Trail Running Calendar Ireland 2025-2026

Canon Sheehan Loop, Glenanaar Forest, County Cork, is a 16-kilometre trail race with about 550 metres of ascent. The route is fully marked and GPS-enabled, offering a clearly flagged course through forest trails. It features moderate terrai..

The Glendalough Trail Run is a charity event held in Glendalough, Ireland, to support Fighting Blindness and its groundbreaking eye‑disease research. The next edition takes place on Saturday, October 18, 2025. Participants can choose a comp..

Glendalough Night Challenge is a night mountain running event in County Wicklow, Ireland, organized by the Irish Mountain Running Association. Runners tackle a 10 km long course (plus a 4.8 km short loop) around Glendalough, starting from t..

Halloween Spooky 5km takes place in Glensheskin Woods, Kilworth, County Cork. The scenic 5-kilometre course is moderately demanding, with about 100 metres of climbing and an overall difficulty rating of 6. The route is fully marked and GPS..

The Halloween Half Marathon is a mountain running event held in Glensheshkin Woods, located 1 km east of Kilworth Village in County Cork, Ireland. Covering a distance of 21 kilometers with an elevation gain of 300 meters, the race is classi..

Event overview Powerscourt Ridge is scheduled for Saturday 1 November 2025 in County Wicklow. The long course distance is 15.30 km with total climb of 860 m. The event is rated 9 (3,3,3) for difficulty, indicating difficult terrain, more th..

Event details The Western Way - Maam to Leenane is an Irish Mountain Running Association event in County Galway on Saturday 15th November 2025. The course follows the Western Way route and is a 30.00 km race with a short course of 0.00 km a..

The Glanageenty Half Marathon is a mountain running event held in County Kerry, Ireland. Covering a distance of 21.1 kilometers with an elevation gain of 650 meters, the race is classified as moderately difficult, featuring terrain with cli..

The Glanageenty Marathon is a challenging mountain running event held in County Kerry, Ireland. Covering a full marathon distance of 42.2 kilometers with an elevation gain of 1300 meters, the race features difficult terrain and is fully mar..

Event details The Pier Gates Remembrance Race (Djouce Remembrance Race) takes place in County Wicklow on Saturday 27 December 2025. The route follows the same course as the Earl's Drive trail league and has a total climb of 120 m. The event..

The Waterville Trailrunning Festival is a three-day event held in the stunning Iveragh Peninsula, South West Kerry, Ireland. Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and the Skellig Islands, the festival offers five trail races ranging from a 25km ha..

Event overview The MTC POOKA is a one-day ultra running race held on 8 May 2026. The race distance is 38 miles and this is the first edition. It forms Day 1 of the MTC MizMal® fourteen-day end-to-end of Ireland series. The event is part of..

Dublin Mountain 5km and 10km Championship Trail Run (Glencullen) The Dublin Mountain Running Club hosted the Dublin Mountain 5km and 10km Championship Trail Run, 3rd edition, at Glencullen Mountains on Saturday 25 March 2023. Glencullen rea..

MTC MACHA : Overview The MTC MACHA is a single-day ultra run on 10 May 2026 and is presented as part of the Mount to Coast MizMal® end-to-end series. The event distance is listed as approximately 47 miles (route data shows 47.3 miles). Tota..

MTC BANSHEE overview The MTC BANSHEE is a single-day ultramarathon on 12 May 2026. The course covers 44.4 miles (listed as 44 miles) and is day 5 of the MTC MizMal® fourteen-day Ireland end-to-end series. The route begins at Limerick City H..

MTC ENBARR - Event MTC ENBARR is an ultra race on 14 May 2026. The course distance is 35.7 miles and this is the 1st edition. The race is Day 7 of the MTC MizMal® fourteen-day end-to-end of Ireland and forms part of the Mount to Coast End t..

MTC Abhartach - Event The MTC Abhartach is a single-day ultra running event scheduled for 17 May 2026. It is Day 10 of the MTC MizMal® fourteen-day series and part of the Mount to Coast End to End Challenge. Entry is limited to 20 general c..

Event details The Mount to Coast Balor (MTC Balor) is a new, single-day ultra running event on 18 May 2026. The race distance is 47 miles and this is the first edition. It is Day 11 of the fourteen-day MTC MizMal® end-to-end series. The rou..

Event details The MTC Bodach is a one-day ultra running event on 20 May 2026. The race distance is listed as 38 miles (route data shows a total of 37.4 miles). Total ascent is 2,136 ft and total descent is 2,185 ft. This is the first editio..

Run the epic Kerry Way Ultra, a roughly 200 km loop of the Iveragh Peninsula from Killarney Racecourse. Shorter 58 km and 101 km options and a team relay make it a big weekend for adventurous runners.