Trail Running calendar near Allithwaite 2025-2026

The Wasdale Show race, part of the British Open Fell Runners Association (BOFRA) calendar, takes place in Wasdale Head, West Cumbria. Known as one of the toughest BOFRA races, it features a challenging course with steep ascents and descents, climbing to the summit of Kirk Fell. The race covers 2.40..

Langdale Horseshoe is a fell race starting from Old Dungeon Ghyll in Great Langdale. It covers AL 21.1 km / 1450 m ascent (12.5 miles / 4600 ft). The course is rough and rugged, with rocky, slippery ground and several pathless sections, making navigation challenging in October’s often claggy weather..

Castle C’alf is a 12 km (7 mile) fell race organized by Calder Valley Fell Runners. The course climbs approximately 490 m and runs through the private Castle Carr estate, finishing in the latter part of Castle Carr Half. The event uses a flagged route starting from The Hare and Hounds pub in Chiserl..

The Hadrians Wall Half Marathon is a challenging 13.5-mile trail event set in historic and scenic surroundings near Hexham, UK. Starting at the World Heritage site of Housesteads Roman Fort, the route follows the Hadrian’s Wall trail for six miles before descending through woodland and along the Tyn..

The Withins Skyline is a challenging fell race organized by Wharfedale Harriers, held in the scenic Penistone Hill Country Park area. The course covers 6.2 miles with an 820-foot climb, starting at the cricket pitch near Penistone Hill and looping through notable landmarks such as The Stoop, Top Wit..

Peak Raid Race 2 – Hayfield is the second event in the 2025 Peak Raid series, held in Hayfield in the Peak District. This is a three-hour score fell-running event where you select your own route and visit as many controls as possible to earn points. The course covers varied terrain—from high moorlan..

Andrew Heywood Memorial - Windgather is an off-road fell race organized by Macclesfield Harriers. Starting near Buxton with HQ at Burbage Institute, the route is about 21.5 km (13.5 miles) with around 760 m of ascent. It takes competitors on a scenic circuit around the Goyt Valley up to Shining Tor,..

Runner Retreats Lake District, hosted by RunThrough UK, is set at the Glaramara Hotel in Seatoller, Keswick (CA12 5XQ). The October 2025 weekend runs Friday to Sunday, 17–19 October, with 2 nights of luxury accommodation options (double or single occupancy) priced at £200. Designed as a luxury runne..

Ranger Ultras High Peak 70/100km Ultra is a Derbyshire-based trail event offering two distances on an out-and-back course. Runners start in Whaley Bridge and head to either Newhaven for the 70km or Middleton Top near Cromford for the 100km, retracing the Cromford and High Peak Railway. The route tra..

Loggerheads Autumn Trails is an exciting running event featuring longer versions of popular 5k and 10k races, set in the scenic Loggerheads Country Park. Participants can choose from a 14k race, which consists of two loops of a 7k course, or a 7k Canicross discipline, welcoming runners of all abilit..

Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales (UTYD) is Due North Events’ long-distance ultra in the Yorkshire Dales, starting and finishing in Grassington. It offers 100K, 50K and 25K (with a 100K relay introduced in 2025). This is a self-navigated, low-key challenge with no fixed markers; participants use a GPX file..

Punk Panther Dales Dazzler is an ultratrail event organized by Punk Panther Ultra Marathons, held from Skipton Auction Mart in Skipton, North Yorkshire. Runners choose from four distances: 13, 20, 34 and 50 miles, with climbs from about 1,500 to 7,600 feet. The route heads west to meet the Pennine W..

Ranger Ultras High Peak HP18km Trail Run is staged from Whaley Bridge in the Peak District, Derbyshire. The 18-kilometre course runs out from Whaley Bridge Uniting Church to the upper Goyt Valley and back, combining fast forest trails with challenging climbs and offering around 488 metres of total a..

Chopwell Moon Runner is a 10k head-torch trail race set in Chopwell Woodland Park on the fringe of Gateshead, NE39 1LT. Run at night, the event blends wildness and calm as headlamps reveal wildlife and the forest. The atmosphere is magical in frost, with isolation balanced by exhilaration as terrain..

Signpost Challenge Hike, a South Manchester LDWA event based in Marple, offers two routes: 24 miles (≈4,300 ft climb) and 17 miles (≈3,000 ft). Start/finish at Marple Senior Citizens Hall, Memorial Park. The hilly course heads north and east of Marple, crossing Werneth Low, Cown Edge, Lantern Pike a..

Lakeland Paws Whinlatter Tails: Seat How is a dog-friendly trail running event held in Whinlatter Forest, near Seat How in the Lake District. Participants choose between two marked routes: an 8-kilometre loop with about 360 metres of ascent to the Seat How summit, and a shorter 5-kilometre option wi..

Dalemain 10km Trail Run & Children's 3.3k Fun Run takes place at the Dalemain Mansion Estate near Penrith (CA11 0HB). The event features a scenic two-lap 10km trail course around the estate and a one-lap 3.3km route in front of the mansion, designed to suit trail terrain and family participation. Or..

The Tideswell Terminator is a BM fell race that starts and finishes in Tideswell, with the start/finish at Bishop Pursglove Primary School on St John’s Road. The approx. 11.1 km (6.9 miles) course runs from Tideswell through Litton, into Cressbrook Dale and past Peters Stone, then climbs to the Hay..

Dale Head is a fell race organised by Keswick Athletic Club as part of the Borrowdale Shepherds Meet in the Lake District. The course covers about 7.8 km with around 675 m of ascent, starting from Rosthwaite Institute in Borrowdale, with checkpoints at the Dale Head summit. The route follows a farm..

The Four Reservoirs Ultra Trail Run takes place in Shotley Bridge, near Consett, County Durham. It offers two distances: 53km and 25km. The 53km loop runs along Derwent Walk and Waskerley Way to Waskerley Reservoir, across moorland to Smiddy Shaw and Hisehope, then back via Muggleswick Moor, Derwent..