Trail Running calendar near Heslington 2025-2026

Go 'There & Back Again' with The Winter Tolkien Trail Race, a Pennine Trails event at Stonyhurst College, Hurst Green, Lancashire. The Winter edition covers 11.1 km with 528 ft of ascent, run counterclockwise on the Tolkien Trail. Starting on the Avenue at Stonyhurst, runners pass through Hurst Gree..

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 course is traffic-free, well-marked and marshalled, running on good gravel tracks, grassy paths and woodland trails with a single main summit. Runners are timed to reach the hill..

Wild Deer Events host the Sherwood Pines Festive Trail Runs at Sherwood Pines, Kings Clipstone, Edwinstowe, Mansfield, NG21 9JL (about 20 minutes from the A1/M1). Set in 3,300 acres of Nottinghamshire woodland, the event offers a festive mix of routes for all ages: Festive Family Mile for children 3..

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..

Nav4 Tour de Helvellyn is a classic winter mountain ultra running event based from Askham in the Lake District. The tough circuit around Helvellyn covers about 38 miles with roughly 2,000 metres of ascent and descent, mostly on mountain trails and bridleways. The route is unmarked and demanding, req..

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..

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..

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..

Wormstones Fell Race takes place in Glossop, with the start and finish at The Beehive on Hague Street (SK13 8NR). The page positions the event as a fell race with a route that leads "to the top," though distance details aren’t listed. The race is conducted under a Permit with UK Athletics insurance..

The Hangover Hike, run by The Irregulars of the LDWA, takes place in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, with Start/Finish at The Leggers Inn. Walkers may choose three circular routes of 10, 13, or 21 miles (15, 27, 34 km). All routes converge at a main refreshment checkpoint, allowing on-the-day shortening o..

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 Hardmoors 30 is a winter ultramarathon in the North York Moors. The circular 31-mile route starts and finishes at Fylingdales Village Hall in Robin Hood’s Bay, routing through Ravenscar, Hayburn Wyke, Crookness and Scalby Mills along cliff-top sections of the Cleveland Way and the Cinder Track...

Wolf Moon Trail Half Marathon is a Derbyshire trail race organized by First Light Adventure. The route starts at Rock Lane Race HQ in Sutton Scarsdale and runs an out-and-back course through Sutton Spring Wood to the Five Pits Trail, then undulates back to the finish. It’s a scenic, moonlit half-mar..

Hardmoors 15 is an annual winter trail ultramarathon in North Yorkshire, starting and finishing at Fylingdales Village Hall in Robin Hood’s Bay. The circular route covers about 17.5–18 miles along the Cinder Track and the Cleveland Way, with around 1,700 feet (518 m) of ascent. Runners pass checkpoi..

Moonriver - Night Race is a night-time fell running event in the Dovedale valley near Thorpe, Derbyshire. The course is about 9.5 km with 345 m of ascent, featuring open fields, a rocky riverside trail, a woodland climb and undulating footpaths under night illumination. The Old Dog pub in Thorpe ser..

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..