Trail Running calendar near Ashington 2025-2026

The Gullane 8-hour Challenge, organized by NU Limits Running, is a timed endurance running event held in Gullane, featuring a 4.366-mile loop course. Participants aim to complete as many laps as possible within an 8-hour limit, traversing diverse terrain including sandy beaches, rugged coastline, fo..

The Rab Helvellyn Sky Ultra is a challenging 57km mountain race in the Lake District, featuring 3700m of ascent. Starting from Patterdale, this technically demanding course is inspired by Europe's premier ultra-distance sky races and is classified as a "Sky Extra" by Skyrunning UK. The route include..

The St Sunday Sky Race is a challenging 29km mountain trail race with 2050m of ascent, held in the Lake District around Patterdale. It features technical trails over St Sunday Crag and the Eastern Fells, offering a classic skyrunning experience suitable as a stepping stone to longer, harder races. T..

The Northumberlandia 10K Trail Race, held at Northumberlandia in Cramlington, offers a unique running experience over one of the world's most remarkable landforms. The 10K course features a mix of hills, fast stone paths, soft trails, and forest tracks, including a challenging final section. Partici..

The NAV4 LiAD Recce from Helvellyn to Ambleside is a guided running and navigation event hosted by Joe Faulkner and the NAV4 team on behalf of Durty Events. Taking place in the Lake District, this recce covers an 11-mile section of the Lakes in a Day (LiAD) route, including the Helvellyn range, Stic..

Afoot in Two Dales is a challenging 50-mile event held in the Yorkshire Dales, featuring a 5,500ft ascent. The route forms a circuit through the scenic Wensleydale and Swaledale, including an ascent of Great Shunner Fell. Participants navigate footpaths, bridleways, and quiet roads, starting and fin..

The Nidderdale Way Ultramarathon, organized by Punk Panther Ultra Marathons, is a challenging trail running event set in the scenic Nidderdale area of North Yorkshire, England. The race features four distance options—28, 55, 83, and 111 miles—covering iconic Yorkshire landmarks such as Ripley Castle..

The Rab Pinnacle Ridge Extreme is a challenging 28km skyrunning race with 2700m of ascent, held in the Lake District around the Helvellyn Massif near Patterdale. Known for its technical terrain, the course features demanding hands-on rock scrambles, knife-edge ridges, scree descents, and steep climb..

Place Fell 15 is a challenging yet accessible 15-kilometer trail race held in Patterdale, around the base of Place Fell on the shores of Ullswater in the Lake District. Featuring 680 meters of ascent, the course offers a mix of semi-technical trails, fields, and a short road section, with stunning v..

The Coniston Country Fair will take place in Cumbria on Sunday 20 July 2025.

The Borrowdale Trail Half Marathon is a scenic 21-kilometre trail race held in Keswick, Cumbria, along the shores of Derwentwater and surrounding fells. The hilly course offers varied terrain and stunning views, making it ideal for trail running enthusiasts. The route is well-marked, requiring no na..

The Fell Em Doon 5 Miler is a midweek trail running event held in Ashington Community Woods, Northumberland. The race features a flat, wide, two-lap course covering 5 miles on good trail paths, making it accessible and fast-paced. Open to runners aged 15 and over, the event offers age-related and ma..

Stately Trails: Aske Hall is a scenic running and walking event held at Forcett Park, the private estate of the Georgian Aske Hall near Richmond. Participants can choose between 5km or 10km distances on a fully marked, lapped course featuring gentle trails through pasture fields, farm tracks, and wo..

The James Herriot Country Trail Run is a popular annual 14-kilometer trail race held near Castle Bolton in Wensleydale, England. Organized by the Rotary Club of Wensleydale, the event attracts runners from across England who enjoy a scenic course featuring moorland tracks and paths. The start and fi..

Ambleside Sports, organized by the British Open Fell Runners Association (BOFRA), is a prominent running event taking place in Rydal Park, Ambleside. The race features a challenging 1.70-mile course with an elevation gain of 800 feet, catering to various age categories from under 9 to seniors. This..

The Borrowdale Fell Race is a challenging fell running event held in the Lake District, starting and finishing in the village of Rosthwaite. The race covers approximately 17 miles (27 km) with a demanding ascent of around 6,500 feet (2,000 meters). Known for its tough terrain and significant elevati..

Isaac’s Tea Trail Ultra is a 37-mile trail running event held in Allendale, Northumberland, within the scenic North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and UNESCO Global Geopark. The race follows a loop through picturesque villages including Ninebanks, Alston, and Nenthead, featuring varied..

The Osmotherley Show Fell Race, held in North Yorkshire, UK, is an 8.8 km (5.5 miles) challenging fell race featuring a climb of 320 meters (1050 feet). It is part of the Esk Valley Fell Race Summer Series and open to runners aged 16 and over. The race follows FRA rules and safety standards, with th..

The Farleton Knott Fell Race, organized by the British Open Fell Runners Association (BOFRA), takes place near Kendal, England, on the Dallam Tower Estate. The challenging 2.6-mile (4.2 km) course features a climb of 750 feet (230 meters), ascending the front of Farleton Knott, crossing the summit,..

The South Shields 10 Mile is a scenic running event held along the beautiful coastline of South Shields, starting at the Souter Lighthouse National Trust site. Renowned in the North East running calendar, it serves as a popular fitness benchmark before the Great North Run. The course features stunni..