Trail Running calendar near Great Ayton 2025-2026

The Yorkshire Trail Runs at Harewood House, Leeds, offer scenic trail running across over 1,000 acres of gardens, woodlands, and farmland. Set in the heart of Yorkshire, this event features three distances: 5km, 10km, and a half marathon, catering to runners aged 11 and above. The courses showcase t..

The Ingleton Three Counties Fell Race is a challenging fell running event held in the Yorkshire Dales village of Ingleton. Scheduled for September 2025, the race covers 31.5 km (19.5 miles) with 1580 meters (5184 feet) of climbing. The course follows a high-level route around the watershed of two ri..

The Heights Ultra Trail (HUT) is a trail running event held in the scenic Colne and Holme valleys in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, near the Peak District National Park. The event offers multiple distances including a 50-mile ultra, a 50km ultra, a 27km run, and a 10km race, all featuring approximately 9..

The Burnsall Fell Race is a challenging fell running event held in Burnsall village, Wharfedale, located between Grassington and Addingham. The race covers a distance of 1.50 miles (2.40 km) with an elevation gain of 800 feet (240 meters). The course features a steady climb through fields, followed..

The Exterminator Fell Race, organized by Totley AC, is a challenging 27km (17 miles) event held in Sheffield, starting and finishing at the Totley Pavilion. Featuring a total elevation gain of 1066m (3505 ft), the race traverses varied terrain including roads, tracks, woodland, fields, open moorland..

The Loweswater Show Fell Race, organized by the Cumberland Fell Runners, is a challenging event set to take place at New House Farm, Lorton, Cockermouth. This race features a route of 2.6 miles with an elevation gain of 1001 feet, catering to both junior and senior runners. Participants must meet sp..

The Blencathra Marathon is a challenging 26.5-mile fell and trail running event held in Caldbeck, UK. Featuring nearly 6,000 feet of elevation gain, the circular route includes summits of five Wainwright fells: Bowscale Fell, Blencathra, Mungrisdale Common, Knott, and High Pike. Suitable for experie..

Trails and Tails in Driffield is a scenic trail running event held at Field House Farm, Tibthorpe, East Yorkshire. Participants can choose between a 4-mile or 8-mile route that winds through beautiful countryside featuring runnable trails with gentle elevation and picturesque views. The event welcom..

The Clowbridge 5k is a trail running event held near the Pennine Bridleway, specifically around Clowbridge Reservoir in Burnley, UK. The course is a fast and flat 5-kilometer route with only 25 meters of elevation gain, making it suitable for runners aged 11 and above. The race consists of two laps..

The Cronkley Fell Race, organized by Durham Fell Runners, is a challenging 17.1 km (10.5 miles) fell running event held in Upper Teesdale, County Durham. The out-and-back course features over 560 meters (1,800 feet) of ascent, starting and finishing in the quiet hamlet of Holwick near the Farmhouse..

The DalesRunner 40 is a challenging 42km (approximate marathon distance) trail race held in Semerwater and Wensleydale, North Yorkshire. Taking place in September, it is the final and longest event in the DalesRunner series. The course features a mix of hard-packed trails, Roman roads, grassy trods,..

The Semerwater Stomp is a 10-mile trail running event held in Raydale, North Yorkshire, serving as the exciting finale to the short course series by DalesRunner. The race features a scenic route starting and finishing near Semerwater, with views of the lake, a ford crossing, and an ascent to Wether..

THE LAP - Windermere Ultra Anticlockwise is a fully way-marked 47-mile trail ultra event held around Lake Windermere in the Lake District, Cumbria, starting from Low Cunsey Farm near Ambleside. Open to both runners and walkers aged 16 and over, the course offers a low-level, scenic route featuring r..

The Great Westmorland Trail Race is a scenic running event held in the picturesque village of Crosby Garrett, near Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria. Participants can enjoy a marked 13km route that traverses rolling fell land, offering stunning views of the Eden and Lune Valleys. The event includes junior rac..

The Sutton Bank Sizzler is a challenging 7-mile circular night race held at the Sutton Bank Visitor Centre near Thirsk, Yorkshire. Featuring an ascent of 344 meters (1,128 feet), the race tests runners on exposed trails under dark conditions, with the course marked by glow sticks and marshals for na..

Leeds Country Way In A Day is a challenging 105-kilometre ultra trail race circling the city of Leeds via local footpaths, bridleways, and minor lanes. The route, mostly rural despite its proximity to the city center, offers scenic views of West and North Yorkshire countryside and passes through tow..

The Turpin Challenge 2025 is a popular 6-hour running event held at York's Knavesmire, featuring laps of approximately 4.37 miles on a mixed terrain course of grass and path, closed to traffic. Participants can run as many laps as they wish within the time limit, from a single lap to marathon distan..

The Darkwood Demon is a 6-mile trail race held in the scenic Colne Valley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Organized by Slaithwaite Striders, the course features diverse terrain including towpaths, bridleways, moorland, bogs, woodland, and some road sections, with a challenging climb up Slaithwaite Mo..

The Bradley Fell Race will take place in Skipton on Sunday 14 September 2025. You can run 5 kilometers.

The Nidderdale Road to Nowhere is a challenging 30.4 km (18.9 miles) fell and trail running event held in the Yorkshire Dales, starting and finishing at Scar House Reservoir in Upper Nidderdale. The course features 840 meters (2756 feet) of ascent, crossing Little Whernside and traversing the Great..