Trail Running calendar near Hexham 2025-2026

The Sale Fell Race, organized by Cumberland Fell Runners, is a challenging fell running event taking place on November 22, 2025, at Sale Fell near Wythop Mill. The race features a main route of 3.7 miles with an elevation gain of 900 feet, alongside junior races for various age categories. Participa..

The Hermitage Trail Runs, held at the Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill, feature 10km and 5km trail races along with a 1.2km festive fun run. The courses are off-road, clearly marked, and marshaled, offering challenging routes that ascend and descend Blackford Hill, starting from the Hermitage o..

The Stanza Stones Winter Edition is a challenging 24-hour ultra running event covering a 50-mile linear route with over 6,600 feet of ascent. It starts in Marsden, West Yorkshire, and finishes in Ilkley, traversing the scenic South Pennines moorland. Along the way, runners visit six Stanza Stones in..

The Winter Trail Runs at Dalby Forest, held on the edge of the North York Moors in North Yorkshire, offer a scenic and challenging running experience through over 8,500 acres of forest trails. Participants can choose from a Marathon (26.2 miles), Half Marathon (13.1 miles), or 10km race, with the ma..

The SCOTT Sports Winter Cheviot Goat is a challenging 55-mile winter ultra marathon held in the Cheviot Hills near Ingram, Northumberland. Known as "England's loneliest ultra," this tough race tests runners' physical and mental endurance in harsh winter conditions. Participants navigate a loop throu..

The Crag Fell Handicap Race, organized by the Cumberland Fell Runners, is a challenging fell running event set in Bleach Green, Ennerdale. This race features a distance of 2.5 miles with an elevation gain of 1345 feet, making it a Category AS race. Participants must prepare adequately with essential..

The Drop - Kendal is a unique and challenging UK race held in Kendal, offering participants a 10-mile or 15-mile course to complete solo or in teams. The event is inspired by military-style endurance and navigation challenges, where runners are blindfolded and dropped at an undisclosed location. Wit..

The Wild Deer Running Session at Land of Oak & Iron offers a friendly, all-abilities running event held along the scenic Derwent Walk in the Land of Oak & Iron area. This approximately 75-minute session features interval-based training with hill efforts, covering 5 to 7 miles of varied terrain suita..

The Lakeland Paws Grizedale Growl Dec is a scenic running event held in Grizedale Forest, UK, featuring fully marked courses with stunning views over Coniston Water. Participants can choose between a 10K loop with 250m ascent or a shorter 5K route with 180m ascent, suitable for beginners or those pr..

Lakeland Paws Dawn 2 Dusk is a challenging canicross event held in Whinlatter Forest, England's only mountain forest. Participants run as solo or pairs, completing as many 7km loops as possible within approximately eight hours of daylight on December 13, 2025. The course features 300 meters of verti..

The Punk Panther Christmas Cracker is a winter trail running event held in Otley, UK, featuring three distance options: 12, 19, and 32 miles with climbs ranging from 1,700 to 3,400 feet. The race follows a mystery route that changes annually, starting at Otley Methodist Church and finishing at The B..

The Winter Tolkien Trail Race is an 11.1km trail running event held at Stonyhurst College in Hurst Green, Clitheroe, Lancashire. The course, inspired by the landscapes that influenced J.R.R. Tolkien, runs in reverse compared to the summer version, starting on the college's historic avenue and passin..

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 at Rising Sun Country Park in North Tyneside. Organized by Greener Miles Running, it starts in the early morning to greet the sunrise. The course is traffic-free, well-marked and marshalled, with a faster, less challenging profile than their other trail even..

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..

The Beyond the Lune Skyline Winter Ultra is a challenging 65km trail running event held in Kirkby Lonsdale, UK. Featuring 2000m of ascent, the route takes runners on a demanding loop around the local skyline, including seven summits and iconic landmarks, with minimal road running (10km). Participant..

The Chopwell Woods Christmas Trail Races, held annually at Chopwell Woods near Rowlands Gill on the outskirts of Gateshead, offer a festive running event set in a scenic 360-hectare mixed woodland managed by Forestry England. The event features three distances: a 1-mile Santa run for children aged 3..

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 Hardmoors 30 is a winter trail ultramarathon on the North York Moors. This circular ~31-mile course starts and finishes at Fylingdales Village Hall in Robin Hood’s Bay, passing Ravenscar, Hayburn Wyke, Crookness and Scalby Mills along cliff-top paths of the Cleveland Way and the Cinder Track. It..

The Hardmoors 15 is a circular ultramarathon in the rugged North York Moors, starting and finishing at Fylingdales Village Hall in Robin Hood’s Bay. The approximate 17.5-mile (28 km) route climbs about 1,700 feet (518 m) and follows the Cinder Track and the Cleveland Way. Runners pass through checkp..