Trail Running calendar near Orrell 2025-2026

The Cardington Cracker is a popular fell running event organized by Telford Athletic Club, taking place in Cardington, Shropshire. The race covers a distance of 14.5 km with a total ascent of 793 meters, making it a challenging course, especially in December's conditions. Participants must pre-regis..

The Chasewater Christmas Pudding Dash is a festive running event held at Chasewater Country Park in Staffordshire. Offering 10k, 5k, and junior race options, the course features mostly flat, slightly undulating compacted trails around the scenic Chasewater Reservoir. The 10k race consists of two lap..

The Mytholmroyd Fell Race, organized by Calder Valley Fell Runners, is a classic Pennine fell running event held in Mytholmroyd, Calderdale. Covering approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) with 1640 ft (500 m) of ascent, the flagged course features varied terrain including muddy fields, rough moorland, and..

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..

Peak Raid Race 4 – Eastern Moors and Burbage Valley is the fourth leg of a four-race Peak District series. Set in the Eastern Moors and Burbage Valley, it combines moorland and limestone dales across a three-hour score format. Runners select their own route and try to visit as many controls as possi..

The Sea 2 Summit - Offa's Dyke event offers Half Marathon, Full Marathon, and Ultra Marathon distances along the scenic Offa's Dyke footpath, starting at Prestatyn seafront. The Ultra race covers 33 miles, finishing at the summit of Cyrn y Brain above the Horseshoe Pass. The course follows the well-..

The Valhalla Winter Run 2025 is a 6-hour timed trail running event held on December 13th at the University of York Sports Centre. Participants run laps of a 2.2-mile out-and-back course featuring a slight ascent, challenging by local standards. Runners choose their distance, from a single lap to mul..

NSCCL Keele is Round 4 of the North Staffs Cross Country League, staged on traditional cross-country courses around Keele in North Staffordshire. The league comprises four races with team and individual scoring. Seniors (over 17) race 8000m for men and 5000m for women.Juniors (9-16) contest a mix of..

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 Moors the Merrier is a 21-mile circular fell race/walk starting and finishing at Hebden Bridge Golf Club, West Yorkshire. The anti-clockwise course takes in the Hebden Bridge moors—Midgley Moor, Wadsworth Moor, Heptonstall Moor and Erringden Moor—before a long climb back to the golf club, totall..

20th Regular Irregular is an LDWA event in Holmfirth, starting and finishing at Brockholes Village Hall. Participants may walk or run one or more of three linked loops: Loop A 11.6 miles (18.5km), Loop B 7.2 miles (11.5km) and Loop C 4.2 miles (6.7km). The routes can be tackled in order from longest..

Punk Panther Christmas Cracker is a winter trail challenge based in Otley, West Yorkshire. It offers three distances—12, 19, and 32 miles—with climbs of roughly 1,700, 2,200, and 3,400 feet. The event is known for a mystery route that can change each year and a distinctive start order in which the s..

Go 'There & Back Again' with The Winter Tolkien Trail Race, a Pennine Trails event at Stonyhurst College, Hurst Green, Lancashire. The Winter edition covers 11.1 km with 528 ft of ascent, run counterclockwise on the Tolkien Trail. Starting on the Avenue at Stonyhurst, runners pass through Hurst Gree..

The BigXmas Trail Festival is an annual trail running event held at Sale Water Park in Greater Manchester, blending urban and rural landscapes. Now in its fourth year, it offers three race distances: 11km, half marathon, and marathon. The courses are fully marked and marshalled, suitable for both be..

Sherwood Pines Festive Trail Runs, staged by Wild Deer Events, take place at Sherwood Pines in Kings Clipstone/Edwinstowe, near Mansfield, within 3,300 acres of Nottinghamshire woodland. The event offers three festive trail options: a 10km trail run, a new 5km trail run for 2025, and a Family 1-mile..

The Moel Famau Festive 'Piece of String' Race is a unique running event held on the last Saturday before Christmas at Bwlch Penbarras. Participants can expect a surprise distance and route, ranging between 6 and 12 kilometers, which will be revealed as the race progresses. The event includes a Canic..

Nav4 Tour de Helvellyn is a classic winter ultra run around Helvellyn in the Lake District. The route starts and finishes at Askham Community Centre and covers about 38 miles with roughly 2,000 meters of ascent, mainly on mountain trails and bridleways that climb to around 600 meters several times...

Beyond the Lune Skyline Winter Ultra is a 65 km ultra-distance trail near Kirkby Lonsdale, boasting about 2000 m of ascent. The route climbs onto and around the local skyline, largely along footpaths and bridleways with minimal road use and no towns along the way. Runners navigate themselves using a..

PieAthlon 2025 is a 6km trail race held in Huddersfield, starting and finishing at The Dusty Miller Pub on Longwood Road. The course travels mainly off-road through varied terrain, including the notorious ‘bog of doom,’ and offers scenic views of Longwood and the surrounding countryside. A distincti..

The Winter Solstice Strider is a unique night running event held at the scenic St Ives Estate in Bingley, West Yorkshire. Participants can choose between 5k or 10k distances on an undulating multi-terrain course, completing one or two laps. The event welcomes runners, joggers, and walkers, with a sp..