Trail Running calendar near Luddenden 2025-2026

The Turd is a fun running event held in the scenic valley of Ironbridge, Shropshire, hosted by How Hard Can It Be Events. Participants can choose from three distances: 8 miles, 16 miles, or a full marathon. The marathon involves completing three laps of the course, while the half marathon covers two..

Peak District Challenge, part of Ultra Challenge’s series, takes place in the Southern Peak District around Bakewell, Derbyshire. The event offers several distances: 100 km Full (with a two-day daylight option), 50 km, 25 km loops, and a 10-mile Bakewell option. The route forms a scenic figure‑of‑ei..

Summits of The North York Moors Ultra is a circular ultramarathon of approximately 120 miles, staged in the North York Moors National Park and starting and finishing at Goathland Village Hall. The course climbs the ten highest hills, traversing moorland on ancient tracks and trods, with sections of..

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..

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..

Lyme Half Marathon is a trail-based half marathon held at Lyme National Trust, Disley, Stockport, Cheshire. The stunning, challenging course starts and finishes in Lyme’s grounds and offers incredible views. Runners follow the Gritstone Trail south over varied terrain, climb Kerridge Ridge past Whit..

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..

Cannock Chase Forest HM & 10k is a summer running event set in Cannock Chase Forest, Staffordshire, offering a Half Marathon (Half Forest) and a 10k on forest trails that are described as hilly. The course provides a challenging yet accessible option for runners of all abilities and makes a strong t..

Great Hucklow Fell Race is a roughly 10 km (6 miles) fell run on the border of Dark Peak and White Peak in Great Hucklow. The challenging, varied terrain is run by the local community with help from neighbouring villages, and the race relies on more than 30 volunteers for safety, results and refresh..

Black Rocks Fell Race, organized by Matlock Athletic Club, is a 9.9 km (6.1 mile) fell race based around Cromford Meadows near Matlock. The course is mostly on good trails and features a mid-race climb past Black Rocks, with a total ascent of about 820 feet (250 m). Runners start at Cromford Meadows..

The MTC Severn Path Ultra is a 60-mile point-to-point ultramarathon organized by Ultra Running Ltd. It starts at The Premier Inn, Shrewsbury, and finishes at Travelodge Worcester, tracing a river-hugging route that passes landmarks such as Atcham, Cressage, Buildwas, Ironbridge, Jackfield and Coalpo..

Lyke Wake Challenge is a 40-mile point-to-point endurance event from Osmotherley to Ravenscar, run by the Quakers Running Club. The route covers moorland, trails, and some road, finishing in the grounds of Raven Hall at Ravenscar. Runners pass seven checkpoints (Carlton Bank, Clay Bank, the Lion Inn..

Sithee at Slawit Again is a trail running event organised by Its Grim Up North Running in Slaithwaite, Huddersfield. The race starts and finishes on the canal near the village and is licensed by the Trail Running Association. There is a 6.5 hour cut-off time for the event. Finishers receive a bespo..

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 three mountain passes and around 7,000 ft of ascent, while the..

Minninglow March is a 17-mile, 2,000‑ft elevation trail-running quest based in Parwich, Derbyshire Dales, a pretty village north of Ashbourne. The clockwise route climbs limestone lanes to Minninglow Hill, then Harborough Rocks, before a descent into Carsington Village and continues to Bradbourne ba..

The Eight Stations Ultra is a trail running event on Sunday 12 July 2026. The course is 30 miles long with 3322 ft of elevation and a 13 hour time limit. The event is partially self-navigational and will be fully tracked by Open Tracking in 2026. The minimum age to enter is 20. Entry fees are £67 s..

Beyond Trails presents Beyond Manchester, a trail and ultrarunning event in Manchester on 18 July 2026. Runners can choose a 25km Trail or a 55km Ultra, both starting and finishing in the Castlefield area. The route travels from central Manchester onto the Ship Canal and Salford Quays, passes the Im..

St Sunday Sky Race takes place in the Lake District, based around Patterdale. The 29km route with about 2050m of ascent threads over St Sunday Crag and surrounding Eastern Fells. Marketed as a classic SkyRace and a stepping stone to harder events, it offers a challenging but accessible introduction..

Manvers Dusk till Dawn is an overnight endurance running event staged on the footpaths around Wath Manvers Lake. Runners complete as many 3.21-mile laps as possible within a 12-hour window, with the clubhouse on the course offering full facilities and a bag drop. The predominantly flat, off-road rou..

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, starting from King George Playing Field in Patterdale. The route in..