Trail Running Calendar Ireland 2025-2026

The Slieve Bawn race, organized by the Irish Mountain Running Association, takes place in County Roscommon. The event features an 8.1 km course with a 270-meter climb, rated as an easy mountain run. The route is a single anticlockwise loop on hard-packed gravel trails and roads, starting with a stee..

The Lugalla race, part of the Leinster Championship, takes place in County Wicklow, Ireland, covering a challenging 14 km course with 850 meters of ascent. The event features a free-route format where runners must visit key summits including Luggala, Knocknacloghoge, and Carrigvore, with some marked..

The 3 Counties Trail/S. Luachra is a mountain running event held in County Cork, Ireland. It features an 11.5 km main course with a 300-meter climb, classified as a moderate difficulty trail with fully marked routes.A shorter 5 km course is also available. The race is part of the Coillte Summer/Autu..

Seahan is a mountain running event organized by the Irish Mountain Running Association, held in Dublin County. The race features a challenging 9.8 km course with a 510-meter climb, classified as moderate difficulty with fully marked routes. A shorter 4 km course is also available.Participants must c..

The Knockmealdowns mountain running event, organized by the Irish Mountain Running Association, takes place in County Waterford near The Vee Gap, Clogheen. The challenging 7.6 km course features a significant climb of 899 meters, classified as difficult terrain with over 500 meters ascent. The route..

The Bray Head race, organized by the Irish Mountain Running Association, takes place in County Wicklow along the classic route over the two summits of Bray Head. Covering a distance of 6.85 km with a climb of 270 meters, the course is rated as moderately difficult and fully marked. The event offers..

Annagh Hill is a challenging mountain running event organized by the Irish Mountain Running Association, held in County Wexford. The race covers a distance of 10.7 km with a climb of 550 meters, featuring difficult terrain and marked only at major junctions. The course includes a section along the r..

Queen Maeve's is a mountain running event held at Knocknarea in County Sligo, Ireland. The race covers a distance of 7 kilometers with a total climb of 370 meters, featuring an easy difficulty level on fully marked routes. The course includes two climbs of Knocknarea, starting from the main tourist..

Templehill is a mountain running event held in Limerick County, Ireland, organized by the Irish Mountain Running Association. The main race covers 12.2 km with a climb of 627 meters, starting from Combaun wood entrance to the summit of Templehill and back. A shorter 4.9 km course is also available,..

The Mountain Rescue Benefit Race is an 8 km hill run around Paddock Hill near Laragh in County Wicklow, Ireland. Featuring a moderate difficulty level with 250 meters of ascent, the course is fully marked and runs clockwise on a looped route. Organized by the Dublin Wicklow and Glen of Imaal Mountai..

The Quadrathon Challenge is a unique four-day running event held in Inishowen, Ireland, along the scenic Wild Atlantic Way. Participants can choose to run or walk either one to four full marathons or half marathons, each day featuring a different course covering a total of 105 miles. The routes show..

Mám Éan is a challenging mountain running event held in County Galway, Ireland, featuring an 8.3 km course with 350 meters of ascent. The route offers stunning views, including a distant sight of the 12 Bens mountains near the finish. The course is predominantly an out-and-back trail with a mix of r..

Run the Ridge is a mountain and trail running event held in the scenic Derrybawn Woods and Ridge, located in the Wicklow Mountains, Ireland. The 2025 edition features multiple race distances: a new 30k trail race incorporating the famous Spinc boardwalk and parts of the 20k route, a 20k trail race o..

The Croghan Half is a challenging mountain running event held in County Wicklow, Ireland, featuring a 21 km course with 850 meters of ascent. The race showcases diverse terrain including fireroads, forest trails, rocky paths, and open mountain sections around Croghan Kinsella on the Wicklow-Wexford..

The Top of Coom Half is a challenging mountain running event held in Kilgarvan, County Kerry, Ireland. Covering a distance of 21.7 km with a climb of 950 meters, the race follows a horseshoe route around the hills above the upper Roughty River. The course features rough open mountain terrain and ene..

The 2025 British & Irish Mountain Running Championships Trials will take place in County Wicklow, Ireland, featuring a 6.2 km course with a 300-meter climb. The event serves as a selection race for the Ireland and Northern Ireland U17 and U20 teams competing in the British and Irish Junior Mountain..

The Aughavannagh race, organized by the Irish Mountain Running Association, is an extreme mountain running event held in County Wicklow. Covering approximately 22.6 km with a challenging ascent of 1095 meters, the course is unmarked and requires advanced navigation skills. The route includes key che..

The Kerry Way Ultra will take place in Killarney from Friday 5 September 2025 to Saturday 6 September 2025. You can run between 60 and 193 kilometers.

The Carrauntoohil race, organized by the Irish Mountain Running Association, takes place in County Kerry. This challenging mountain running event covers a distance of 13.7 kilometers with a significant climb of 1,126 meters, classified as extreme difficulty. The course is unmarked, requiring partici..

The Nav Challenge 1 - Comeraghs is an extreme mountain running event held in County Waterford, Ireland. Covering a distance of 16 kilometers with a climb of 900 meters, the race features an unmarked route, requiring advanced navigation skills without GPS assistance. Participants must carry mandatory..