Trail Running calendar near Ambleside 2025-2026

The North Leeds Skyline is a trail running event held in Otley, featuring distances of 50km (Ultra Trail), 25km (Super Trail), and 15km (Challenge Trail). The course traverses public footpaths and trails with significant elevation gains, including 1000m for the ultra and 650m for the super trail. Th..

Ultra Scotland 100 is a challenging 104-mile ultramarathon held along the scenic Southern Upland Way in Scotland. Starting at St John's Town of Dalry and finishing in Galashiels, the race features 4,611 meters of elevation gain and traverses iconic trails including Benbrake, Gateshaw Rig, Lowther Hi..

Ultra Scotland 50 is a challenging 56-mile trail ultramarathon held in southern Scotland, following the scenic Southern Upland Way. Starting at St. John's Town of Dalry, runners traverse forests, valleys, and mountains with a total ascent of 2,447 meters.The race finishes at Moffat Rugby Club and ac..

The Samaritans Way Ultra is a trail running event held at Guisborough Rugby Club, featuring two race distances: a 40km marathon and a 60km ultra marathon. The course follows the Official Samaritans Way, a trail created by Teesside Samaritans, with updated routes for 2026. The event supports Teesside..

The Lake District Ultra Challenge is a multi-distance endurance event held in England’s scenic Southern Lakes, with basecamp in Kendal. Participants can walk, jog, or run various distances including 100km, 50km, 25km, a marathon, and a 10K loop in Ambleside. The 100km route is a loop featuring chall..

The Return of Roche Abbey is a trail running event held in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, starting and finishing at the Travellers Rest pub on Main Street, Brookhouse. The race features a challenging, undulating lapped course of 6.7 miles per lap, combining trail, road, grass, and woodland terrain, inc..

The Manorlands PaintRush is a vibrant 5-kilometre colour run held in Bingley, Yorkshire, supporting the Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice. The cross-country course features an undulating profile over three laps, with seven paint stations along the route that douse participants in bright colours, creating..

The Two Roses Ultra is a unique endurance running event held at Wadsworth Community Centre in Old Town, Hebden Bridge, UK. Participants can choose between two 50k routes representing Lancashire (Red Rose) or Yorkshire (White Rose), or challenge themselves with a figure-of-eight 100k course combining..

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 Fountains 10K is a scenic and challenging running event held in Grantley, near Ripon, North Yorkshire. The race features a 10-kilometre undulating, mixed-terrain course that includes quiet country roads, off-road trails, and moorland within Nidderdale. Notable course highlights are the 'Puddle'..

Beat The Bounds, Patterdale is a challenging and traditional event held in Cumbria, following the historic parish boundary of Patterdale. Participants can choose from four distances: the Full Boundary ultra run of 28 miles with 10,200ft ascent, two half-boundary options (16 miles and 12 miles), and..

Baaaaaaaa it's Black Sheep is a unique trail running event held in the picturesque village of Masham, located in the Yorkshire Dales. The race features a 3.55-mile loop course that traverses varied terrain including trails, fields, woodland, roads, a golf course, and a park, with several stiles addi..

The Summer Extravaganza, hosted by It's Grim Up North Running, is a popular trail running event held along the flat, fast, and well-maintained Leeds/Liverpool Canal towpath near Kirkstall, Leeds. The course features a 6.7-mile lap with seven distance options ranging from 5K to ultra-marathon, cateri..

The Helvellyn Sky Ultra is a challenging 57km mountain race held in the Lake District, starting from Patterdale. Featuring 3700m of ascent, it is inspired by European sky races and is considered the most technically demanding course-marked race in the region. The route includes traversing three icon..

The Rab Pinnacle Ridge Extreme is a challenging skyrunning event held in Patterdale, within the English Lake District. Covering 28km with 2700m of ascent, the race features highly technical terrain, including hands-on rock scrambling along the Helvellyn Massif. Known for its demanding climbs and thr..

The St Sunday Sky Race is a challenging 29km mountain trail race with 2050m of ascent, held in Patterdale within the Lake District, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This classic distance SkyRace features a fully marked course over St Sunday Crag and the surrounding Eastern Fells, offering technical but..

She Strides Women’s only 50k is the first-ever women’s only ultramarathon held in the heart of West Yorkshire, starting and finishing at Wadsworth Community Centre in Hebden Bridge. The 50-kilometer race features a scenic course through woodlands, open moorland, and picturesque towns including Hebde..

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 Three Towers Ultra is a challenging trail running event held across the West Pennine Moors in Lancashire, UK. Participants can choose between two distances: 39 miles with 5,890 feet of elevation gain, or 55 miles with 8,350 feet of ascent. The course visits three iconic towers—Darwen, Rivington,..

The Ranger Ultras Yorkshire Pen-Y-Ghent 50k is a 50-kilometer ultra running event set in the inspiring North Yorkshire landscape. Starting and finishing at Hawes Market House, the course follows classic limestone trails, including the historic Cam Road and a summit of Pen-y-Ghent, with a total ascen..