Trail Running calendar near Glasgow 2025-2026

Jesus' Thimble and Lucifers Loch is a social trail run in Milngavie, organized by EpicTrails. Runners meet at Craigton Road near Douglas Academy and traverse Lucifers Loch, then Jesus' Thimble, finishing with a downhill return to Milngavie. Expect boggy, off-road terrain; trail shoes are mandatory a..

Simon Wake Comrie Hills Relay is a 43-kilometre four-leg team race starting and finishing in Comrie, with a total ascent of 1,733 metres. Runners tackle a circuit up and around Glen Lednock’s hills in four legs: Leg 1 11.2 km (marked), Leg 2 6.9 km (unmarked), Leg 3 13.6 km (unmarked with a short ma..

The Aberfoyle Trail Run is a scenic 10k race held in Aberfoyle, Scotland, featuring undulating trails around Lochan Spling, past Faerie Tree Hill, and over to Lemahamish. Organized by Aberfoyle Primary School Parent Council, the event supports the local school and involves community groups like Aber..

Kirkcaldy Parks Trail 2025 is a roughly 5-mile trail race held as part of the Kirkcaldy Parks Running Festival in Dunnikier Park, Kirkcaldy. The course starts and finishes in Dunnikier Park and winds through the gently undulating surrounding woodland and the tracks around the outside of the golf cou..

Lochend Wood is a friendly, local orienteering event in East Lothian. The flat woodland, conifers with some birch, features an extensive path network and some vehicle tracks, making it ideal for juniors and newcomers. A range of courses to suit all abilities is offered: White and Yellow for younger..

The 12th ERN LP Run, organized by the Edinburgh Running Network, takes place at Meadowmill Sports Centre near Tranent, Scotland. This unique track event challenges participants to run as many laps as possible within 33 minutes and 20 seconds, inspired by the speed of a 12” LP vinyl record. Runners s..

Glenmore 24 Trail Race is a 12- or 24-hour trail endurance event held in the Glenmore forest outside Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands, near Loch Morlich. Runners cover a 4-mile off-road loop on forest trails, with the main race run in full for 12/24 hours; participants can opt to join a small 400m..

Ben Nevis Race is an annual mountain running event in Fort William, Scotland. The course starts and finishes at New Town Park in Claggan, and climbs to the summit of Ben Nevis, Britain’s highest mountain at 4,409 feet, before descending back to the start. Traditionally held on the first Saturday in..

Hartside Hill SOL is a Scottish Orienteering League event on Sunday 7 September 2025, held in Hartside Hill, a new orienteering area near the Soutra Pass just off the A68. The forest is a large plantation with deep cleughs, varied rides, and an extensive ditch network, offering challenging navigatio..

Located on the Cove and Kilcreggan peninsula near Cove Burgh Hall in Helensburgh, the Cove & Kilcreggan 10k offers a mixed-terrain route for runners and walkers. The programme includes a 10k Run, a 10k Walk, and a 1.3k Kids Fun Run, plus a Walk option starting with the run on the same route. The cou..

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

Heart of Granite is a classic circular mountain race in Galloway, Scotland, covering 32 km (20 miles) with 1850 m of ascent. The route starts at Caldons Old Campsite in Bargrennan, Glen Trool, Newton Stewart, circumnavigating the hills via Lamachan, the ridge to Curleywee, the Axe Head checkpoint on..

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..

The River Ayr Way Ultra Marathon is a 40-mile race held in Ayrshire, Scotland, showcasing some of the region's stunning scenery. Starting at Glenbuck Loch near Muirkirk and finishing at Riverside Stadium in Ayr, the course is mostly off-road with rural paths, some quiet road sections, and a tarmac f..

The Last Duel Trail Race, organized by Fife Athletic Club and Kirkcaldy Wizards, takes place in Cardenden Woods, Scotland, on September 14, 2025. This challenging off-road trail run covers approximately 5.7 miles, starting and finishing near Cardenden Primary School. The course features varied terra..

The ACORN Sandhead 10 is a scenic ten-mile multi-terrain race held in southwest Scotland, running from Sandhead to Stranraer along the last section of the Mull of Galloway Trail. The course features coastal paths with stunning views over Luce Bay, dunes, quiet back roads, farmland, woodland, and fin..

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..

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..

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 world-class mountain and trail running event staged at Nevis Range near Fort William, Scotland. Described as a high-octane race in the Skyrunning spirit, it tackles technical terrain and ridges along the Ben Nevis and Carn Mor Dearg Arete skyline. The event attrac..