Trail Running calendar near Thirsk 2025-2026

Castle C’alf is a 12 km (7 mile) fell race organized by Calder Valley Fell Runners. The course climbs approximately 490 m and runs through the private Castle Carr estate, finishing in the latter part of Castle Carr Half. The event uses a flagged route starting from The Hare and Hounds pub in Chiserl..

The Hadrians Wall Half Marathon is a challenging 13.5-mile trail event set in historic and scenic surroundings near Hexham, UK. Starting at the World Heritage site of Housesteads Roman Fort, the route follows the Hadrian’s Wall trail for six miles before descending through woodland and along the Tyn..

The Withins Skyline is a challenging fell race organized by Wharfedale Harriers, held in the scenic Penistone Hill Country Park area. The course covers 6.2 miles with an 820-foot climb, starting at the cricket pitch near Penistone Hill and looping through notable landmarks such as The Stoop, Top Wit..

Peak Raid Race 2 – Hayfield is the second event in the 2025 Peak Raid series, held in Hayfield in the Peak District. This is a three-hour score fell-running event where you select your own route and visit as many controls as possible to earn points. The course covers varied terrain—from high moorlan..

Let's Run Adventures presents The Pathfinder, a self-navigated challenge around the North Yorkshire Moors, starting from Commondale Village Hall, Commondale, North Yorkshire (YO21 2HG). Participants choose 15- or 25-mile loops, open to runners and walkers, with a maximum time limit of ten hours. The..

Andrew Heywood Memorial - Windgather is an off-road fell race organized by Macclesfield Harriers. Starting near Buxton with HQ at Burbage Institute, the route is about 21.5 km (13.5 miles) with around 760 m of ascent. It takes competitors on a scenic circuit around the Goyt Valley up to Shining Tor,..

Runner Retreats Lake District, hosted by RunThrough UK, is set at the Glaramara Hotel in Seatoller, Keswick (CA12 5XQ). The October 2025 weekend runs Friday to Sunday, 17–19 October, with 2 nights of luxury accommodation options (double or single occupancy) priced at £200. Designed as a luxury runne..

PFW Running’s Cuerden Charity Challenge is a 6-hour trail event at the Cuerden Valley Park visitor centre near Preston. The course is an undulating, fully signed 5k lap through woodland, with superb views at every turn. Participants may complete as many laps as they wish within the time limit: eight..

Ranger Ultras High Peak 70/100km Ultra is a Derbyshire-based trail event offering two distances on an out-and-back course. Runners start in Whaley Bridge and head to either Newhaven for the 70km or Middleton Top near Cromford for the 100km, retracing the Cromford and High Peak Railway. The route tra..

Dukeries 10 is an annual HOBO Pace trail race held in Walesby, Nottinghamshire, starting and finishing at Forest Lane. The course is a circular, roughly 11-mile loop on way-marked paths, with extra markings and marshals to keep everyone on course. Runners traverse a mix of woodland, mud, field edges..

Ultra Tour Yorkshire Dales (UTYD) is Due North Events’ long-distance ultra in the Yorkshire Dales, starting and finishing in Grassington. It offers 100K, 50K and 25K (with a 100K relay introduced in 2025). This is a self-navigated, low-key challenge with no fixed markers; participants use a GPX file..

Amberaid 30 Trail Race and Petit Raid, organized by First Light Adventure, starts from Ashover Village Hall in the Amber Valley, Derbyshire, near the Peak District. The main event, Amberaid 30, is around a 31-mile trail run on undulating countryside paths with punchy climbs, tracing a figure-of-eigh..

Punk Panther Dales Dazzler is an ultratrail event organized by Punk Panther Ultra Marathons, held from Skipton Auction Mart in Skipton, North Yorkshire. Runners choose from four distances: 13, 20, 34 and 50 miles, with climbs from about 1,500 to 7,600 feet. The route heads west to meet the Pennine W..

Ranger Ultras High Peak HP18km Trail Run is staged from Whaley Bridge in the Peak District, Derbyshire. The 18-kilometre course runs out from Whaley Bridge Uniting Church to the upper Goyt Valley and back, combining fast forest trails with challenging climbs and offering around 488 metres of total a..

Chopwell Moon Runner is a 10k head-torch trail race set in Chopwell Woodland Park on the fringe of Gateshead, NE39 1LT. Run at night, the event blends wildness and calm as headlamps reveal wildlife and the forest. The atmosphere is magical in frost, with isolation balanced by exhilaration as terrain..

Signpost Challenge Hike, hosted by LDWA South Manchester, is based in Marple at the Marple Senior Citizens Hall. It offers two routes: 24 miles (4,300 ft ascent) and 17 miles (3,000 ft), to be completed within 10 hours. The hilly course heads north and east from Marple, crossing Werneth Low, Cown Ed..

Lakeland Paws Whinlatter Tails: Seat How is a dog-friendly trail running event held in Whinlatter Forest, near Seat How in the Lake District. Participants choose between two marked routes: an 8-kilometre loop with about 360 metres of ascent to the Seat How summit, and a shorter 5-kilometre option wi..

Dalemain 10km Trail Run & Children's 3.3k Fun Run takes place at the Dalemain Mansion Estate near Penrith (CA11 0HB). The event features a scenic two-lap 10km trail course around the estate and a one-lap 3.3km route in front of the mansion, designed to suit trail terrain and family participation. Or..

The Tideswell Terminator is a BM fell race that starts and finishes in Tideswell, with the start/finish at Bishop Pursglove Primary School on St John’s Road. The approx. 11.1 km (6.9 miles) course runs from Tideswell through Litton, into Cressbrook Dale and past Peters Stone, then climbs to the Hay..

Dale Head is a fell race organised by Keswick Athletic Club as part of the Borrowdale Shepherds Meet in the Lake District. The course covers about 7.8 km with around 675 m of ascent, starting from Rosthwaite Institute in Borrowdale, with checkpoints at the Dale Head summit. The route follows a farm..