Trail Running Calendar North West (England) 2025-2026

Grasmere Gallop is a 42km, fully way-marked trail race set in the Lake District, looping Grasmere and surrounding valleys such as Alcock Tarn, Loughrigg summit, Rydal Caves, Great Langdale, and Easedale Tarn. The route delivers a true Lakeland challenge with around 1,905 metres (6,250 feet) of ascen..

Lake District Ultra Challenge, staged in the southern Lake District with basecamp in Kendal, is a self-paced endurance event offering multiple distances. The Full Challenge is a 100 km loop featuring Garburn Pass, historic Ambleside, a halfway point by Lake Windermere, and scenic forests and nature..

The Pooley Bridge Wild Trail Runs, held in the scenic village of Pooley Bridge at the northern tip of Ullswater in the Lake District, offer a memorable trail running experience on June 13, 2026. Runners can choose between a Half Marathon (13.1 miles/21.1 km) and a 10km trail run, both set against st..

Beat The Bounds, Patterdale is a boundary-running event in the Ullswater Valley, Patterdale, Cumbria. Participants choose from four distances: the Full Boundary at 28 miles with about 10,200 ft of ascent; the First Half (16 miles) and Second Half (12 miles); and a 7-mile Minibeat for families. The c..

Lakeland Trails Ultra is a Lake District endurance event offering Ultra distances of 100k and 55k, plus 23k and 14k trail runs that share sections with the Ultra routes. Runners start and finish at Rothay Park in Ambleside, with fully waymarked, marshalled courses that showcase dramatic mountain sce..

Rab Helvellyn Sky Ultra 2026 is a 57km mountain ultra in the Lake District, centred on Patterdale. The route packs about 3700m of ascent and traverses iconic ridge-lines, including Long Stile Edge, Swirral Edge, and Striding Edge. Marketed as the most technically demanding course-marked race the Lak..

Beyond Trails Manchester is a trail and ultra running event held in Manchester, offering two distance options: a 25km trail and a 55km ultra. Both routes start and finish in the Castlefield area of the city. The courses take runners beyond the urban environment into the greenbelt and natural edges s..

St Sunday Sky Race, organized by Lake District Sky Trails, takes place near Patterdale in the Lake District, UK. The 29km route climbs about 2050m, delivering a technical mountain trail over St Sunday Crag and the eastern fells. A classic, stepping-stone Sky Race for those building toward longer adv..

Rab Pinnacle Ridge Extreme 2026 is a Lake District sky race around the Helvellyn Massif, near Patterdale. The 28-kilometre route climbs about 2,700 metres and weaves through technical ground, scrambling routes and exposed ridges for a real hands-on rock experience. Described as extreme, hard and pur..

The Winwick Hall Trail Races, held at the scenic Winwick Hall Estate in Northamptonshire, offer fully marked and marshaled trail running events including 10k and 5k distances, plus a 2k children's fun run for ages 4-12. The courses feature a mix of grassland, country paths, and hard-packed trails wi..

Located in the Lake District, The Montane Lakeland 50 & 100 take place over July 24–26, 2026. The Lakeland 100 is a 100-mile circular ultra starting and finishing in Coniston, with around 6,300m of ascent and mostly on public bridleways and footpaths. It heads through Dunnerdale, Eskdale, Wasdale, a..

CBTE Morland Half Marathon is a partially self-navigated trail half-marathon organized by The Charm Bracelet Marathon. The course starts and finishes in Morland Village Hall in the Eden Valley near Penrith and features rivers, becks, woodlands, and pastures, using parts of the Morland Marathon route..

Three Towers Ultra – 39 & 55 miles is a demanding ultra across the Lancashire moors, starting in Darwen just south of Blackburn. The route visits three famous towers—Jubilee, Rivington and Peel—before finishing at Ranken Arms Pub. Distances offered are 39 miles with around 5,900 ft of ascent and 55..

MTC Black Anise is a 38-mile ultra from Lancaster to Wigan, the third day of the Mount to Coast End to End Challenge (England – Albion). The course follows the same route as the MTC JOGLE but with shorter daily distances. Finisher rewards include a bespoke Black Anise medal and, for winners, a troph..

The MTC Blue Caps is a 36-mile ultra from Premier Inn Wigan North to The Swan at Tarporley, taking place as Day 4 of the Mount to Coast End to End Challenge. The course follows the MTC JOGLE route but with shorter daily distances and runs alongside competitors in the 13-day MTC Albion event. All fin..