Trail Running Calendar North East (England) 2026-2027

Join the Rise From The Ashes Run, a 7 hour timed trail along the River Wear with stunning Cathedral views, offering distances from a short 3 km up to marathon and ultra options. Finishers get a themed medal and goody bag with vegan choices.

Run 3 km to ultra in Rise From The Ashes Run North in Durham, a 7 hour Time Challenge along the River Wear with cathedral views. Finishers earn themed medals, goody bags and vegan snacks at aid stations.

A 10 km night trail run in Kielder Forest on 24 January 2026, part of the Shadowlands Race Series. The undulating mountain bike trails follow Lewis Burn, include the steep zig zags of Simons Tester, and finish with a long descent.

Mixed beach and trail routes at Druridge Bay Country Park offer 10 km and half marathon options with live chip timing, a flat coastal course and canicross provision allowing one controlled dog per runner.

Explore Wilton Woods and Lazenby Bank East at a regional orienteering event on Sunday 25 January 2026. Varied courses for all abilities, car sharing encouraged, and a few on the day entries may be available subject to map availability.

A 17 km night trail in Kielder Forest on 31 January 2026, Race 5 of the Shadowlands Race Series. The course mixes Lakeside Way, long climbs and technical mountain bike trails with 369 m of elevation.

Hardmoors 26.2 Saltburn features scenic but rugged circular trails of 28, 14.5 and 7.5 miles along the North York Moors coast with big climbs and sea views. Bring maps and mandatory kit and finishers get a medal.

Tackle a 10 mile night trail through the atmospheric Simonside Hills near Rothbury on Saturday 7 February 2026. Head torches are required and Cold Brew Events adds post run mulled wine for a warm finish.

A day of trail running and recovery at Charlton Hall Estate, featuring 5K and 10K runs, a post-run yoga session, equipment demos, saunas, ice baths, and on-site food and drinks.

Experience the stunning Northumberland coast in the Bay2Bay Coastal Run, a scenic 10 mile point to point from Druridge Bay to Newbiggin by the Sea along beaches, cliff paths and trails. Canicross friendly with a finisher medal and event pho..

Tackle a challenging 10.4 km trail through the North York Moors, starting from St Helens Church in Carlin How with 350 m of climbing and great moorland views. Entry on the day for up to 120 runners makes it a lively local race.

A 7 hour timed run along the River Wear in Durham with cathedral views and looped laps from 3 km to 50 km. Aid stations, vegan options and finisher medals make it friendly for all abilities.

Join the Smurf Run North in Durham for scenic trail laps along the River Wear, with distances from 3 km to ultra and a 7 hour time challenge. Finishers earn a themed medal and enjoy on course aid, snacks and vegan options.

Run along the dramatic Northumberland coast from Bamburgh, with sandy beaches, dunes, cliffs and views of Bamburgh Castle. Choose 10K to ultra distances and earn Endurancelife leaderboard points in this scenic challenge on 21 Feb 2026.

Winter trail runs at Derwent Reservoir offer 5 mile and 10 mile routes over mixed terrain, with live chip timing and finisher medals. The 5 mile allows one controlled dog per runner, the 10 mile has a 2.5 hour cut off.

The The Northumberlandia 10k Headtorch Trail Race will take place in Cramlington on Saturday 28 February 2026. You can run 10 kilometers.

Run beneath starlit skies in the Dark Skies Run Race Series, a night time trail series at scenic UK reservoirs including gold tier Kielder. Distances from 10K to longer routes offer a magical nocturnal trail challenge.

An ultra trail along the Northumberland coast from near Bamburgh Castle to Druridge Bay Country Park, offering 54 km and a new 27 km option. Routes, feed stations, mandatory kit requirements and live chip timing are provided.

Get muddy and have fun at Born 2B Wild III, a lively around 5k trail run through Hamsterley Forest with hills, mud and obstacles. Bring your dog for a post run drink, claim a finisher medal and help support an animal charity.

A scenic, approximately 12 km multi-terrain trail around Whitley Bay, featuring beach running, clifftops, coastal paths and woodland trails, finishing at Churchill Playing Fields with refreshments and a buff instead of a medal.