Trail Running calendar near Boot 2025-2026

OMM Lite is part of the Lake District Running Festival held in Grasmere, in the heart of the Lake District. The weekend pairs the Grasmere Gallop trail races with the OMM Lite Trail Quest, inviting trail runners, ultra runners, fell runners and orienteers of all abilities. Short races stay on paths..

Great Langdale 21 is a 21km trail running event in the Langdale Valley, Lake District, starting and finishing at the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel. The course ascends about 850m and traverses fully marked, technical trails and footpaths around Great Langdale, including climbs to Red Tarn and Pike O'Blisco..

Grasmere Gallop is a 42km fully way-marked trail race in the Lake District, looping Grasmere and surrounding valleys such as Alcock Tarn, Loughrigg summit, Rydal Caves, Great Langdale, and Easedale Tarn. It features about 1,905 metres (roughly 6,250 feet) of ascent, offering a dramatic Lakeland day..

Lake District Ultra Challenge, staged in the southern Lake District with basecamp in Kendal, is a self-paced endurance event offering multiple distances. The Full Challenge is a 100 km loop featuring Garburn Pass, historic Ambleside, a halfway point by Lake Windermere, and scenic forests and nature..

Stanza Stones Summer Edition is a 24-hour ultra covering a 50-mile linear route from Marsden in West Yorkshire to Ilkley. The course climbs the South Pennines moorland, with over 6,600 feet of ascent, passing Haworth and over Ilkley Moor. Participants visit six Stanza Stones, each bearing a Simon Ar..

The North Leeds Skyline is a trail running event held in Otley, featuring multiple race distances: a 50km Ultra Trail with 1000m elevation, a 25km Super Trail, and a 15km Challenge Trail. The course traverses public footpaths and trails around the scenic Chevin area, starting and finishing at Statio..

The Ultra Scotland 50 will take place in Saint John's Town of Dalry from Saturday 6 June 2026 to Sunday 7 June 2026. You can run 56 miles.

The Ultra Scotland 100 will take place in Saint John's Town of Dalry from Saturday 6 June 2026 to Sunday 7 June 2026. This trail is organized by GB Ultras. You can run 104 miles.

Scafell Sky Race takes place on Saturday 6 June 2026 in the Central Lake District. The course covers about 40 km with 2800 m of ascent over technical single-track trails and scree, and it includes climbs to the highest mountain in England and passages over Lakeland fells and valleys. The event incl..

Pooley Bridge Wild Trail Runs take place in Pooley Bridge, at the northern tip of Ullswater in the Lake District. The event offers a Half Marathon (13.1 miles/21.1 km) and a 10 km trail run, with route maps free to view (subject to change) and final routes emailed a few days before. Set against lake..

Punk Panther 6 Dales Trail is a multi‑distance trail race organized by Punk Panther Ultra Marathons. The event runs from Otley along the Six Dales Trail to Pateley Bridge and back, offering Half Marathon (13 miles), 20 miles, and 32 miles options. Elevation gains are roughly 1,700 ft, 2,500 ft and 3..

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..

Kettlewell Trail Half is a challenging trail race organized by Due North Events in Wharfedale, within the Yorkshire Dales. The race starts and finishes at the Carpark Field at Hawkswick Cote, near Kettlewell, and covers about half a marathon with around 900 metres of ascent. It features three steep..

Buckden Pike is Barlick Fell Runners’ classic fell race held on Buckden Pike. The event was first run in 1981, with the route designed by Peter Jebb after Buckden Gala invited him; he and his wife Anne led the race for two decades. In 1987, the route was tweaked to be more challenging, and this cour..

The Hopper 6,12 & 24 hr Trail Race takes place at Hamsterley Forest in County Durham (The Nest area, DL13 3LN). Runners complete as many laps as they can of a roughly 4.1-mile loop, with about 660 feet of elevation per circuit. The course is fully waymarked and marshalled.Events include solo 6-, 12-..

Two Roses Ultra, run by She Strides Events, starts at Wadsworth Community Centre in Old Town, Hebden Bridge. Participants can choose between two 50 km routes—Lancashire (Red Rose) or Yorkshire (White Rose)—or a 100 km figure‑of‑eight by tackling both. The course traverses two counties, with moorland..

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..

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..

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..