Trail Running calendar near Whitley Bay 2025-2026

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..

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..

Eight Stations Ultra is a 30-mile trail ultra from Whitby to Pickering, organized by The Charm Bracelet Marathon. The route climbs about 3,322 ft and crosses eight railway stations along the Esk Valley and North Yorkshire Moors lines, with long sections running beside the rail tracks and occasional..

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 is a 57-kilometre mountain ultramarathon in the Lake District, starting near Patterdale. The route climbs about 3,700 metres and traverses iconic ridge-lines—Long Stile Edge, Swirral Edge and Striding Edge—making it one of England’s most technically demanding, course-marked r..

Rab Pinnacle Ridge Extreme 2026 is a 28km sky race based in Patterdale in the UNESCO-designated English Lake District, with around 2700m of ascent. The route wraps around the Helvellyn Massif, delivering true skyrunning with technical ground, scrambling on rock, and demanding descents that test both..

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..

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..

CBTE Morland Half Marathon is a trail half marathon organized by The Charm Bracelet Marathon, held in Morland, on the Eden Valley near Penrith. The largely off-road course is 13.65 miles, partly self-navigated with some wayfinding signage, featuring rivers, becks, woodlands, and pastoral scenery. Th..

Tidal Trails is a beach and trail running festival on 16 August 2026 in South Shields. The event combines beach running with a grass-top section on the Leas, with parts of the trail rising above the sea. The programme includes beach games, an event stage with music and entertainment, food and drink..

The Gateshead Trail 10k is a scenic, traffic-free 10-kilometre trail race in Swalwell, Gateshead, weaving through the Derwent Walk Country Park. The fast course features wide paths, only a few inclines, and a double-loop at the top, keeping runners close together and boosting PB potential. The event..