Wendover Woods Marathon Trail

Race Description

Nice Work's autumn flagship at Wendover Woods, run in the Chiltern Hills every November (Sunday 1 November for the 2026 edition) as the marathon-distance sibling of the same venue's smaller June Half Marathon & 10k. The marathon is four laps of the same undulating forest loop that half marathon runners cover twice and 10k runners cover once, on mature woodland tracks and gravel paths, with around 360 metres of climbing across the four laps combined - genuinely hilly trail running rather than a fast, flat marathon, and expect mud underfoot if the weeks before race day have been wet.

Runner reviews rate it highly (4.7+ out of 5 on Racecheck across dozens of ratings), consistently describing it as hilly, remote-feeling and small and intimate rather than a big commercial marathon - closer to a proper trail-running day out, with an on-site café, dog-friendly courses, and enough else going on (Go Ape, adventure play areas, a Gruffalo trail) to make it a family outing as much as a race for anyone running the shorter distances alongside. It suits experienced trail and ultra-curious runners wanting a genuine multi-lap climbing test in November rather than a spring-marathon PB course, and the repeat-lap format means you know exactly what's left after each circuit.