Trail Running calendar near Castle Douglas 2025-2026

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 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..

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)..

Place Fell 15 is a challenging yet accessible 15-kilometer trail race held in Patterdale, around the base of Place Fell on the shores of Ullswater in the Lake District. Featuring 680 meters of ascent, the course offers a semi-technical route with a mix of fields, trails, and tarmac roads, including..

The Rab Pinnacle Ridge Extreme is a challenging 28km skyrunning race with 2700m of ascent, held in the Lake District around the Helvellyn Massif near Patterdale. Known for its technical and demanding terrain, the course features hands-on rock scrambling, knife-edge ridges, scree descents, and five g..

The Pete Bland Kentmere Horseshoe is a challenging medium-distance Lakeland fell race held in the Lake District, England. Covering 12.3 miles (19.8 km) with 3,300 feet (1,006 m) of ascent, the race follows a clockwise horseshoe route around the Kentmere Valley, including notable peaks such as Ill Be..

The Coniston Country Fair will take place in Cumbria on Sunday 20 July 2025.

The Borrowdale Trail Half Marathon is a scenic 21-kilometre trail race held in Keswick, Cumbria, along the shores of Derwentwater and surrounding fells. The hilly course offers varied terrain and stunning views, making it ideal for trail running enthusiasts. The route is well-marked, requiring no na..

The Borrowdale 21k Trail Race, organized by Fellside Events, is a scenic trail running event held in the Borrowdale Valley near Keswick, UK. Covering 21 kilometers with 550 meters of ascent, the course offers a varied terrain including lakeshore trails, woodland paths, rocky singletracks, and bridle..

EpicTrails 8km - Hunting out more trails is a guided social run starting from Milngavie Train Station, exploring local trails along the Clyde Coastal Path, West Highland Way, and other scenic routes. The event emphasizes a friendly, inclusive atmosphere where no runner is left behind, with regroupin..

The Montane Lakeland 50 & 100 is a premier ultra trail running event held in the Lake District, UK, featuring two challenging distances: a 100-mile and a 50-mile race. The Lakeland 100 is a spectacular circular route starting and finishing in Coniston, covering approximately 100 miles with around 6,..

Scurry to the Sea is a unique 12-mile running event held near Edinburgh, starting with a hill run to the top of Allermuir in the Pentland Hills. The course then descends towards the sea, combining cross country, urban orienteering, and road running. Participants navigate various trails through Edinb..

The ACORN Rouken Glen Trail Race is a scenic trail running event held in Rouken Glen Country Park, a historic 143-acre park located about 10km south of Glasgow. The race covers roughly 8km, consisting of two 4km laps that traverse a multi-terrain course featuring some mud, inclines, declines, and fa..

The Ambleside Sports race, part of the British Open Fell Runners Association (BOFRA) championship, takes place at Rydal Park near Ambleside on the A591. The event features a challenging 1.7-mile (2.7 km) course with an 800-foot (240 meters) climb, including a deceptively tough ascent through bracken..

Isaac’s Tea Trail Ultra is a challenging 37-mile trail running event held in Allendale, Northumberland, within the scenic North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and UNESCO Global Geopark. The race follows a loop through picturesque villages including Ninebanks, Alston, and Nenthead, featu..

The Borrowdale Fell Race is a challenging 17-mile (27 km) fell running event held in the Lake District, starting and finishing at the Scafell Hotel in Rosthwaite village. The course features approximately 6,500 feet (2,000 meters) of ascent, including summits such as Bessy Boot, Scafell Pike, Great..

The Farleton Knott Fell Race, organized by the British Open Fell Runners Association (BOFRA), takes place near Kendal, England, on the Dallam Tower Estate. The challenging 2.6-mile (4.2 km) course features a climb of 750 feet (230 meters), ascending the front of Farleton Knott, crossing the summit,..

The K12 Ultra Marathon is a 12-hour endurance running event held at Dean Castle Country Park in Kilmarnock on August 3, 2025. Participants run laps of an approximately 4km mixed-terrain circular route featuring hill sections, aiming to cover the greatest distance within the time limit. The event off..

The GBultras | Ultra Great Britain will take place in Stranraer on Saturday 9 August 2025. You can run 221 miles.