2026 will be our sixth year of Nene Valley Races 10 and 20 mile runs. It’s on Saturday 13 June 2026, and you can enter via SiEntries HERE.
Make a weekend of it by camping in beautiful Fotheringhay on Friday and Saturday nights. No showers (nice river adjacent though!), incredible views, and excellent, clean loos. Click HERE for camping info.
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PLEASE NOTE You need to bring your own cup / bottle to this race as we will not be providing plastic cups as part of our bid to help the environment.
Our friendly Nene Valley 10 and 20 mile trail running races will show you the best of this beautiful area. You’ll be running on easy tracks and paths through the undiscovered, rolling Northamptonshire Countryside. (Scroll down for more details)
Starting from Fotheringhay’s Castle Farm Campsite, both routes take you through green fields and ancient bluebell woodlands, along rivers and disused railway tracks and quiet, picturesque old villages.
Both distances are fully marked and marshalled (no need to navigate; just ensure you follow the signs, not necessarily the runner in front of you!) with well stocked aid stations. Both the 10 mile and the 20 mile course are ideal for people who have not tried a trail running event before, as well as experienced trail runners. We appreciate there may be some walking involved, however, this is a running event, not a long distance walking event!
The below maps give you an idea of the route, however please note there could be some slight tweaks if required nearer the date!
10 mile race
Start: Rolling starts from 9.30am (choose your option via SiEntries)
Cut off time: 3 hours
Price: £33
Enter: Via SiEntries HERE
The 10 miler takes you on undulating trails through fields and woodland to Nassington then on to Yarwell (look out for the field of Alpacas!), and through Yarwell Mill where there’s a cafe if your friends and family want to support you over a coffee and cake stop! Then it’s back along the river to Elton and Warmington before a final gentle climb over the last hill to the finish.
20 mile race
Start: Rolling starts from 9am (choose your option via SiEntries)
Cut off time: 6 hours
Price: £44
Enter: Via SiEntries HERE
The 20 miler takes you north west from Fotheringhay on rolling trails through fields and woods to the picturesque villages of Woodnewton, Apethorpe and Kings Cliffe. You dive down a newly created footpath along the old railway line here before looping back round through fields and woodland via Nassington (look out for the field of Alpacas near Yarwell), and if your friends and family want to support you over a coffee and cake stop at Yarwell Mill!
Some beautiful riverside running then takes you to Elton, followed by Warmington. Then save some energy for the last (small!) hill back to the finish.
Can’t run?
Please note if you can’t run for some reason there are no refunds, however you can swap another person to race in your place via SiEntries, see how HERE. If you have entered via Find A Race we need to swap you manually, so please contact us HERE. You may also defer to the following year’s race, please contact us HERE to do so (this must be done as a minimum 2 weeks before the race date).
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