Trail Running calendar near Braithwaite 2025-2026

The Link Challenge 2026 is scheduled for 21 March 2026 at Burrs Country Park, Woodhill Road, Bury, BL8 1DA. The event is a 20-mile trail run or hike that links six historic villages: Nangreaves, Holcombe, Hawkshaw, Affetside, Ainsworth and Greenmount. The event is organised by The Sunnywood Project..

The Blubberhouses Moor Challenge Event is scheduled for Sunday 22 March 2026. Online entries for that event will open on 25 September 2025. In recent years the group organised two challenge events each year, with Blubberhouses Moor traditionally held in late March. The Wensleydale Wedge is no longe..

The Pendulum 2026 takes place on Sunday 22 March 2026 in the Cheviot Hills near Langleeford. The event is organised by Northern Fell Running and Cheviot TRAIL Events. Entries open 3 April 2025 and close 20 March 2026. The minimum age is 18 and the published entry fee is £29. Parking in the valley i..

The event takes place in Buttermere Village, Cumbria on 22 March 2026. The route is a circular trail around the shores of Buttermere and Crummock Water. The advertised distance is 20 kilometres, run as one lap with an undulating profile. The minimum entry age is 17 years. The race has a Trail Runni..

Grasmere Wild Trail Runs is a two-day Lake District event based at The Showfield, Stock Lane, Grasmere, Cumbria. The Saturday Trail Runs feature a beloved 10km route and a 5km option, with the 10km looping through Grasmere Village, Grasmere Water, Rydal Water and past Rydal Caves. The event is Canic..

Lakes Traverse® 2026 is a 100 km ultra across the Lake District National Park on Saturday 28 to Sunday 29 March 2026. The event starts at St Bees Seafront on the west coast and finishes at Shap. The route follows Wainwright's Coast to Coast line and passes through Ennerdale, Borrowdale, over Grasme..

The Northern Traverse® 2026 is a 300 km self-supported ultra race taking place from 28 March to 1 April 2026. The route follows Wainwright’s Coast to Coast from St Bees on the west coast to Robin Hood’s Bay on the east coast. The course crosses three National Parks and passes mountains, valleys and..

Dales Traverse® 2026 is a 55 km ultra running event held on Sunday 29 March 2026. The event starts in Kirkby Stephen (Rugby Club) and finishes below Richmond Castle. The route follows Alfred Wainwright's coast to coast path, passing through the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, ove..

Lakeland Paws: Tour de Whinlatter is a forest-running event held in Whinlatter Forest, Whinlatter Top, in the Lake District. It offers two distances: a 9k route with about 380m of ascent and a 12k route with about 500m. Both courses run mainly on wide forest tracks around Whinlatter Top, delivering..

The Saturn 7 Hour Time Challenge in Durham is a trail running event held at the Durham Amateur Rowing Club along the scenic River Wear, offering views of the Cathedral. Participants can run as many laps as they wish within seven hours, with each lap measuring approximately 4.37 miles (7 km), subject..

The Moors Traverse® is an 80 km ultra following Wainwright’s coast to coast route from Ingleby Cross to Robin Hood’s Bay. The event date is Sunday 29 March 2026. The route runs along the northern edge of the North York Moors National Park and through eastern Yorkshire. The organiser states the rout..

Heart of Granite is a classic circular mountain-trail race in the Galloway Hills, starting and finishing at Caldons Old Campsite, Bargrennan, Glen Trool, near Newton Stewart (DG8 6SU). The 32 km (20 miles) route climbs about 1850 metres, passing Curleywee, Rig of Jarkness, and the Murder Hole, then..

Punk Panther Ripon Stinger takes place near Ripon, starting and finishing at Studley Roger Village Hall in Studley Roger. The event offers three distances: Ultra 35 miles, 20 miles, and a 13-mile Half Marathon. The course largely follows the Ripon Rowel route, weaving through wooded valleys and past..

Bruce's Crown Race is a 46-mile team ultrarun in Dumfries and Galloway, starting and finishing at Caldons near Glentrool, Newton Stewart. Teams of two to four tackle three hill ranges—Minnigaff Hills, Rhinns of Kells, and the Awful Hand—climbing more than 4,000 metres. The route offers challenging,..

The Allendale Challenge is a demanding 26-mile challenge walk held in Allendale, Northumberland, organized by the North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team to raise funds for the charity. The anti-clockwise route ventures from Allendale through peat bogs of the North Pennines, passing Hard Rigg, Black Hill..

Stanhope Trail Races, held in Stanhope, County Durham, in the North Pennines AONB, is Greener Miles Running’s environmentally conscious trail series. The event offers distances of 10k and 15 miles, with fully marshalled, waymarked routes that traverse open moorland, woodlands, and classic North Penn..

Montane Howgills Trail 13 & 26 is a popular trail-running event in the Howgill Fells near Sedbergh. Runners choose either the half marathon (Trail 13) or the full marathon (Trail 26), with the race starting and finishing in the picturesque village of Sedbergh. The course winds through the rolling Ho..

Spring in Lakeland, organised by Lakeland LDWA, is a scenic 23-mile event starting from Ambleside Parish Centre, Ambleside, Cumbria. The route climbs about 4400 ft, passing Loughrigg Tarn, Skelwith Bridge, High Tilberthwaite, Coniston and Tarn Hows, then returning to Ambleside via the Cumbria Way. T..

Ranger Ultras PB137km Trail Challenge is a long-distance trail event on the Pennine Bridleway, held 16–18 April 2026. The route covers 137 km with a total ascent of 3275 m and a 50-hour time limit. The course runs through West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire moors and finishes in Cumbria. The route i..

Burnsall Trail Half is a riverside trail race organized by Due North Events, hosted at the Riverside Car Park Field in Burnsall, BD23 6BU. The route takes in several sections of the Dales Way footpath, with around 500m of ascent, and climbs rewarded with 360-degree views of the Yorkshire Dales. The..