2026
- £113-£115
- Fri 26 Jun 2026
- £113-£115
Kent Backyard Ultra | Round Four: Bedgebury
Backyard Ultra is simple: You run a 4.167-mile loop, known as a “yard” every hour, on the hour. You must finish within 60 minutes and be back in the starting corral ready to go again.
- Newcomers
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Traffic free
- Event village
- Rural
- Age 16 & over
- 1 day trail running + 305 ft ascent