Trail Running calendar near Newton Stewart 2025-2026

The CFRA Wasdale Fell Race is a challenging and scenic fell running event held in Wasdale, in the heart of the Lake District, England. Covering approximately 34 km (21.1 miles) with 2,750 meters (9,022 feet) of ascent, it is known as one of the hardest and most iconic fell races. The course features..

The Blisco Dash is an informal summer race organized by Ambleside AC, typically held on Wednesday evenings. This year, it has gained prominence as a British Championship race, featuring separate men's and women's events. The race covers an 8km route with a challenging ascent and descent of Pike of B..

The Cairn Table Hill Race is a challenging 7.2km hill race held in East Ayrshire, Scotland, starting from the Walkers Car Park in Muirkirk. This event takes runners up one of Ayrshire's finest hills, featuring rough, unmarked terrain that requires fell shoes and self-reliance, as there is no course..

The Swirral Grind 850 is a challenging uphill-only race held in the Lake District, starting from the King George Playing Field in Patterdale. Covering 6km with an 850m ascent, this Vertical K-style event features steep, stepped paths leading to the iconic 'Hole in the Wall,' followed by a flat secti..

The Rab 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 sky races and is classified as a "Sky Extra" by Skyrunning UK. The route includes iconic and ex..

The St Sunday Sky Race is a challenging 29km mountain trail race with 2050m of ascent, held in the Lake District's Patterdale area. This classic sky race features technical trails over St Sunday Crag and the surrounding Eastern Fells, offering a demanding yet accessible introduction to skyrunning. T..

The NAV4 LiAD Recce from Helvellyn to Ambleside is a guided running and navigation event hosted by Joe Faulkner and the NAV4 team on behalf of Durty Events. Taking place in the Lake District, this recce covers an 11-mile section of the Lakes in a Day (LiAD) route, including the Helvellyn range, Stic..

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, mixed by gender and age categories, compete across four legs totaling approximately 23.8 miles (38.3 km) with 7,5..

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, UK. Featuring 680 meters of ascent, the course offers a mix of semi-technical trails, fields, and a short road section, with stunni..

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 terrain, the course features demanding hands-on rock scrambles, knife-edge ridges, scree descents, and steep ascen..

The Pete Bland Kentmere Horseshoe is a challenging medium-distance 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 course forms a clockwise horseshoe around the Kentmere Valley, featuring iconic peaks such as Ill Bell, High Street,..

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

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 woodland trails, rocky singletracks, lakeshore paths, and bridle..

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 Montane Lakeland 50 & 100 is a premier ultra trail running event held in the Lake District, UK, from July 25th to 27th, 2025. The Lakeland 100 is a challenging 100-mile circular route starting and finishing in Coniston, featuring approximately 6,300 meters of ascent. It traverses scenic fells an..

The Hillsborough Castle & Gardens Running Festival, presented by Gateley, takes place on July 27, 2025, in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland. The event offers a 10K and a half marathon, both starting within the scenic grounds of Hillsborough Castle. Runners will enjoy a course that passes through surro..

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..

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 K12 Ultra Marathon is a 12-hour endurance running event held at Dean Castle Country Park in Kilmarnock on August 3, 2025. Participants run a roughly 4km circular course featuring mixed terrain with some hill sections, primarily on park paths. The goal is to cover the greatest distance within the..