Trail Running calendar near Spittal of Glenshee 2025-2026

The Fyvie Castle 5k and Fun Run is a multi-distance running event held at Fyvie Castle in Turriff, Scotland. Scheduled for September 21, 2025, it features a 5 km multi-terrain race for participants over 5 years old (with under 11s accompanied by an adult), a 1600m trail run for primary school childr..

The Bennachie Hill Race, held near Oyne in Aberdeenshire, is a popular off-road challenge organized by Garioch Roadrunners and backed by Craigdon Mountain Sports. The senior race covers about 8.2 miles (13.1 km) with around 1,600 ft (500 m) of ascent, taking competitors over Bennachie’s tops—Oxen Cr..

Wild Deer Scottish Trail Runs returns to Dalkeith Country Park, a 1000-acre estate outside Edinburgh. In 2025 the event adds Marathon and Ultra distances alongside 5 km, 10 km and a Half Marathon. Distances are 5km, 10km, Half Marathon (two laps), Marathon (four laps) and Ultra (five laps), totaling..

Morven Hill Race 2025, held at Groddie, By Dinnet, Aboyne in Aberdeenshire (grid NJ410044), is the final event in the Aberdeenshire Hillrace Series. The program includes three races: the Main Morven (8.8 km with about 660 m of ascent), the Half Morven (4.0 km, 400 m climb), and Mini Morven (1.8 km,..

Located at Badaguish Outdoor Centre near Aviemore in the Cairngorms National Park, the Aviemore Half Marathon & 10k for All offers two scenic off-road routes. The Half Marathon and the 10K start and finish at Badaguish and traverse forest tracks around Glenmore, with views of Loch Morlich and Cairn..

The Aberfoyle Festival of Trail Running will take place in Aberfoyle on Saturday 11 October 2025.

William Wallace Running Festival, held October 11, 2025, in Stirling, Scotland, centers at Stirling Sports Village with the start and finish at Stirling County Cricket Ground. The festival offers distances: a 70km Ultra (solo or 3 or 6-person relays), a 50km Ultra (solo or 3/6 relay), a Braveheart 1..

Bennachie Ultra Marathon sits above the Aberdeenshire countryside in the North East Scotland hill range of Bennachie. The inaugural race offers a 50k (about 31 miles) ultra with more than 5,000 feet of elevation gain. The mostly off-road route climbs six Bennachie peaks—Mither Tap, Oxen Craig, Mills..

Glasgow to Edinburgh Ultra (G2E Ultra) is a 57‑mile ultramarathon that starts at the Riverside Museum in Glasgow, beside the Tall Ship Glenlee, and finishes at Edinburgh’s Saughton Athletics Track. The route follows Sustrans Route 754 along the River Kelvin, the Forth and Clyde Canal, the Union Cana..

The Skedaddle Speyside 10k is a scenic trail running event held in Archiestown, Scotland, on October 12, 2025. The point-to-point course starts at Archiestown Village Square, winding through Elchies woods and offering stunning views of the Little and Meikle Conval hills, Ben Rinnes, and the Cairngor..

Carnethy Skyloop is a Category A long hill race organized by Carnethy Hill Running Club in the Pentland Hills south of Edinburgh. The course spans around 16 miles with about 6200 feet of ascent, delivering steep climbs, rough descents, and open moorland. Much of the route nods to the Pentland Skylin..

The Dramathon is a four-distance trail race in Scotland’s Speyside, running along the Speyside Way from Glenfarclas to Glenfiddich distilleries in Dufftown. Distances are The Full Dram (~42km), The Half Dram (~21km), The Wee Dram (~10km), and a four-person relay, We Dram. The mostly-graded course fo..

Tentsmuir Forest 8-hour Challenge, run by NU Limits Running, takes place at Tentsmuir Forest near St Andrews in Scotland. The event invites competitors to complete as many 4.366-mile trail loops as possible within an eight-hour window. Each lap climbs about 85 feet, and a clip-card system records co..

Ladybank Nuts Trail Race is a small, friendly event for all abilities held at Annsmuir Woods, Ladybank, Fife (Race HQ: Ladybank Youth Club, Beeches, KY15 7LR). The course is about 4 miles, run as two flat laps on woodland trails and grass paths, which can get muddy in wet weather; trail shoes are ad..

Millstone Mayhem is a hill race held at Bennachie, starting and finishing at the Bennachie Visitor Centre car park. The approximately 10km route covers mixed terrain with around 360m of elevation gain and is marked along the course for navigation. The event, run under Scottish Hill Runners guideline..

Meall a’Bhuachaille Hill Race, organised by Highland Hill Runners, is held at Badaguish Outdoor Centre near Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands. The 13-kilometre course features about 720 metres of climb, taking runners from forest tracks up to the summit of Meall a’Bhuachaille (810 m) before a ridge..

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..

Knockfarrel Hill Race is one of the four annual club races organized by Highland Hill Runners. The 2025 edition takes place on 1 November, with on-the-day registration at Strathpeffer Community Centre (a change from the Shinty Pavilion). The course covers about 8 km and includes roughly 280 metres o..

The Glen Ogle 33 Ultra Marathon is a challenging 33-mile foot race held in Perthshire, Scotland, running from Killin to Strathyre and back. The course follows part of cycle route No. 7 and the Rob Roy Way, featuring scenic highlights such as the Falls of Dochert, the iconic Glen Ogle Viaduct, and th..

Auchterarder 10K Chilli Trail Race, in Auchterarder, United Kingdom, is a 10-kilometre trail race organized by Five Star Events as part of the Auchterarder Running Festival. The course starts in town and winds into the Ochil Hills, with forest trails, varied surfaces, climbs, descents and a couple o..