Trail Running calendar near Kirkoswald 2025-2026

The Samaritans Way Ultra is a trail running event held at Guisborough Rugby Club, featuring two race distances: a 40km marathon and a 60km ultra marathon. The course follows the Official Samaritans Way, a trail created by Teesside Samaritans, with updated routes for 2026. The event supports Teesside..

Stanza Stones Summer Edition is a 24-hour ultra covering a 50-mile linear route from Marsden in West Yorkshire to Ilkley. The course climbs the South Pennines moorland, with over 6,600 feet of ascent, passing Haworth and over Ilkley Moor. Participants visit six Stanza Stones, each bearing a Simon Ar..

The North Leeds Skyline is a trail running event held in Otley, featuring multiple race distances: a 50km Ultra Trail with 1000m elevation, a 25km Super Trail, and a 15km Challenge Trail. The course traverses public footpaths and trails around the scenic Chevin area, starting and finishing at Statio..

Ultra Scotland 50 is a 56-mile ultramarathon along Scotland’s Southern Upland Way, starting at St. John’s Town of Dalry and finishing at Moffat Rugby Club. The route traverses forests, valleys and mountains of southern Scotland, offering a historic landscape and varied scenery.The event features liv..

Ultra Scotland 100 is a 104-mile ultra along Scotland’s Southern Upland Way, from St John’s Town of Dalry to Galashiels. The route includes major ascents such as Benbrake, Gateshaw Rig, Lowther Hill (701m) and Minch Moor, and passes Daer Reservoir, Three Brethren and St Mary’s Loch. It is a Scotland..

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) and final routes emailed a few days before. Set against lake..

Punk Panther 6 Dales Trail is a multi‑distance trail race organized by Punk Panther Ultra Marathons. The event runs from Otley along the Six Dales Trail to Pateley Bridge and back, offering Half Marathon (13 miles), 20 miles, and 32 miles options. Elevation gains are roughly 1,700 ft, 2,500 ft and 3..

The Manorlands PaintRush is a vibrant 5-kilometre colour run held in Bingley, Yorkshire, supporting the Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice. The cross-country course features an undulating profile over three laps, with seven paint stations along the route that douse participants in bright colours, creating..

Hardmoors 26.2: Wainstones is a Trail Marathon in Chop Gate, North Yorkshire, starting from Chop Gate Village Hall. It offers three circular distances: Marathon about 28.5 miles, Half Marathon about 16.5 miles, and a Trail 10k around 9.5 miles. The courses feature exposed moorland and high-altitude..

SCOTT Sports Summer Cheviot Goat is a challenging 50-mile (ish) ultramarathon set in the remote Cheviot Hills of Northumberland, England. The loop course, described as England’s loneliest ultra, starts and finishes at Ingram Village Hall (NE66 4LU). Organized by Cold Brew Events in partnership with..

Kettlewell Trail Half is a challenging trail race organized by Due North Events in Wharfedale, within the Yorkshire Dales. The race starts and finishes at the Carpark Field at Hawkswick Cote, near Kettlewell, and covers about half a marathon with around 900 metres of ascent. It features three steep..

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, the route was tweaked to be more challenging, and this cour..

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 is fully waymarked and marshalled.Events include solo 6-, 12-..

Two Roses Ultra, run by She Strides Events, starts at Wadsworth Community Centre in Old Town, Hebden Bridge. Participants can choose between two 50 km routes—Lancashire (Red Rose) or Yorkshire (White Rose)—or a 100 km figure‑of‑eight by tackling both. The course traverses two counties, with moorland..

Fountains Fun Run 2026 takes place in Grantley, near Ripon, North Yorkshire. The 2-kilometre Fun Run is a multi-terrain, undulating route starting from the village playground, crossing a quiet rural road and through privately owned fields before finishing back at the playground. Organized by Friends..

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 approximately 4.37 miles (7 km), with options for shorter laps to accom..

Chopwell Woods "Burger & Beer" Trail Runs take place on 27 June 2026 at Chopwell Woods, Rowlands Gill, NE39 1LT. The site is a Forestry England woodland of about 360 hectares next to Rowlands Gill on the fringe of Gateshead. The event returns to the same venue used for the organiser's..

Beat The Bounds, Patterdale is a boundary-running event in Cumbria. Four distances are available: Full Boundary, 28 miles with about 10,200 ft of ascent; First Half, 16 miles; Second Half, 12 miles; and a Mini 7-mile option. Participants trace the Parish Boundary around the Ullswater Valley, followi..

Punk Panther Ultra Unique is a relaxed, participant-designed ultramarathon held at Swinsty Moor Car Park, between Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs in North Yorkshire (LS21 2NP). Runners choose from bespoke loops totaling 28.5 to 53 miles, with 2500–5000 feet of ascent. The course is a series of moving..

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 trail and road with stiles, featuring a flatish profile with..