Trail Running calendar near Dufton 2025-2026

Hardmoors 26.2: Wainstones is a Trail Marathon event in the Hardmoors 26.2 Series, based at Chop Gate Village Hall in North Yorkshire. Runners choose from three circular routes starting and finishing at the hall: Marathon (about 28.5 miles), Half Marathon (about 16.5 miles), and a 10k (about 9.5 mil..

SCOTT Sports Summer Cheviot Goat is a challenging 50-mile (ish) ultramarathon staged by Cold Brew Events in the Cheviot Hills of Northumberland. The route loops through remote border-country terrain, starting from Ingram Village Hall (Ingram, NE66 4LU), touted as England's loneliest ultra. Runners f..

Set in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales, the Kettlewell Trail Half is a challenging trail half marathon organized by Due North Events. The race starts and finishes at the car park field at Hawkswick Cote, offering spectacular views over the Wharfedale valley. The course climbs around 900 metres of..

Two Roses Ultra is an ultramarathon based at Wadsworth Community Centre in Old Town, Hebden Bridge, offering a two-county challenge. Runners choose between two 50km loops—Lancashire Red Rose or Yorkshire White Rose—or complete a 100km figure‑of‑eight by doing both. The routes run from Hebden Bridge..

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, England. Runners tackle repeats of a 4.2-mile loop, with around 660 feet of elevation gain per lap, allowing participants to accumulate distance across time-based events. The program includes solo 6-, 12-, and 24-h..

Lamplighter 40 Night Ultra is an all-night trail-running challenge on the North York Moors, starting and finishing at Goathland Village Hall. Runners complete a circular route from sunset to sunrise, visiting triangulation pillars, cairns and other checkpoints before returning to base. The course us..

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..

Summits of The North York Moors Ultra is a roughly 120-mile circular foot race organized by SilverBackTrails, starting and finishing at Goathland Village Hall in the North York Moors National Park. The route climbs the ten highest hills on the moors, traversing moorland on ancient tracks and trods,..

Beat The Bounds, Patterdale is a boundary-running event in the Ullswater Valley, Patterdale, Cumbria. Participants choose from four distances: the Full Boundary at 28 miles with about 10,200 ft of ascent; the First Half (16 miles) and Second Half (12 miles); and a 7-mile Minibeat for families. The c..

Punk Panther Ultra Unique is a relaxed ultramarathon held at Swinsty Moor Car Park, North Lane, LS21 2NP, near Otley, Yorkshire. Runners design their distance from 28.5 to 53 miles via a series of loops (1.5–11.5 miles each), so no two courses are the same. The route skirts Swinsty and Fewston Reser..

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 is a running event held at Wheelbirks Parlour in Stocksfield, Northumberland. The 10-kilometre course starts and finishes at the ice cream parlour, offering a varied terrain of farm field boundaries, forest and woodland trails, plus steep technical climbs and descents and..

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..

Saint Cuthbert's Way Ultra is a 100km ultramarathon along Saint Cuthbert's Way in Northumberland, starting near Wooler. The route is fully way-marked and follows one of the UK’s most popular long-distance walks. Notable features include a tide-challenge for 100km runners, recce runs along the route,..

Lakeland Trails Ultra is a Lake District endurance event offering Ultra distances of 100k and 55k, plus 23k and 14k trail runs that share sections with the Ultra routes. Runners start and finish at Rothay Park in Ambleside, with fully waymarked, marshalled courses that showcase dramatic mountain sce..

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 ultramarathon organized by The Charm Bracelet Marathon. The course runs from Whitby to Pickering, following the Esk Valley line before linking with the North Yorkshire Moors railway, visiting eight railway stations along the way. The route includes 3,322 feet..

Beyond Trails Manchester is a trail and ultra running event held in Manchester, offering two distance options: a 25km trail and a 55km ultra. Both routes start and finish in the Castlefield area of the city. The courses take runners beyond the urban environment into the greenbelt and natural edges s..