Trail Running calendar near Giffnock 2025-2026

Bruce's Crown Race is a 46-mile team event held in Galloway, Scotland, starting and finishing at Caldons near Glentrool, Newton Stewart. Teams of two to four tackle three gnarly hill ranges—the Minnigaff Hills, Rhinns of Kells, and the Awful Hand—accumulating over 4,000 metres of ascent. The route d..

Heart of Granite is a circular fell race in the Galloway Hills, 20 miles with 1850 metres of ascent. The route starts and finishes at Caldons Old Campsite and climbs through Lamachan to Curleywee, then to the Axe Head checkpoint on the Southern Upland Way. Runners ascend Craiglee, traverse the plate..

Merrick Hill Race is an 8-mile hill race in the Galloway forest region of southwest Scotland, set in the Awful Hand range on the western edge of the Galloway Hills. The route climbs about 2,900 feet to the Merrick summit (the highest mountain south of Ben Lomond at 2,765 ft) via the Fell of Eschonca..

River Ayr Way Ultra Marathon is a 40-mile off-road endurance race from Glenbuck Loch near Muirkirk in East Ayrshire to Riverside Stadium in Ayr, Scotland. Organised by East Ayrshire Leisure Trust, it offers runners a scenic Ayrshire route with mostly rural, off-road sections and some quiet road segm..

The Letham Glen Centenary 5K Trail Race, held in the scenic surroundings of Letham Glen, Leven, Fife, is a 5-kilometer trail run featuring undulating routes through woodland paths. This event offers a picturesque and challenging course for runners, with all finishers receiving a special commemorativ..

ACORN Sandhead 10 is a ten-mile multi-terrain race from Sandhead to Stranraer along the Mull of Galloway Trail in Scotland. The route starts on Luce Bay sands, climbs dunes, then uses back roads, farm fields, woodland, and a stretch of the Southern Upland Way before finishing on Stranraer Pier with..

The Last Duel Trail Race is a roughly 5.7-mile off-road trail run organized by Fife Athletic Club and Kirkcaldy Wizards. It starts and finishes in the playpark beside Cardenden Primary School and routes through Cardenden Woods, offering a mix of trail and woodland terrain that is muddy, rocky and ro..

EpicTrails 10km - Trail run fun is a social, non-competitive trail run starting at Milngavie Train Station in Scotland on 18 September 2025. The 10km route explores local trails, including the Clyde Coastal Path and portions of the West Highland Way, with other scenic gems along the way. Guided by q..

The Birnam Trail Race 2025 is a scenic and challenging trail running event held in Birnam Woods, near Dunkeld, Scotland. Limited to 100 participants aged 18 and over, the race features a varied 10K course with single-track paths, open overtaking areas, and technical sections, requiring careful footw..

Red Bull Shakeout Run takes place at Nevis Range, near Fort William, Scotland, as part of the Salomon Skyline Scotland weekend. The 6-kilometer shakeout follows the iconic Blue Doon descent, starting from the Gondola Café and finishing at the Skyline Scotland finish line. The route offers a fun yet..

The Run of the Mill is a challenging 14.6 km race with 966 meters of ascent, held in Alva Glen near the Ochils Woodland Park in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. The course starts and finishes at Alva Glen, passing through scenic footpaths to Tillicoultry, then ascending several summits including Andrew G..

Salomon Ben Nevis Skyline 2025 is a high-octane mountain race staged at Nevis Range near Fort William, Scotland. The event, part of Skyline Scotland, is described as a world-class mountain and trail running experience that attracts 2,000+ participants from up to 50 countries each year and has genera..

Steall Marathon is a 42km, 2,200m-ascent mountain race across the Mamores range and the flanks of Ben Nevis, finishing at Nevis Range near Fort William. The route starts in Kinlochleven, climbs An Cumham into Coire na Bà, traverses the Mamores ridge via Stob Choire a’ Chàirn and Sgùrr an Lubhair, th..

Arrochar 10k is a scenic 10-kilometre race held in Arrochar, Argyll, Scotland, organized by the Loch Long Jetty Association under UK Athletics rules. The route combines varied terrain: a track start leading to forest roads with a notable hill, offering views over Loch Long, then forest paths to Ardg..

Salomon Skyline Scotland returns in September 2025, centered at Nevis Range, Fort William. On Saturday 20 September 2025, seven designed races will take place in a single day, with distances from 10km to 100km, offering skyrunning, ultra, and low-level trail options. The event attracts 2,000+ partic..

Salomon Jacobite 100 2025 is a 100-kilometre mountain and trail ultramarathon held at Nevis Range, near Fort William, Scotland. Run fully on established paths and trails, the course winds through Scottish Highlands, weaving glens, lochs, and over rugged mountain bealachs. It’s positioned within Skyl..

Salomon Trail Marathon 2025 runs at Nevis Range, near Fort William, Scotland, and is part of Skyline Scotland. The event offers a marathon course described as a grand tour of Leanachan Forest, using well-maintained forestry tracks, paths, and trails for easy-to-fast terrain with panoramic mountain v..

Highland Fling Race is a 53-mile (85 km) ultramarathon that runs along southern third of Scotland’s West Highland Way from Milngavie, near Glasgow, to the village of Tyndrum. Set in Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park, the point-to-point course climbs about 2300 m and descends around 2100 m, with..

Gullane SOL is an orienteering event held in Gullane, Scotland. It offers a slate of courses from White 1.3 km to Black 12.0 km, with navigational difficulty increasing with distance. The courses are designed for families and improvers, and all are suitable for unaccompanied under-16s.Pre-entry is e..

Highland Cow Charity Run is a 5km race organized by the University of St Andrews Athletics and Cross Country, held at East Sands, St Andrews, Fife. The route follows the Coastal Path up to the Kinkell Byres, offering a scenic course for runners of all abilities and a competitive edge at the front. O..