Canary Trail Events Reviews 

138
TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.9

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Evaluating 52 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff, organisers, and volunteers for their exceptional friendliness, support, and dedication, creating a welcoming and family-like atmosphere. The events are frequently highlighted as very well-organised, providing a smooth and enjoyable experience with clear markings and a fantastic overall atmosphere. Reviewers appreciate the beautiful, scenic, and well-marked courses, often noting their variety and engaging nature. Many also commend the well-stocked aid stations, post-event refreshments like tea and food, and attractive medals and coasters. However, some people mentioned that the courses can be very tough and demanding, sometimes requiring strong navigation skills, indicating they might not be suitable for beginners.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love Canary Trail events. The organisers are great, events are well organised and all the volunteers are super friendly and supportive. Routes are challenging but doable and the people who run at th... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Copthorne Races 2025. Another attempt at the 100miler, another "come up short", but I totally love this race. The loop is fantastic and great variety. It's always a delight to watch it deteriorate... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just did the 2-day Outdoor First Aid course taught by Maxine. A great course, 11 participants all really friendly. Covered a lot of topics and plenty of hands on practice (outdoors included). M... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have ran their 2 towers, midnight marathon, Copthorne race, attended navigation and first aid course too… very satisfied! Their races are definitely challenging but i enjoyed every moment of it. It... See more


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  1. Sports Club

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Canary Trail Events are an environmentally friendly trail running company based in Surrey, bringing you exceptionally runner friendly, trail races, marathons, Ultra marathons & special charity raising events. Our team has years of experience in running races from 5k all the way up to 500km, guiding night runs with runners of all abilities & putting on our big charity fundraiser of the year over the festive period, the now “famous” 1st Annual Headtorchruns Marathon.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Copthorne 50k.

Great day out regardless of the weather. Storm Burt didn't hold back. Challenging course including stepping stones & some very steep ups & downs. Wasn't quite there with my fitness but gave it a go. Great amounts of help & support from all the volunteers at the aid stations made it very welcoming.
If it was easy everyone would be doing it.
Ultimately a very rewarding day, Loved every minute.

November 24, 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

These guys know how to do races

Super friendly facilities and volunteers provide perfect venue for your first ultramarathon as well as venturing longer distances. The route is entertaining with everything you may want - steep climbs and descents, or gebtle runnable one too. Everything for everyone. I've raced 100km twice and will think of coming back again.

November 24, 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Canary events are simply brilliant

Canary events are simply brilliant. Instructions are clear, GPX routes and markings are good, marshalling and aid station staff are positive and encouraging, and there is a charitable windfall too. On the downside, it is type two fun. There’s mud, hills, cow dung, steps, and weather. It is not easy. Apparently there are views (if the rain lifts).

November 24, 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic - thank u everyone

Great: volunteers were super supportive and helpful, filling bottles, having a chat and generally being a positive force which was invaluable

Could do better: my hearing is starting to wane (age!) and I found it tricky to hear the race briefing, even up close with the echo in room. Perhaps a small mic - PA system would help?

Race route - without following those who had the GPX file loaded on their watch I’d have got lost more frequently. It would be good to alert first timers that even though the route is marked, people switching signs and removing does happen so it’s recommended to have easy access to the route. As a first timer I wasn’t expecting it to be as tricky to negotiate the route. This isn’t a criticism of the route planners at all, just a belt and braces approach would be wise to recommend for newbies!

September 29, 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb route & event

Superb event (Two Towers), really appreciate the effort and thought that had gone into route planning and marking, thoroughly enjoyable as a result. Support from volunteers was also top notch, especially considering it was overnight!

September 29, 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Two Towers, 5 Thousand Stars ✨⭐🌟

Two Towers is a brilliant race at night through the Surrey Hills 🤩 This was my second time and I'll be back again, and for other Canary events.

Lovely, warm HQ in the village hall. Friendly and professional crew. Great medals and trophies. It's a low key event but gets the important things right.

Course was decently marked but you do need a gpx really. Nav was still a bit tricky at speed in the dark, but that's part of the challenge.

I've recommended to friends who have been similarly impressed, and I'm looking forward to other Canary events!

September 29, 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great all round!

The Two Towers: great organisation, routing/signing, feed stations, atmosphere, and lovely people. Would definitely recommend and would consider some of their other events!

September 28, 2024
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Thanks James for leaving a review, much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the race, look forward to seeing you at another in the future!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Second time I have run with them

Second time I have run with them. It’s quite different compared to more popular races. I reckon other race organisers sacrifice harder segments / paths in favour of easier logistics. These guys will throw at you the most grim routes. Look at The Two Tower race. You got the climb to Leith Hill, BoxHill climb and Satan’s Steps in a single. Pretty brutal. Highly recommended.

September 28, 2024
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Reply from Canary Trail Events

Thanks Rui, we try our best! ;-) Look forward to seeing you at another of our events.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Beer 21…

Completely unique event in a tough setting. Not for the inexperienced. Course and area are beautiful but very technical.
Organiser and organisation, top notch and accomodating in all dietary requirements. Be great to see more people and record number of laps completed each as a result rather than just a dnf.
We will definitely be back

June 29, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Beer 21 event

Beer 21 event - highly recommend this run for 2025. A lovely route with small sections of it being technical, but that adds to the fun. Very well organised and friendly staff and volunteers.

June 29, 2024
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