Trail Running calendar near Portpatrick 2025-2026

The Acorn Rouken Glen Trail Race will take place in Glasgow on Sunday 27 July 2025.

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 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..

The Lurig Challenge Run is a 3.8-mile off-road race held on August 9, 2025, as part of the Heart of the Glens Festival. Located at Lurig in Northern Ireland, the course challenges runners to ascend to the summit of Lurig, which stands at 1,073 feet, offering spectacular panoramic views. After reachi..

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

Race Across Scotland is a challenging 215-mile ultramarathon following the Southern Upland Way, Scotland's Great Trail. Starting at Portpatrick on the west coast and finishing at Cockburnspath in the east, the race traverses mountains, valleys, and forests of the Southern Uplands. The course include..

The Salomon Buttermere Skyline is a challenging 27km trail running event set in the scenic Buttermere fells of the Lake District, UK. The course features a classic mountain loop that includes iconic Wainwright summits such as Red Pike, High Stile, Hay Stacks, Dale Head, and Robinson. Runners navigat..

The Brodick Glencloy Trail is a scenic trail race on the Isle of Arran, covering approximately 10K. The course features mostly rough footpaths and forestry roads, with an elevation gain of about 600 feet, starting and finishing in Brodick. Participants must be at least 16 years old, and the event is..

The Barrow – Keswick Show Fell Race is a challenging 6.5km event held annually at the Showfield in Braithwaite, Keswick, in the English Lake District. Featuring 425 meters of ascent, the race includes two steep climbs up Stile End and Barrow fells. The course runs over fields and flagged routes with..

The River Ayr Way Ultra Marathon is a challenging 40-mile race set against the stunning backdrop of Ayrshire, Scotland. Participants will traverse a mix of off-road rural paths and quiet roads, with checkpoints every 10 miles offering refreshments and support. The event includes a relay option, allo..

Heart of Granite is a challenging 20-mile (32km) circular race held in the Galloway Mountains, starting and finishing at Caldons Old Campsite in Glen Trool, Newton Stewart. The course features 1850m of ascent and passes notable landmarks such as Curleywee, Rig of Jarkness, the Murder Hole, and the s..

Bruce's Crown Race is a challenging 46-mile team event held in Caldons, near Glentrool in Galloway, Scotland. Teams of 2 to 4 participants traverse three hill ranges—the Minnigaff Hills, Rhinns of Kells, and the Awful Hand—climbing over 4000 meters. The course offers stunning 360-degree views, inclu..

The Coastal Runners - Clandeboye 10K is a scenic running event held at the beautiful Clandeboye Estate near Bangor, County Down. This 10-kilometer race features a mixed terrain course, primarily on gravel paths with a short trail section leading up to Helens Tower. Organized by Coastal Runners NI, t..

The La Sportiva Lake District Mountain Trial is a prestigious annual fell running event held in the Lake District, with the 70th edition set for September 2025 at Side Farm, Patterdale. It features challenging mountain terrain and demanding courses that test navigation, stamina, and route choice. Th..

The ACORN Sandhead 10 is a scenic ten-mile multi-terrain race held annually in southwest Scotland, starting from Sandhead and finishing in Stranraer. The route follows the last section of the Mull of Galloway Trail, featuring stunning coastal views along Luce Bay, dunes, quiet back roads, farmland,..

The Causeway Cost Ultra Marathon will take place in Portballintrae on Saturday 20 September 2025. You can run 42 kilometers.

The Highland Fling Race is a 53-mile (85 km) ultra trail marathon held annually in Scotland, traversing the southern section of the iconic West Highland Way through Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park. The point-to-point course runs from Milngavie near Glasgow to the village of Tyndrum, featur..

The Mourne Mountain Marathon is a challenging two-day navigation and endurance event held in the scenic Mourne Mountains of Northern Ireland. Teams of two navigate courses ranging from 35km to 55km, visiting control points in order but choosing their own routes. A unique feature is the overnight mou..

The Glasgow to Edinburgh Ultra is a 57-mile ultra marathon starting at Glasgow's Riverside Museum and finishing at Edinburgh Athletics Track. The course is predominantly flat and fast-paced, following canal towpaths, tarmac, and concrete paths, passing landmarks like the Falkirk Wheel and the Antoni..

The Wasdale Show, organized by the British Open Fell Runners Association (BOFRA), features one of the most challenging races in the BOFRA calendar. Set in Wasdale Head, West Cumbria, the race covers a distance of 2.40 miles (3.80 km) with a significant elevation gain of 2,300 feet (700 meters) as it..