Trail Running calendar near Barnard Castle 2025-2026

Fountains Fun Run 2026 takes place in Grantley, near Ripon, North Yorkshire. The 2-kilometre Fun Run is a multi-terrain, undulating route starting from the village playground, crossing a quiet rural road and through privately owned fields before finishing back at the playground. Organized by Friends..

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..

Hardwolds 40 is a Hardmoors endurance race covering 47 miles from Beverley to Malton, with around 4,600 ft (1,402 m) of ascent. The route follows the Hudson Way to the Wolds Way, passing chalk landscapes and historic villages such as Londesborough, Millington, Thixendale and Wharram Percy, before de..

Chopwell Woods "Burger & Beer" Trail Runs take place on 27 June 2026 at Chopwell Woods, Rowlands Gill, NE39 1LT. The site is a Forestry England woodland of about 360 hectares next to Rowlands Gill on the fringe of Gateshead. The event returns to the same venue used for the organiser's..

The Ship Inn Shuffle is an out-and-back trail running event starting at the Ship Inn, Cliff Road, Sewerby, Bridlington. The next scheduled race date is 28/06/2026. Races are licensed by the Trail Running Association. There is a single cut-off time of 6.5 hours applied to all distances. Finishers ar..

Summits of The North York Moors Ultra is a circular ultramarathon of approximately 120 miles, staged in the North York Moors National Park and starting and finishing at Goathland Village Hall. The course climbs the ten highest hills, traversing moorland on ancient tracks and trods, with sections of..

Beat The Bounds, Patterdale is a boundary-running event in Cumbria. Four distances are available: Full Boundary, 28 miles with about 10,200 ft of ascent; First Half, 16 miles; Second Half, 12 miles; and a Mini 7-mile option. Participants trace the Parish Boundary around the Ullswater Valley, followi..

Punk Panther Ultra Unique is a relaxed, participant-designed ultramarathon held at Swinsty Moor Car Park, between Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs in North Yorkshire (LS21 2NP). Runners choose from bespoke loops totaling 28.5 to 53 miles, with 2500–5000 feet of ascent. The course is a series of moving..

Lyme Half Marathon is a trail-based half marathon held at Lyme National Trust, Disley, Stockport, Cheshire. The stunning, challenging course starts and finishes in Lyme’s grounds and offers incredible views. Runners follow the Gritstone Trail south over varied terrain, climb Kerridge Ridge past Whit..

Blacksheep 3 and 6 Hour Challenge takes place in Masham, on the edge of the North Yorkshire Dales. It offers a six‑hour option—running as many laps as you can within the window—and a three‑hour option. The marshalled, signed course blends trail and road with stiles, featuring a flatish profile with..

Wheelbirks Summer 10k Trail at Wheelbirks Parlour in Stocksfield, Northumberland, is a 10-kilometre trail race starting and finishing from the ice cream parlour. The course blends farm field boundaries with forest and woodland trails, with steep climbs, descents and river crossings. The route is ful..

Sithee at Slawit Again is a trail running event hosted by It's Grim Up North Running, starting and finishing in the village of Slaithwaite, Huddersfield. The race features a scenic and challenging course along the undulating Huddersfield narrow gauge canal, including a stretch to Tunnel End, a 3.5-m..

Lakeland Trails Ultra offers two main ultra distances through the Lake District: Ultra 100k and Ultra 55k, plus Trail Run 23k and 14k. The course is fully waymarked and marshalled, with GPS tracking and GPX files. The 55k route features three mountain passes and around 7,000 ft of ascent, while the..

Lyke Wake Challenge is a 40-mile point-to-point endurance event from Osmotherley to Ravenscar, run by the Quakers Running Club. The route covers moorland, trails, and some road, finishing in the grounds of Raven Hall at Ravenscar. Runners pass seven checkpoints (Carlton Bank, Clay Bank, the Lion Inn..

Eight Stations Ultra is a 30-mile trail ultra from Whitby to Pickering, organized by The Charm Bracelet Marathon. The route climbs about 3,322 ft and crosses eight railway stations along the Esk Valley and North Yorkshire Moors lines, with long sections running beside the rail tracks and occasional..

St Sunday Sky Race takes place in the Lake District, based around Patterdale. The 29km route with about 2050m of ascent threads over St Sunday Crag and surrounding Eastern Fells. Marketed as a classic SkyRace and a stepping stone to harder events, it offers a challenging but accessible introduction..

Beyond Trails presents Beyond Manchester, a trail and ultrarunning event in Manchester on 18 July 2026. Runners can choose a 25km Trail or a 55km Ultra, both starting and finishing in the Castlefield area. The route travels from central Manchester onto the Ship Canal and Salford Quays, passes the Im..

Place Fell 15 is a semi-technical 15 km trail race around Place Fell on Ullswater, Lake District. Part of the Rab Helvellyn Sky Ultra weekend, the course is fully marked and circumnavigates Place Fell in an anti-clockwise direction, starting from King George Playing Field in Patterdale. The route in..

Manvers Dusk till Dawn is an overnight endurance running event staged on the footpaths around Wath Manvers Lake. Runners complete as many 3.21-mile laps as possible within a 12-hour window, with the clubhouse on the course offering full facilities and a bag drop. The predominantly flat, off-road rou..

Rab Helvellyn Sky Ultra takes place on 18 July 2026 in Patterdale, English Lake District. The route is 57 km long with 3700 m of ascent and a maximum time allowed of 14.5 hours. The course is waymarked and includes exposed ridge and rock sections such as Long Stile Edge, Swirral Edge and Striding E..