Dirt Running
Dirt Half Challenge
Next Race: 08/11/2025
Cedars Upper School, Mentmore Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2AE.
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Famous Autumn trail race half marathon
Join us for our award-winning Dirt Half Challenge on Saturday, 8th November 2025.
Totally Stunning Course
The race starts in the historic market town of Leighton Buzzard. It completes an anti-clockwise lap of Tiddenfoot Waterside Park before following the picturesque autumnal Grand Union Canal towpath north to Stoke Hammond with stunning views, climbing through beautiful countryside to Great Brickhill. The route then passes through the scenic Rushmere Country Park woodland before following the Greensand Ridge back to the start via the canal towpath and finishing with a clockwise lap of Tiddenfoot Waterside Park.
Location
Directions
HQ: Cedars Upper School, Mentmore Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2AE.
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- The Race HQ opens at 08:00
CAR PARKING
1. FREE PARKING – LIMITED SPACES
Parking is available at the school—please car share where possible. Use postcode: LU7 2AE. You may park behind the school, in front of the school, at Tiddenfoot Waterside Park, or along Mentmore Road (not on double yellow lines). All parking is free of charge; please be considerate to residents if you park at the roadside.
2. ALTERNATIVE PAID PARKING – PLENTY OF SPACES
Close to 700 parking spaces are available at Leighton Buzzard train station, which SABA UK operates. Parking charges apply. The school is a 10-minute walk away.
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