Black to the Trails will be delivered in partnership with London Marathon Events in 2025.
The event is organised and delivered by Black Trail Runners, a community and campaigning charity seeking to increase the inclusion, participation and representation of Black people in trail running.
The 2025 edition takes place in Dunstable Downs on Sunday 11 May, with several different distance routes on offer, ranging from 1k to 10K. For the runners who want a real challenge, there's even a Scotch Bonnet 10k route, which is full of spicy inclines.

Black To The Trails is the UK’s most ethnically diverse trail running event and celebrates the Black community, offering distances for all ages and abilities and a carnival atmosphere with food, music, colours and designs all from and inspired by Black culture.
Current UK census data shows that 4% of the UK population identify as from Black or Black mixed ethnic populations, but UK trail events entry data shows that less than 0.7% of trail event participants are from these communities. Black to the Trails’ participation figures are more than 70% Black and ethnically diverse runners and more than 70% female.
Sabrina Pace-Humphreys, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Black Trail Runners and Event Director of Black to the Trails, said: “Black to the Trails isn’t just about running; it’s about helping people of Black ethnicity to build a relationship with the outdoors. We know that green spaces have a huge positive impact on mental wellbeing, and evidence shows that Black communities have been, and continue to be, increasingly urbanised. With less than 1 per cent of visitors to national parks being from ethnically diverse populations, there’s a clear gap in the access that people of colour have to nature.
“We work tirelessly to change those statistics and make trail running more inclusive and ethnically diverse. London Marathon Events is another organisation passionate about making activity and exercise more inclusive so we’re looking forward to working with them.”