Trail Running calendar near Grasmere 2025-2026

The BigXmas Trail Festival is an annual trail running event held at Sale Water Park in Greater Manchester, blending urban and rural landscapes. Now in its fourth year, it offers three race distances: 11km, half marathon, and marathon. The courses are fully marked and marshalled, suitable for both be..

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 laps of approximately 4.37 miles (7 km), with options to complete distances from a minimum of 3 km up to ultra..

Run to the Rising Sun is a 10k trail race held at Rising Sun Country Park in North Tyneside (Benton, near Newcastle). The event offers a traffic-free, well-marked, marshalled course on good trails, suitable for both trail novices and seasoned runners. The route includes a mix of hard-packed gravel,..

The Silent Night Fell Race, organized by Durham Fell Runners and supported by the Fell Runners Association, is a challenging winter event held near St John's Chapel, Weardale. Covering 6.6 km with 370 meters of ascent, the race takes place entirely in the dark on rough, pathless terrain up to the 70..

Beyond the Lune Skyline Winter Ultra is a 65 km ultra-distance trail near Kirkby Lonsdale, boasting about 2000 m of ascent. The route climbs onto and around the local skyline, largely along footpaths and bridleways with minimal road use and no towns along the way. Runners navigate themselves using a..

PieAthlon 2025 is a 6km trail race held in Huddersfield, starting and finishing at The Dusty Miller Pub on Longwood Road. The course travels mainly off-road through varied terrain, including the notorious ‘bog of doom,’ and offers scenic views of Longwood and the surrounding countryside. A distincti..

The Winter Solstice Strider is a unique night running event held at the scenic St Ives Estate in Bingley, West Yorkshire. Participants can choose between 5k or 10k distances on an undulating multi-terrain course, completing one or two laps. The event welcomes runners, joggers, and walkers, with a sp..

Chopwell Woods Christmas Trail Races return to Chopwell Woods, a Forestry England site on the fringe of Gateshead near Rowlands Gill. The event offers three trail distances: 1 mile Family Santa Run (for ages 3–11, with a free accompanying adult), 4-mile and 8-mile routes. The 8-mile course is for 16..

The Wansfell Fell Race, organized by Ambleside AC, is a challenging running event set in the scenic Lake District. The race features a 3.14 km (2.1 miles) out-and-back route with a significant climb of 405 meters (1329 feet). Starting from Stock Ghyll Lane, participants face a steep ascent followed..

The Hangover Hike is The Irregulars LDWA’s New Year event in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, starting and finishing at The Leggers Inn. Participants choose one of three circular routes of 10, 13 or 21 miles (15, 27, 34 km), all converging at a main refreshment checkpoint. The atmosphere blends social bant..

Clowbridge 5k - NYD! is a New Year’s Day trail race organized by Run JMC at Clowbridge Reservoir near Burnley. The 5 km course comprises two anti-clockwise laps of the reservoir’s trail path starting from the Rossendale Valley Sailing Club (Manchester Road, BB11 5PF). The route is described as fast..

The Brampton Trail Run is a 7-kilometre trail race held on the edge of Brampton, Cumbria. The course features an undulating, mostly off-road route with varied terrain and stunning views, making trail shoes advisable due to potential mud. The event is licensed by the Trail Running Association and fol..

Lakeland Paws Whinlatter Tails South is a forest-based running event held in Whinlatter Forest on the south side of the forest. The marked route offers two distance options: a 10k with about 380m of ascent, and a shorter 5k route with around 200m of ascent. The course blends forest roads and trails..

Hamsterley Forest Winter Trail Races offer a 1/2 marathon and 10k set in Hamsterley Forest Park, County Durham. The routes wind through crisp forest tracks and well-marked footpaths, with undulating terrain and spectacular valley and woodland views. The race HQ is at the visitor centre, with toilets..

Yorkshire Trail Runs at Harewood House, Leeds, takes participants through the expansive Harewood estate (over 1,000 acres of gardens, woodlands and farmland). The event offers three routes: 5km, 10km and a half marathon, suitable for varying experience levels. The course showcases the grounds and is..

Bowland Trail Half 2026 is an unmarked, roughly 13-mile route with about 2,000 feet of ascent, starting and finishing at Slaidburn Village Hall in the Forest of Bowland, near Clitheroe. The course blends fast vehicle tracks, flowing trails, road and boggy sections, with participants navigating via a..

Bowland Ultra 2026 takes place from Slaidburn Village Hall in the Forest of Bowland, near Clitheroe (BB7 3ES). The 42-mile (68 km) course climbs about 1,700 m and is unmarked, weaving fast vehicle tracks, flowing trails, roads and boggy sections. A new and improved route for 2025 reduced road and gr..

The Skipton Sweetie Skedaddle is a versatile running event held in Skipton, Yorkshire, along the scenic Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath. Offering distances from 5K up to an ultra marathon, the flat, even out-and-back course suits runners of all levels, from beginners to ultra marathoners. The rout..

Let's Run Adventures, Hardmoors 55 Recce is a guided training event in North Yorkshire, running from Cod Beck car park near Osmotherley to Helmsley. The recce covers roughly 25 miles of the Hardmoors 55 route, including dark sections and ascents at Black Hambleton and White Horse, following the Scar..

The Hebden 2026, run by the 12th Halifax Sea Scouts, takes place in Mytholmroyd with registration at St Michaels Church Hall. There are two courses: 22 miles and 15 miles. The demanding long route climbs over 4,000 feet, while the shorter route has less ascent but is equally challenging.The event is..