Trail Running calendar near Sandhead 2025-2026

Lakeland Paws Whinlatter Tails: Seat How is a dog-friendly trail running event held in Whinlatter Forest, near Seat How in the Lake District. Participants choose between two marked routes: an 8-kilometre loop with about 360 metres of ascent to the Seat How summit, and a shorter 5-kilometre option wi..

Dale Head is a fell race organised by Keswick Athletic Club as part of the Borrowdale Shepherds Meet in the Lake District. The course covers about 7.8 km with around 675 m of ascent, starting from Rosthwaite Institute in Borrowdale, with checkpoints at the Dale Head summit. The route follows a farm..

ACORN's Dunky race is a two-lap, 7.5km trail race in Mugdock Country Park, Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire near Glasgow. The route winds through autumnal parklands, past two castles, a loch and a World War II anti-aircraft emplacement, with water-edge sections and potential wide views of the Greater..

Lakeland Paws Dogs@Dodd is a dog-friendly trail running event set in Dodd Wood, offering spectacular views across Bassenthwaite Lake to the Coledale Fells. The course is fully marked and chip-timed, with GPX downloads available. Runners choose between an 8K loop (about 370m ascent) or a 5K option (a..

The Derwentwater Ten is a scenic 10-mile road race held annually in Keswick, Great Britain, organized by Keswick AC. The race course loops clockwise around Derwent Water, featuring an undulating route entirely on tarmac. The event starts near the town center, with race headquarters at Keswick School..

The Sale Fell Race, organized by Cumberland Fell Runners, is a challenging fell running event taking place on November 22, 2025, at Sale Fell near Wythop Mill. The race features a main route of 3.7 miles with an elevation gain of 900 feet, alongside junior races for various age categories. Participa..

The Crag Fell Handicap Race, organized by the Cumberland Fell Runners, is a challenging fell running event set in Bleach Green, Ennerdale. This race features a distance of 2.5 miles with an elevation gain of 1345 feet, making it a Category AS race. Participants must prepare adequately with essential..

Lakeland Paws Dawn 2 Dusk is a canicross event based at Whinlatter Forest, England’s only mountain forest. The format centers on 7 km loops with around 300 m of vertical gain, which participants aim to complete as many times as possible within daylight hours. The course is not flat, offering stunnin..

Cairnsmore Hill Race is a winter mountain running event in the Southern Galloway hills, based at Muirfad Farm, Palnure, near Newton Stewart. The circular route is about 17.5 km (11 miles) with 800 m ascent, heading out over Knocktim to climb through the Door of Cairnsmore, along the Knee of Cairnsmo..

Lakeland Paws Whinlatter Tails South is a forest-based running event held in Whinlatter Forest on the south side of the forest. The marked route offers two distance options: a 10k with about 380m of ascent, and a shorter 5k route with around 200m of ascent. The course blends forest roads and trails..

ACORN South By Five - Bellahouston Park is the Bellahouston Park leg of Acorn Trails’ South By Five series, a 5km run held across six Glasgow parks over 12 weeks. The Bellahouston race is part of the circuit, with options to enter individual events or the full series; five of six races must be compl..

The Glasgow Half Marathon Winter Warmer Run, organized by The Fix Events, takes place at Glasgow Green, starting near Nelson's Column. This event offers three distances: 5k, 10k, and a half marathon, with the course being mostly flat and on paths, including one trail section. The half marathon consi..

North Lakes Half Marathon & 10KM, staged by Wild Deer Events with Timing Up North, is a road-running event in the Lorton Valley near Cockermouth, in the Lake District. It offers two distances: a Half Marathon (13.1 miles) and a 10K (6.2 miles), with routes described as fastish and largely on quiet c..

Whinlatter Moon Runner is a 10k head-torch trail race held at Whinlatter Forest Park near Keswick, Cumbria. The fully marked, hilly course winds through hard-packed gravel tracks, twisting dirt paths, and muddy bridleways inside the forest, suitable for both trail novices and experienced runners. Ni..

Lakeland Paws Whinlatter Tails Night Run takes place in Whinlatter Forest and is Lakeland Paws’ inaugural night-time event. The course offers two options: a fully marked 10k route with about 380m of ascent, and a 5k option with around 200m of ascent. The undulating forest roads and trails are descri..

Culzean Castle Trail Runs take place at Culzean Castle and Country Park in Ayrshire, on Scotland’s west coast (Maybole, KA19 8LE). The event offers three trail distances—5km, 10km, and a half-marathon (approximately 13.1 miles)—with routes designed for a range of ages and abilities. The course trave..

Set in the Buttermere Valley, the Buttermere Trail Race is a 20-kilometre circular trail around the shores of Buttermere and Crummock Water, framed by dramatic fells. The route suits all abilities, with the course fully marked so no navigation is required. It blends lakeside trails, hard-packed rock..

Lakes Traverse 2026 is a 100 km ultramarathon across the Lake District National Park, organized by Ourea Events. The race starts at St Bees Seafront on the west coast and follows Wainwright's Coast to Coast route, traversing Ennerdale, Borrowdale, Grasmere Common, Grisedale Tarn, Patterdale, over Ki..

Northern Traverse 2026 is a 300km self-supported ultra race following Wainwright’s Coast to Coast route from St Bees Seafront on the west coast to Robin Hood’s Bay on the east coast. Spanning the north of England, the route crosses three National Parks and climbs about 6,500 metres, taking in iconic..

Lakeland Paws: Tour de Whinlatter takes place in Whinlatter Forest as the Lakeland Paws series' seventh event. The event offers two distances: roughly 9 km with about 380 m of ascent, and 12 km with about 500 m of ascent. Runners traverse forest tracks around Whinlatter Top, described as a runnable..