Trail Running calendar near Newcastle upon Tyne 2025-2026

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..

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 steep climbs, descents and river crossings. The route is ful..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

Rab Helvellyn Sky Ultra takes place on 18 July 2026 in Patterdale, English Lake District. The route is 57 km long with 3700 m of ascent and a maximum time allowed of 14.5 hours. The course is waymarked and includes exposed ridge and rock sections such as Long Stile Edge, Swirral Edge and Striding E..

The Rab Pinnacle Ridge Extreme is scheduled for 18 July 2026 in Patterdale, on and around the Helvellyn Massif in the English Lake District (UNESCO status). The course is 28 km long with 2700 m of ascent. The route includes technical ground, hands-on rock sections and scrambling, and is described a..

The Montane Lakeland 50 & 100 is the UK’s premier ultra-trail event in the Lake District. The Lakeland 100 is a 100-mile circular starting and finishing in Coniston, looping through Dunnerdale, Eskdale, Wasdale and Buttermere, then Keswick, Matterdale, Haweswater and back via Kentmere, Ambleside and..

Punk Panther Takes the Hindmost is an ultramarathon-style elimination race around the Swinsty and Fewston Reservoirs, starting from the Swinsty/Fewston Car Park in North Lane, LS21 2NP. Runners complete 10 km loops, with four qualifying laps on a 10.5 km trail before eliminations begin. After each l..

Isaac’s Tea Trail Ultra - Backwards is a 37-mile loop through the North Pennines AONB, starting and finishing in Allendale, Northumberland. The route follows Isaac’s Tea Trail from Allendale via Ninebanks, Alston and Nenthead, returning to Allendale in reverse for 2026. The course climbs about 4,800..

Hardmoors 26.2 Farndale Trail Races are held at Hutton Le Hole Village Hall in the Farndale area of the North York Moors. The event offers three distances: a 29-mile marathon, a 16.5-mile half, and an 8.3-mile 10k, with elevations of about 4200 ft, 2300 ft and 1130 ft respectively. The field is capp..

Its Grim Up North Running’s Sir Titus Summer Trot takes place beside the canal near Saltaire’s world heritage village in Saltaire, Shipley, West Yorkshire. The event offers distances from 5k to Ultra, all on a largely flat towpath suitable for runners of all abilities, from casual participants to PB..

Ilkley Skyline is a classic fell-running challenge on the moors around Ilkley, hosted by Great Owl Running. The event offers two distances: 22 miles (35 km) with about 3,000 ft (910 m) of ascent. The loop starts and finishes outside The Hermit Inn in Burley Woodhead and traverses eight moors, includ..

Lambton Castle Trail Runs take place at Lambton Castle, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, on the private Lambton Estate. The event offers three distances: 5, 10, and 15 miles—the latter combining the other two loops for endurance. Runners traverse a mix of woodland trails, open fields, firm paths, a..

The CBTE Morland Half Marathon is scheduled for 16 August 2026. The event distance is 13.65 miles. It starts and finishes at Morland Village Hall (CA10 3AS), near Penrith. Entry requires registration with SiEntries. Entries open 18 August 2025 and close 26 July 2026. The minimum age to enter is 17...

Tidal Trails is a beach and trail running festival taking place in South Shields on 16 August 2026. The event includes an event village with music, live entertainment, beach games, activities, and food and drink available during the afternoon. Categories listed for the event include families, festi..