Trail runs

Trail runs

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Trail runs in the UK

Discover the fantastic range of trail runs in the UK right here, from off-road fun runs to extreme ultra marathons. Select your location for trail runs in your area or scroll down to see events coming up.

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Trail runs in 2025/2026

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Race 101: the 13 Valleys Ultra
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Race 101: the 13 Valleys Ultra

Introducing the 13 Valleys Ultra plus the event's shorter distance options, helping you to push your limits and get involved!

Join hundreds of runners for an award-winning, off-road adventure through autumnal countryside. With woodland paths and canal-side tracks, it delivers challenge, beauty, and unbeatable vibes.
  • Sat 8 Nov
  • £29-£33
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, UK

Dirt Half Challenge

Join hundreds of runners for an award-winning, off-road adventure through autumnal countryside. With woodland paths and canal-side tracks, it delivers challenge, beauty, and unbeatable vibes.

  • 13.1 miles trail running + 478 ft ascent
The UK's top outdoor sports festival! Incredible entertainment, sports events, speakers, live music, activities, brand expo, bars, food, drink and much more.
  • Fri 15 - Sun 17 May 2026
  • £30
  • Early bird
Keswick, Cumbria, UK

Keswick Mountain Festival

The UK's top outdoor sports festival! Incredible entertainment, sports events, speakers, live music, activities, brand expo, bars, food, drink and much more.

Early bird on now

  • 5K run 2
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • 50K ultra run
  • Fell run
  • + 12 more races
Get active in the beautiful grounds and surrounding area of stunning South Galway in the discipline of your choice! Recruit your friends and celebrate your challenge in the festival village.
  • Sat 23 - Sun 24 May 2026
  • £28-£245
  • 20% off
Gort, Ireland

Lough Cutra Castle Triathlon and Multisport Festival

Get active in the beautiful grounds and surrounding area of stunning South Galway in the discipline of your choice! Recruit your friends and celebrate your challenge in the festival village.

20% off

  • Sprint triathlon 3
  • Super sprint triathlon
  • Novice triathlon
  • Olympic triathlon
  • Half Ironman
  • + 17 more races
50 years of Lake District running in one unforgettable weekend! Trail runners, fell runners, orienteers and walkers of all abilities in an iconic location with family-friendly activities and more.
  • Sat 30 - Sun 31 May 2026
  • FREE-£85
Ambleside, Cumbria, UK

Lake District Running Festival

50 years of Lake District running in one unforgettable weekend! Trail runners, fell runners, orienteers and walkers of all abilities in an iconic location with family-friendly activities and more.

  • Sprint orienteer
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Trail run
  • Marathon
  • + 2 more races
The majestic château hosts this epic multi-sport weekend for athletes of all levels, complete with a range of disciplines, festival village, friendly spectators and top reviews all-round!
  • Sat 6 - Sun 7 Jun 2026
  • £15-£350
  • 20% off
Chantilly, France

Chateau de Chantilly Triathlon and Multisport Festival

The majestic château hosts this epic multi-sport weekend for athletes of all levels, complete with a range of disciplines, festival village, friendly spectators and top reviews all-round!

20% off

  • Ironman
  • Half Ironman
  • Olympic triathlon
  • Sprint triathlon 2
  • Super sprint triathlon
  • + 12 more races
The UK’s favourite 24-hour trail race! Epic, Brutal, Relentless. Race against the clock to tackle as many laps of the iconic course as you can. How far can you go in 24 hours?
  • Sat 6 - Sun 7 Jun 2026
  • £80
Reading, Berkshire, UK

Endure24 | Reading

The UK’s favourite 24-hour trail race! Epic, Brutal, Relentless. Race against the clock to tackle as many laps of the iconic course as you can. How far can you go in 24 hours?

  • 24 hrs multi terrain running
The award-winning 10km-ish trail run is back for a fourth year and takes in quiet country lanes, off-road trails, moorland and rivers within Nidderdale AONB as part of the annual village Family Fete.
  • Sun 7 Jun 2026
  • £25
Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK

Crackpots Trail Run

The award-winning 10km-ish trail run is back for a fourth year and takes in quiet country lanes, off-road trails, moorland and rivers within Nidderdale AONB as part of the annual village Family Fete.

  • 11 km trail running + 193 m ascent
Run or hike the UK's most iconic ultramarathon and conquer 70 miles in 26 hours over a fully waymarked journey through Hadrian's Wall country. Ideal first ultra.
  • Sat 13 Jun 2026
  • £210-£220
Carlisle, Cumbria, UK

Rat Race | The Wall

Run or hike the UK's most iconic ultramarathon and conquer 70 miles in 26 hours over a fully waymarked journey through Hadrian's Wall country. Ideal first ultra.

