Badger Challenge: 6 Hour Running Race

Badger Challenge: 6 Hour Running Race

Thursday, 26 February 2026

Beacon Hill Country Park, Leicestershire, UK

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The Badger Challenge on 26 February 2026 is a 6 hour running race on a 3.3 mile off-road loop at Beacon Hill Country Park, Leicestershire.

You decide how many laps you're going to do on the day within the 6-hour time limit. If you're looking to cover a marathon distance you'll need to complete 8 laps and a half marathon will be 4 laps.

The course is distinctly up for the first half and down for the second. You climb from the lower car park start point along well maintained crushed stone pathways towards the trig point, then glide down the other side of the park and back to the start.

This event includes a Canicross category - refer to event website for associated rules.

Organiser

Big Bear Events

Distances/Events

3.3 mile laps - 6 Hour time limit

Location map

The start/finish point for each lap is at the lower car park.

Please note: the map location may be approximate. Refer to the event website for start lines and course maps.

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This listing was last manually checked on 5 June 2025.

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