Trail Running calendar near Hesket Newmarket 2025-2026

Lakeland Paws Grizedale Growl Dec is held at Grizedale Forest in the Lake District, as part of Lakeland Paws Series 4. The event offers two marked, chip-timed routes on forest roads and trails: a 10 km loop with about 250 m of ascent and a 5 km option with around 180 m of ascent. The course sits on..

Lakeland Paws Dawn 2 Dusk is a canicross event based at Whinlatter Forest, England’s only mountain forest. Participants can run solo or in pairs, aiming to complete as many 7 km loops as possible within daylight hours (roughly eight hours). Each loop climbs about 300 meters, and the course blends wi..

Punk Panther Christmas Cracker is a winter trail ultramarathon held in Otley, West Yorkshire. Entrants can tackle 12, 19, or 32 miles, with climbs of about 1,700, 2,200 and 3,400 feet respectively. The route is a mystery that can change each year, and runners begin in a handicap-like order with the..

Located at Muirfad Farm, Palnure, Newton Stewart, Cairnsmore Hill Race is a 17.5 km circular route through the Southern Galloway mountains. The course climbs steeply from Knocktim through the Door of Cairnsmore, then along the Knee of Cairnsmore to the Cairnsmore of Fleet trig, before a long descent..

Pennine Trails' Winter Tolkien Trail Race takes place at Stonyhurst College, Hurst Green, near Clitheroe, Lancashire. The 11.1 km route climbs about 528 ft and is run counter-clockwise in winter, tracing the Tolkien Trail in reverse from the summer edition. The race starts on the avenue at Stonyhurs..

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 on 14 December 2025 at Rising Sun Country Park, Whitley Road, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 9SS. The event has a minimum age of 15. Entry fees are listed as £22 for UKA members and £24 for non-members. Entry includes a race day memento and prizes f..

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 65km (40-mile) trail race starting and finishing at The Barn in Kirkby Lonsdale. The route climbs about 2000m (6500 ft) of ascent as it takes competitors beyond the Lune onto the Skyline, covering seven summits and landmarks. The course is mostly on footpath..

Beyond the Lune Winter Editions returns to Kirkby Lonsdale for winter trail runs with three routes: 5km, 10km and 20km, starting from The Barn. The courses use local footpaths and bridleways around Casterton and the Lune Valley, with on- and off-road sections and self-navigation recommended for long..

The Stoop is a short pre-Christmas fell race held on 21 December 2025 in Haworth, West Yorkshire. The course runs up to the stoop stone and participants traditionally wear a Santa hat. The event is the second race of the Woodentop series. The route is a hilly fell course of 8 Kilometres, run as on..

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..

Clowbridge 5k - NYD! is a New Year’s Day trail race around Clowbridge Reservoir near Burnley, Lancashire. The course is two anticlockwise laps of the reservoir’s trail path, totaling 5 km with about 25 m of elevation. Open to runners aged 11 and older, the event is described as fast and flat with ma..

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 held in Whinlatter Forest on the forest’s south side, offering two distance options: a fully marked 10k course with around 400m of ascent, and a 5k shorter route with about 200m of ascent. The route uses forest roads and trails and is described as undulating b..

The event takes place on 10 January 2026 at Hamsterley Forest Park, Bishop Auckland DL13 3NL. Races start and finish at the visitor centre near the main car park and follow well marked footpaths, forest trails and woodland tracks through an undulating forest landscape with valley views. Half Marat..

Bowland Trail Half 2026 is an off-road, unmarked mixed-course event set around Slaidburn, gateway to the Forest of Bowland. The roughly 13-mile route climbs about 2,000 feet and threads through a blend of fast vehicle tracks, flowing trails, road sections, and boggy climbs. Runners navigate a writte..

Bowland Ultra 2026 is a 42-mile unmarked ultramarathon based at Slaidburn Village Hall, in the Forest of Bowland near Clitheroe (BB7 3ES). The route climbs about 1,700 metres and blends fast vehicle tracks, flowing trails, road sections, and boggy terrain with techy singletrack and scenic Bowland sc..

The Winter Wipeout! is a deep-winter fell run organized by Cold Brew Events Ltd, held on Saturday 10 January 2026 at Ingram Café, NE66 4LT, UK. The course sends runners up to the summit of Hedgehope and back, described as a deep winter half-marathon (ish). The fully marked route is lined with marsha..