Trail Running calendar near Kirkland 2025-2026

Run scenic Lake District trails in the Great Langdale 21, a 21 km route with 850 m ascent from and back to the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel. Finishers get a recycled seed bomb medal and on course support for a memorable day out.

Lake District Ultra Challenge The Lake District Ultra Challenge takes place in the Southern Lake District on 6-7 June 2026, with basecamp in Kendal. The main route is a loop that passes the Garburn Pass, historic Ambleside and a halfway poi..

Test yourself at the Glentress 8 hour Challenge on 06/06/2026, completing as many 4.366 mile trail laps with big climbs as you can in eight hours. Electronic lap timing and a lively Basecamp add great support.

Take on the Rab Scafell Sky races on 6 June 2026 with a 38 km race or 60 km ultra across technical Lakeland single track, scree and high ridgelines, including England's highest summit. Expect big climbs, manned checkpoints and epic summit v..

Pooley Bridge Wild Trail Runs take place in Pooley Bridge, at the northern tip of Ullswater in the Lake District. The event offers a Half Marathon (13.1 miles/21.1 km) and a 10 km trail run, with route maps free to view (subject to change)..

Join a guided 26 mile recce from Pooley Bridge to Ambleside, covering the first half of the Lakeland 50 route with coach transport, medical support and checkpoint refreshments. For confirmed Lakeland 50 or 100 entrants only.

The Hopper 6,12 & 24 hr Trail Race takes place at Hamsterley Forest in County Durham (The Nest area, DL13 3LN). Runners complete as many laps as they can of a roughly 4.1-mile loop, with about 660 feet of elevation per circuit. The course i..

Buckden Pike is Barlick Fell Runners’ classic fell race held on Buckden Pike. The event was first run in 1981, with the route designed by Peter Jebb after Buckden Gala invited him; he and his wife Anne led the race for two decades. In 1987,..

Run the Kettlewell Trail Half on 20 June 2026 across riverside paths and rolling moors in the Yorkshire Dales. This challenging half marathon includes about 900 m ascent, three steep climbs and a post race meal and beer.

The Saturn 7 Hour Time Challenge in Durham is a trail running event held along the scenic River Wear, offering views of Durham Cathedral. Hosted at the Durham Amateur Rowing Club, the course features a flat, fully signed loop of approximate..

The Fountains 10K, held in Grantley near Ripon in North Yorkshire, is a mixed-terrain 10-kilometre race organized by Friends of Fountains & Grewelthorpe School PTAs. The undulating course blends quiet country lanes, off-road trails and Nidd..

Event details Chopwell Woods "Burger & Beer" Trail Runs take place at Chopwell Woods, Rowlands Gill, NE39 1LT, on Saturday 27 June 2026. The venue is a Forestry England site of about 360 hectares next to Rowlands Gill, on the..

Beat The Bounds in Patterdale is an annual fell challenge that follows the parish boundary across high mountain terrain. Multiple routes suit families or tough 28 mile adventures and proceeds support the local school and church.

Blacksheep 3 and 6 Hour Challenge takes place in Masham, on the edge of the North Yorkshire Dales. It offers a six‑hour option—running as many laps as you can within the window—and a three‑hour option. The marshalled, signed course blends t..

Wheelbirks Summer 10k Trail at Wheelbirks Parlour in Stocksfield, Northumberland, is a 10-kilometre trail race starting and finishing from the ice cream parlour. The course blends farm field boundaries with forest and woodland trails, with..

Lakeland Trails Ultra offers two main ultra distances through the Lake District: Ultra 100k and Ultra 55k, plus Trail Run 23k and 14k. The course is fully waymarked and marshalled, with GPS tracking and GPX files. The 55k route features thr..

An intense uphill mountain race in Patterdale, the Swirral Grind 850 climbs 850m over 6 km to the Swirral Edge summit, testing strength and stamina. Set in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, finishers receive a recycled seed bomb medal.

Place Fell 15 is a semi-technical 15 km trail race around Place Fell on Ullswater, Lake District. Part of the Rab Helvellyn Sky Ultra weekend, the course is fully marked and circumnavigates Place Fell in an anti-clockwise direction, startin..

Take on the Rab Helvellyn Sky Ultra, a 57 km mountain challenge with 3700 m of ascent over iconic Lake District ridges like Striding Edge and Swirral Edge. Technical terrain, full support, GPS tracking and ITRA points make this a true skyru..

Rab Pinnacle Ridge Extreme on Helvellyn is a 28 km skyrace across knife edge ridges, scree descents and hands on scrambles. It requires proven mountain running and climbing experience and rewards finishers with an epic Lake District alpine..