Trail Running calendar near Alnwick 2025-2026

The Grand Tour of Skiddaw is a challenging trail running event held in the Northern Lake District, featuring two race options: a 50 km route and a 20-mile course. The event takes place around the scenic Caldbeck village, with routes passing through remote fells, including climbs up High Pike and Ski..

The Hartsop Hop is a challenging new race set in Hartsop, Patterdale, Cumbria, debuting in 2025. Covering 19.5 km (12.1 miles) with a demanding ascent of 1370m (4495 ft), the course offers a mix of route choices and tough terrain. Starting from the sheep pens above Hartsop, runners navigate checkpoi..

The Oldhamstocks Flower Show Hill Race is a scenic 6.5km hill run located in the Lammermuir Hills near Dunbar, starting and finishing at the church in the small village of Oldhamstocks. The course features approximately 200 meters of climb, mostly on rough tracks, with 1.5km on quiet tarmac roads at..

The Lambton Castle Trail Runs is a summer trail running event held in the private grounds of the Lambton Estate in Chester-le-Street, County Durham. Participants can choose from 5, 10, or 15-mile routes featuring mixed terrain, including rough trails, firm paths, woodland tracks, fields, and estate..

SilverBackTrails Othnesbery’s Revenge is a challenging trail running event held in the stunning North York Moors National Park. Covering approximately 10 miles, the course features forest tracks, heather-clad moorland, and multiple ascents of Roseberry Topping, a distinctive hill with historical Vik..

The Urban Trail Series, organized by Trail Outlaws, offers a range of trail running events in the Biddick Academy area (NE38 8AL). Designed for runners of all abilities, the series features fully marked and marshalled courses on local trails, with distances ranging from 5K to half marathon. Particip..

The CBTE Morland Half Marathon is a trail running event held in the scenic Eden Valley village of Morland near Penrith, UK. Covering a half marathon distance, the course features mixed off-road terrain with 1,330 feet of elevation, passing rivers, becks, woodlands, pastures, and charming villages. T..

Tidal Trails is a vibrant running and beach festival held in South Shields, offering a unique blend of trail running and seaside fun. The event features an 8K trail run starting and finishing on the beach, with a scenic route ascending to the iconic Leas area overlooking the sea. For beginners and y..

Run the Borders is a challenging 109km ultramarathon held in the Scottish Borders, following the scenic Borders Abbey Way. The circular trail links historic towns including Melrose, Kelso, Jedburgh, Hawick, and Selkirk, passing four ruined abbeys: Melrose, Dryburgh, Kelso, and Jedburgh. The course f..

The Saturn 7 Hour Time Challenge in Durham is a trail running event held along the scenic River Wear, offering views of Durham Cathedral. Hosted at the Durham Amateur Rowing Club, the course features a flat, fully signed loop of approximately 4.37 miles (7 km), with options for shorter laps to accom..

The Portobello Beach Race is a 4-mile running event held on the sand of Portobello Beach in Edinburgh, scheduled for August 24, 2025. The course starts below the registration area at Towerbank Primary School and follows the beach eastward to a marker near the pumping station, then returns along the..

The Lochore Meadows Easter Trail Race will take place in Lochgelly on Sunday 24 August 2025.

BOFRA's Reeth Show race takes place near Reeth, on the B6270 between Richmond and Kirkby Stephen (DL11 6AR). It is a BOFRA Championship counter event featuring Senior and Junior routes. The course covers about 2.0 miles (3.2 km) with around 700 feet (220 m) of climb.Runners start in the fields, asce..

Blanchland Show 1/2 and 10k is a trail race held on fields by Blanchland Village Hall in the North East of England, within the North Pennines landscape. It offers two distances: 10k (about 7 miles, around 900 ft ascent) and a half marathon (about 13.5 miles, around 1,400 ft). The route begins with a..

The Eyemouth Twilight 5k Jog, Run, and Mini Fun Runs, sponsored by Giacopazzi's Gelato, is a community running event held in the scenic coastal village of Eyemouth, Scotland. Scheduled for August 29, 2025, the event features a certified 5k course verified by Scottish Athletics, incorporating Harbour..

The Gateshead Trail 10K is a scenic, fast, and fun trail running event held at Derwent Walk Country Park near Newcastle and Gateshead. The 10-kilometer multi-terrain course features well-maintained, hard-packed paths with a few mild inclines, making it suitable for runners of all levels. The route i..

Kirkcaldy Parks Trail 2025 is a roughly 5-mile trail race held as part of the Kirkcaldy Parks Running Festival in Dunnikier Park, Kirkcaldy. The course starts and finishes in Dunnikier Park and winds through the gently undulating surrounding woodland and the tracks around the outside of the golf cou..

The 12th ERN LP Run, organized by the Edinburgh Running Network, takes place at Meadowmill Sports Centre near Tranent, Scotland. This unique track event challenges participants to run as many laps as possible within 33 minutes and 20 seconds, inspired by the speed of a 12” LP vinyl record. Runners s..

The Hardmoors 26.2: Roseberry is a challenging trail running event held in the North York Moors, starting from Sea Cadets Hall in Guisborough. Scheduled for August 31, 2025, it offers three distances: a full marathon (30 miles, 4850 feet ascent), a half marathon (14.5 miles, 3200 feet ascent), and a..

Set in the woodland trails of Chopwell Woods, near Newcastle (Rowlands Gill, Gateshead NE39 1LT), this RunThrough event offers 5K, 10K and 10 Mile distances. The courses run on gravel woodland paths with undulating terrain, with 10 Miles completed over two laps and the 5K/10K over a single lap. The..