Trail Running calendar near Wasdale Head 2025-2026

The Tebay Fell Race is a challenging 13km (8.1 miles) fell running event with 914m (2999’) of ascent, held in the scenic Howgills terrain near Tebay, Cumbria. Scheduled for July 12, 2025, it serves as a counter in the English Senior and Junior Fell Running Championships. The course features mostly r..

The Lakeland Trails Ultra, held in the Lake District with a start and finish at Ambleside's Rothay Park, offers ultra marathon distances of 100k, 55k, 23k, and 14k. The 100k ultra features an iconic midnight start and covers dramatic mountain scenery with 5 mountain passes and 10,500 ft of ascent, w..

The CFRA Wasdale Fell Race is a challenging and scenic fell running event held in Wasdale, in the heart of the Lake District, England. Covering approximately 34 km (21.1 miles) with 2,750 meters (9,022 feet) of ascent, it is known as one of the hardest and most iconic fell races. The course features..

The Run Durham Hamsterley Forest Summer 10k is a challenging and scenic race set in the beautiful Hamsterley Forest, County Durham. Scheduled for July 13, 2025, this 10k event features a hilly course that includes both enduring climbs and fast downhill sections, culminating in a flat 2km finish. Par..

The Chapelfell Top Fell Race, organized by Durham Fell Runners and supported by the Fell Runners Association (FRA), is a challenging 7km out-and-back race with 400m of ascent. Held in St. John’s Chapel, Weardale, the course features a tough climb to the summit of Chapelfell Top at 703m elevation, fo..

The Golden Acre Relay is a popular summer evening relay race held at Golden Acre Park in Leeds. Teams of three runners each complete a 2.75-mile trail lap on an undulating course, totaling 3 legs per team. The event welcomes various categories including male, female, veteran, mixed, and junior teams..

The Blisco Dash is an informal, low-key summer evening fell race held in Great Langdale, Ambleside. Covering approximately 8 km with 650 meters of ascent, the challenging up-and-down course features a steep climb up Pike of Blisco, starting from the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel. Runners tackle a fast fla..

The Captain Callcott Canter is a multi-terrain trail race held at Derwenthaugh Park in Blaydon-on-Tyne, Gateshead. Organized by Derwent Valley Running Club in partnership with Greener Miles Running, the event features a scenic course that runs over and beneath the historic 9 Arches Viaduct. Covering..

The Swirral Grind 850 is a challenging uphill-only race held in Patterdale, part of the Lake District Sky Trails series. Covering 6km with an 850m ascent, the course starts at King George Playing Field and features steep, stepped paths leading to the iconic 'Hole in the Wall.' Runners then traverse..

The Punk Panther Nidderdale Way Ultramarathon is a challenging trail running event set in the scenic Nidderdale area of Yorkshire, England. The race offers four distance options—28, 55, 83, and 111 miles—covering iconic locations such as Ripley Castle, Brimham Rocks, Scar House Reservoir, and How St..

The Hampsthwaite Feast Run is a historic 5-kilometre cross country race held in Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, as part of a weekend event with over 700 years of tradition. The undulating single-lap course starts and finishes in Hampsthwaite, showcasing the scenic local countryside. The event is limited to..

The Sir Titus Summer Trot - Day 1 is a scenic trail running event held along the flat, even towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal near Saltaire, Shipley, West Yorkshire. Suitable for all abilities, it offers six chip-timed distances ranging from 5K to Ultra Marathon, including 10K, 10 miles, half..

The Tolkien Trail Race is an 11.1 km trail running event held at Stonyhurst College in Hurst Green, Clitheroe, Lancashire. The course, with 528 feet of elevation, follows enchanting woodland paths and scenic river trails that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit." Starti..

The Helvellyn Sky Ultra is a challenging 57km mountain race in the Lake District, featuring 3700m of ascent. Starting from Patterdale, this technically demanding course is inspired by Europe's premier ultra-distance sky races and is classified as a "Sky Extra" by Skyrunning UK. Runners traverse icon..

The St Sunday Sky Race is a challenging 29km mountain trail race held in Patterdale, within the Lake District's Eastern Fells. Featuring 2050m of ascent, the course offers technical and varied terrain over St Sunday Crag and surrounding peaks, making it an ideal entry-level skyrunning event. The rac..

The Northumberlandia 10K Trail Race is a unique running event held at Northumberlandia in Cramlington, UK. The 10K course challenges participants with a mix of hills, fast stone paths, soft trails, and forest tracks, including a special route over the iconic Northumberlandia landform and surrounding..

The Ingleborough Mountain Race is a classic fell running event held annually in Ingleton, Yorkshire Dales, as part of the village's Gala day. The race covers approximately 11 km (6.8 miles) with a challenging ascent of 600 meters (1968 feet). Starting and finishing at the Ingleton Community Centre,..

The NAV4 LiAD Recce from Helvellyn to Ambleside is a guided navigation and running event hosted by Joe Faulkner and the NAV4 team on behalf of Durty Events. Covering approximately 11 miles with 6,000 feet of ascent, the route traverses the Helvellyn range from Sticks Pass to Helvellyn, then down to..

Afoot in Two Dales is a challenging 50-mile event held in the Yorkshire Dales, featuring a 5,500ft ascent. The route forms a circuit through the scenic dales of Wensleydale and Swaledale, including an ascent of Great Shunner Fell. Participants navigate footpaths, bridleways, and quiet roads, startin..

The Eskdale Mixed Fell Relay is a challenging fell running team relay event held in the scenic Eskdale valley of the Lake District, hosted by Black Combe Runners. Teams of eight runners, comprising mixed gender and age categories, compete across four legs totaling approximately 23.8 miles (38.3 km)..