Trail Running calendar near Dalston 2025-2026

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

The Rab Pinnacle Ridge Extreme will take place in Patterdale on Sunday 19 July 2026. You can run 28 kilometers.

The Montane Lakeland 50 & 100 is the UK’s premier ultra-trail event in the Lake District. The Lakeland 100 is a 100-mile circular starting and finishing in Coniston, looping through Dunnerdale, Eskdale, Wasdale and Buttermere, then Keswick, Matterdale, Haweswater and back via Kentmere, Ambleside and..

Isaac’s Tea Trail Ultra - Backwards is a 37-mile loop through the North Pennines AONB, starting and finishing in Allendale, Northumberland. The route follows Isaac’s Tea Trail from Allendale via Ninebanks, Alston and Nenthead, returning to Allendale in reverse for 2026. The course climbs about 4,800..

Lambton Castle Trail Runs take place at Lambton Castle, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, on the private Lambton Estate. The event offers three distances: 5, 10, and 15 miles—the latter combining the other two loops for endurance. Runners traverse a mix of woodland trails, open fields, firm paths, a..

CBTE Morland Half Marathon is a trail half marathon organized by The Charm Bracelet Marathon, held in Morland, on the Eden Valley near Penrith. The largely off-road course is 13.65 miles, partly self-navigated with some wayfinding signage, featuring rivers, becks, woodlands, and pastoral scenery. Th..

Tidal Trails is a beach and trail running festival on 16 August 2026 in South Shields. The event combines beach running with a grass-top section on the Leas, with parts of the trail rising above the sea. The programme includes beach games, an event stage with music and entertainment, food and drink..

The Gateshead Trail 10k is a scenic, traffic-free 10-kilometre trail race in Swalwell, Gateshead, weaving through the Derwent Walk Country Park. The fast course features wide paths, only a few inclines, and a double-loop at the top, keeping runners close together and boosting PB potential. The event..

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..

Malham 10k Trail Race is a 10-kilometre trail run starting and finishing at the Malham Show Field in Malham village (BD23 4DA). It forms the third race in the Due North Trail Trilogy and takes runners through iconic locations such as Malham Cove and Malham Tarn, with a climb up to Weets Top followed..

Malham Trail Half, staged by Due North Events, is the third race in the Due North Trail Trilogy. The event starts and finishes at Malham Show Field in Malham village. The half marathon route takes in famous landmarks such as Malham Cove and Malham Tarn, with a climb to Weets Top and a long descent o..