The 2027 Dursley Dozen will take place on Sunday 21st February 2027 – entries will open in the summer of 2026.
The 2026 Dursley Dozen successfully took place on Sunday, February 15, 2026
A huge thank you to all the marshals, helpers, volunteers, supporters, runners, family and friends – just everyone who made the 2026 Dozen possible.
Please find results via DB Max website – Dursley Dozen 2026 results
Please find race photos via Charles Whitton Photography – Dursley Dozen 2026 photos
Any feedback regarding the day and organisation (course, communication, support, etc) please email – dursleyrunningclub@gmail.com
If we can improve in any way possible it would be great to know.
+++ The following information on this page will be updated ahead of the 2027 edition. +++
About the Race
A 12-mile (not 12 hills!) running race across demanding terrain including hills, woodland, open country, mud, roads, more mud, more hills, and gravel paths! Some runners refer to it as the ultimate trail running experience…
The 2026 Dursley Dozen will be the 36th edition of the event and starts on May Lane near The Old Spot, Dursley at 10.30am on Sunday, February 15, 2026. The route will follow Hill Road ascending steeply for almost two hundred meters before entering woodland and climbing onto Stinchcombe Hill Golf Course. The race route then re-enters the woods and climbs and descends several times over the next two miles.
As in previous years, the 2026 event is fortunate to have been allowed to use land at the Leaf and Ground café and shop for part of the race route. This venue is an excellent place for your family and friends to watch from and they’ll see competitors descend to the Leaf and Ground pond before climbing back up into the woods and onto the Golf Course.
Undulating trails will lead to the infamous precipice where ropes are provided before runners emerge at Drakestone Point. Another mile of level-ish but exposed paths around the edge of golf course will bring runners back into the woods.
A mile and a half of muddy woodland paths will take runners to a brief section of road and into more woodland before a steep descent down Axe Lane to the New Inn at Waterley Bottom. A steep ascent follows back to the hilltop and a circuit of Breakheart Quarry.
A section of quiet country road then takes competitors back into the woods before the last descent into the town. The final sprint to the finish is down the pedestrianised Parsonage Street where spectators line both sides of the course and cheer every runner across the line. Here, outside the Dursley Market Hall building, finishers receive their hard-earned technical T-shirt and a few goodies from our extensive list of sponsors.
The Dursley Dozen spares no hills and includes just over 2000 feet of climbing! The route is predominantly on woodland trails which are alternately muddy, stony, and with numerous roots and other obstacles along with some short road sections. If you’ve never entered, you’re going to love it!
Testimonials
“What an amazing race, and what a fantastic time we had from Caldicot RC. From the marshals standing in knee deep mud cheering us on, to the course, to the post-race cake it was without doubt one of my favourite races.”
Polly Lord – Caldicot Running Club
“I thought the race was brilliant! So well organised and so many fabulous marshals supporting you and making sure you went the right way. Couldn’t fault it, thank you!”
Leah Jones
“I ran my first Dursley Dozen on Sunday, and just wanted to pass on my thanks to all the organisers, volunteers and supporters, and the other runners, who made it such a great day! I can’t think of anything that would improve it…”
Jon Hart
Please support our local businesses who are sponsoring the 2026 Dursley Dozen
