Trail Running calendar near Washington 2025-2026

The Manorlands PaintRush is a vibrant 5-kilometre colour run held in Bingley, Yorkshire, supporting the Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice. The cross-country course features an undulating profile over three laps, with seven paint stations along the route that douse participants in bright colours, creating..

The Roche Abbey Ramble is a trail running event held in South Yorkshire, starting and finishing at the Travellers Rest pub in Brookhouse, Sheffield. The course offers a scenic and challenging mix of trail, road, grass, and woodland terrain, featuring undulating paths and stepping stones with marshal..

Hardmoors 26.2: Wainstones is a Trail Marathon in Chop Gate, North Yorkshire, starting from Chop Gate Village Hall. It offers three circular distances: Marathon about 28.5 miles, Half Marathon about 16.5 miles, and a Trail 10k around 9.5 miles. The courses feature exposed moorland and high-altitude..

SCOTT Sports Summer Cheviot Goat is a challenging 50-mile (ish) ultramarathon set in the remote Cheviot Hills of Northumberland, England. The loop course, described as England’s loneliest ultra, starts and finishes at Ingram Village Hall (NE66 4LU). Organized by Cold Brew Events in partnership with..

Kettlewell Trail Half is a challenging trail race organized by Due North Events in Wharfedale, within the Yorkshire Dales. The race starts and finishes at the Carpark Field at Hawkswick Cote, near Kettlewell, and covers about half a marathon with around 900 metres of ascent. It features three steep..

Buckden Pike is Barlick Fell Runners’ classic fell race held on Buckden Pike. The event was first run in 1981, with the route designed by Peter Jebb after Buckden Gala invited him; he and his wife Anne led the race for two decades. In 1987, the route was tweaked to be more challenging, and this cour..

The Hopper 6,12 & 24 hr Trail Race takes place at Hamsterley Forest in County Durham (The Nest area, DL13 3LN). Runners complete as many laps as they can of a roughly 4.1-mile loop, with about 660 feet of elevation per circuit. The course is fully waymarked and marshalled.Events include solo 6-, 12-..

Lamplighter 40 Night Ultra is an all-night trail ultramarathon organized by SilverBack Trails, based at Goathland Village Hall on the North York Moors. The 40-mile circular route runs from sunset to sunrise, visiting markers such as Triangulation Pillars, cairns, and other checkpoints before returni..

North Yorks Challenge is Ultra Challenge’s coastal-and-moors ultra based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The event offers a 100 km loop with ~2,270 m of climb, plus shorter options: 50 km, 25 km, and a Whitby 10-mile loop. The route travels from Scarborough along the coast to Robin Hood’s Bay and W..

Fountains Fun Run 2026 takes place in Grantley, near Ripon, North Yorkshire. The 2-kilometre Fun Run is a multi-terrain, undulating route starting from the village playground, crossing a quiet rural road and through privately owned fields before finishing back at the playground. Organized by Friends..

The Saturn 7 Hour Time Challenge in Durham is a trail running event held along the scenic River Wear, offering views of Durham Cathedral. Hosted at the Durham Amateur Rowing Club, the course features a flat, fully signed loop of approximately 4.37 miles (7 km), with options for shorter laps to accom..

Chopwell Woods "Burger & Beer" Trail Runs take place on 27 June 2026 at Chopwell Woods, Rowlands Gill, NE39 1LT. The site is a Forestry England woodland of about 360 hectares next to Rowlands Gill on the fringe of Gateshead. The event returns to the same venue used for the organiser's..

The Ship Inn Shuffle is an out-and-back trail running event starting at the Ship Inn, Cliff Road, Sewerby, Bridlington. The next scheduled race date is 28/06/2026. Races are licensed by the Trail Running Association. There is a single cut-off time of 6.5 hours applied to all distances. Finishers ar..

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..

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..