Glen Tanar Trail Running Festival
Aboyne, United Kingdom • 25-26 Jul 2026
Glen Tanar Trail Running Festival
The Glen Tanar Trail Running Festival is a weekend of trail races held on the Glen Tanar Estate in Aboyne, within the Cairngorms National Park in Royal Deeside. The 2026 festival is scheduled for Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July, and entries are open for the event weekend.
Races take place on estate tracks and trails beside heather moorland, through Caledonian pine forest and along the River Tanar. The festival programme includes several distance events and family runs.
- 10 km trail race
- 15 km trail race
- 25 km trail race
- 55 km trail race
Family events listed for the weekend include a Family Mile and a new Toddler Dash for 2026, with the Toddler Dash noted as free entry. The organisers also run a related night trail event, the Illuminator Night Run, scheduled for Saturday 24 October 2026 on the same estate.
Information on camping, visitor guidance, essential kit, volunteering and results is provided by the organisers as part of the festival services. The festival encourages sharing images using the hashtag #GTTRF2026. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.