  • 70 miles trail running + 3460 ft ascent
Take on a challenge fit for royalty in this epic ultramarathon along the South Downs Way and Monarch’s Way. Choose from two unique 50km loops – or tackle both in a non-stop 100km challenge!
  • Sat 20 Jun 2026
  • £55-£165
Chichester, West Sussex, UK

Race to the King

Take on a challenge fit for royalty in this epic ultramarathon along the South Downs Way and Monarch’s Way. Choose from two unique 50km loops – or tackle both in a non-stop 100km challenge!

  • 100K ultra run
  • 50K ultra run 2
  • Trail run
  • Ultra run
Get active in the beautiful grounds and surrounding area of stunning Cheshire in the discipline of your choice! Bring your friends and celebrate completing your challenge in the festival village.
  • Sat 20 - Sun 21 Jun 2026
  • £28-£245
  • 20% off
Malpas, Cheshire, UK

Cholmondeley Castle Triathlon and Multisport Festival

Get active in the beautiful grounds and surrounding area of stunning Cheshire in the discipline of your choice! Bring your friends and celebrate completing your challenge in the festival village.

20% off

  • Kids triathlon 5
  • Novice triathlon
  • Super sprint triathlon
  • Sprint triathlon 2
  • Olympic triathlon
  • + 14 more races
The north's favourite 24-hour trail race! Epic, Brutal, Relentless. Race against the clock to tackle as many laps of the iconic course as you can. How far can you go in 24 hours?
  • Sat 27 - Sun 28 Jun 2026
  • £80-£130
Wetherby, West Yorkshire, UK

Endure24 | Leeds

The north's favourite 24-hour trail race! Epic, Brutal, Relentless. Race against the clock to tackle as many laps of the iconic course as you can. How far can you go in 24 hours?

  • 24 hrs multi terrain running + 102 m ascent
Conquer Britain's oldest trail, the ancient Ridgeway, as you race towards the 5000-year-old Avebury Standing Stones.
  • Sat 11 - Sun 12 Jul 2026
  • £85-£255
Watlington, Oxfordshire, UK

Race to the Stones

Conquer Britain's oldest trail, the ancient Ridgeway, as you race towards the 5000-year-old Avebury Standing Stones.

  • 50K ultra run 2
  • 100K ultra run 3
Welcome to the stunning Sherwood Pines for an incredible day of running in the forest - whether it's your first event, you're going for a PB or if you just want a day in the forest with friends!
  • Sun 12 Jul 2026
  • £19.95-£49.95
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, UK

Rasselbock Marathon and Half Marathon

Welcome to the stunning Sherwood Pines for an incredible day of running in the forest - whether it's your first event, you're going for a PB or if you just want a day in the forest with friends!

  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • Trail run
A jewel in the castle crown! Get active in the beautiful grounds and surrounding area of stunning Leicestershire in the discipline of your choice! Celebrate in the festival village afterwards.
  • Sat 18 - Sun 19 Jul 2026
  • £28-£245
  • 20% off
Grantham, Leicestershire, UK

Belvoir Castle Triathlon and Multisport Festival

A jewel in the castle crown! Get active in the beautiful grounds and surrounding area of stunning Leicestershire in the discipline of your choice! Celebrate in the festival village afterwards.

20% off

  • Kids triathlon 4
  • Super sprint triathlon
  • Sprint triathlon 2
  • Olympic triathlon
  • Half Ironman
  • + 14 more races
The 100-mile ultra for people who don't do 100-mile ultramarathons. Walk or run from Bamburgh Castle to Edinburgh Castle within 48 hours, fully supported.
  • Sat 25 Jul 2026
  • £330
Bamburgh, Northumberland, UK

Rat Race 100 Ultramarathon

The 100-mile ultra for people who don't do 100-mile ultramarathons. Walk or run from Bamburgh Castle to Edinburgh Castle within 48 hours, fully supported.

  • 100 miles trail running + 4853 ft ascent
Celebrating the unique valleys of the Lake District which are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site status, by linking them together with spectacular trail and ultra routes for you to enjoy!
  • Fri 25 - Sun 27 Sep 2026
  • £57.50-£185
Keswick, Cumbria, UK

Altra 13 Valleys

Celebrating the unique valleys of the Lake District which are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site status, by linking them together with spectacular trail and ultra routes for you to enjoy!

  • Trail run
  • Ultra run 3
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