Trail runs in North West
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- Sat 17 May
- £65
- Sat 17 May
- £65
Keswick Mountain Festival | adidas TERREX Half Marathon Trail Run
This 25km is graded ‘hard’ and is on technical, fast flowing and rugged trails around Derwentwater, the Borrowdale Valley and the Watendlath Valley. Includes Full Weekend Festival Ticket in the price!
- Newcomers
- Music
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Hilly
- Event village
- Age 18 & over
- 25 km trail running + 866 m ascent
- Sat 17 May
- £30
- Sat 17 May
- £30
Keswick Mountain Festival | adidas TERREX Junior 5K Trail Run
Graded ‘easy’ this scenic 5K trail run is for ages 12-17 and can be fast and furious or run for fun - it’s your enjoyment that counts. Includes Full Weekend Festival Ticket in the price!
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Traffic free
- Age 12-17
- 5 km trail running
- Sat 17 May
- £30-£47.50
- Sat 17 May
- £30-£47.50
Keswick Mountain Festival | adidas TERREX 5K Trail Run
Graded ‘easy’ this scenic 5K trail run is for everyone and can be fast and furious from the word go or taken easy - it’s your enjoyment that counts. Includes Full Weekend Festival Ticket in the price!
- Families
- Newcomers
- Music
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Traffic free
- Event village
- Age 10 & over
- 5 km trail running
- Sun 18 May
- £75-£80
- Sun 18 May
- £75-£80
Keswick Mountain Festival | adidas TERREX 50K Trail Ultra Marathon
The ultra is graded ‘very hard’ and one to get into your ultra running calendar if you’re looking for UTMB index runs where you can bag points. Includes Full Weekend Festival Ticket in the price!
- Newcomers
- Music
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Mountainous
- Event village
- Age 18 & over
- 50 km trail running + 1995 m ascent
- Sun 18 May
- £52.50-£57.50
- Sun 18 May
- £52.50-£57.50
Keswick Mountain Festival | adidas TERREX 10K Trail Run
Graded ‘moderate’, this 10K trail run is open to all. Cruise round or race at the front end, it is a beautiful course to be enjoyed by all. Includes Full Weekend Festival Ticket in the price!
- Newcomers
- Music
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Hilly
- Traffic free
- Event village
- Age 16 & over
- 10 km trail running + 330 m ascent
- Sat 31 May
- £15-£20
- Sat 31 May
- £15-£20
Lake District Running Festival | Grasmere Gallop 5km Trail Run
A challenging 5K ‘fun’ run as part of the Lake District Running Festival an iconic location with a grandstand finish, wooden medal, free event photos and, more importantly, cake...
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Age 6 & over
- 5.7 km trail running + 61 m ascent
- Sat 31 May
- £30
- Sat 31 May
- £30
Lake District Running Festival | Grasmere Gallop 10km Trail Run
A 10K trail run as part of the Lake District Running Festival in an iconic location with a grandstand finish, wooden medal, free event photos and, more importantly, cake...
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Age 15 & over
- 10 km trail running + 160 m ascent
- Sat 31 May
- £35
- Sat 31 May
- £35
Lake District Running Festival | Grasmere Gallop 17km Trail Run
A 17K trail run as part of the Lake District Running Festival in an iconic location with a grandstand finish, wooden medal, free event photos and, more importantly, cake...
- Enter online
- Hilly
- Age 17 & over
- 17 km trail running + 369 m ascent
- Sun 1 - Sun 8 Jun
- £199
- Entries close today
- Sun 1 - Sun 8 Jun
- £199
- Entries close today
Lake District Ultra Challenge | Full 100km continuous
100km of trails, high passes, stunning scenery, Ambleside, the magnificent Lake Windermere, nature reserves, forests and over 2,500m of ascent. Fully supported all the way with a celebratory finale!
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- GPS tracking
- Mountainous
- Age 18 & over
- 100 km trail running + 2500 m ascent
- Sun 1 Jun
- £55
- Sun 1 Jun
- £55
Lake District Running Festival | Grasmere Gallop 42km Trail Run
A 42K trail run as part of the Lake District Running Festival in an iconic location with a grandstand finish, wooden medal, free event photos and, more importantly, cake...
- Enter online
- GPS tracking
- Mountainous
- Age 18 & over
- 42 km trail running + 1905 m ascent
- Sat 7 Jun
- £139
- Entries close today
- Sat 7 Jun
- £139
- Entries close today
Lakes Marathon
Start from Kendal Base Camp, head up the Longsleddale Valley, over the testing Garburn Pass with stunning 360 views towards Windermere and then on to Ambleside and Rydal's Water's edge.
- Enter online
- Hilly
- Age 18 & over
- 42 km trail running + 1200 m ascent
- Sat 7 - Sun 8 Jun
- £199
- Entries close today
- Sat 7 - Sun 8 Jun
- £199
- Entries close today
Lake District Ultra Challenge | Full 100km over 2 days
100km of trails, high passes, stunning scenery, Ambleside, the magnificent Lake Windermere, nature reserves, forests and over 2,500m of ascent. Fully supported with a good night's sleep mid-way.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- GPS tracking
- Mountainous
- Age 18 & over
- 100 km trail running + 2500 m ascent
- Sat 7 Jun
- £139
- Entries close today
- Sat 7 Jun
- £139
- Entries close today
Lake District Ultra Challenge | 1st Half
From Kendal you'll head up the Longsleddale Valley over the Garburn Pass with stunning views, on to Windermere and Ambleside, round the west side of Lake Windermere to finish to a big welcome!
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- GPS tracking
- Hilly
- Age 18 & over
- 50 km trail running + 1300 m ascent
- Sat 7 Jun
- £89
- Entries close today
- Sat 7 Jun
- £89
- Entries close today
Lake District Ultra Challenge | 1st Quarter
Pack in the Longsleddale Valley, the Garburn Pass, stunning 360 views towards Windermere, the charming town of Ambleside, lakeside shores and a welcome finish line!
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- GPS tracking
- Hilly
- Age 14 & over
- 29 km trail running + 900 m ascent
- Sat 7 - Sun 8 Jun
- £139
- Entries close today
- Sat 7 - Sun 8 Jun
- £139
- Entries close today
Lake District Ultra Challenge | 2nd Half
From the west side of Lake Windermere on to the steep climb of Hampsfell to the flatter terrain on the Lyth Valley with some of the best views of the southern Lakes to a celebratory finale at Kendal!
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- GPS tracking
- Undulating
- Age 18 & over
- 50 km trail running + 1200 m ascent
- Sat 7 Jun
- £39
- Entries close today
- Sat 7 Jun
- £39
- Entries close today
The Ambleside 10
A 10km loop on a fabulous route exploring terrain along Rydal Water’s edge and includes stunning views of ‘5 Lakes’ with Grasmere Lake and Loughrigg Tarn to finish with a medal, fizz and picnic lunch!
- Enter online
- Hilly
- Age 8 & over
- 10 km trail running + 350 m ascent
- Sat 14 Jun
- £230-£240
- Entries closed
- Sat 14 Jun
- £230-£240
- Entries closed
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.
- Recycling
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Event village
- Rural
- Sustainability policy
- Public transport links
- Age 18 & over
- 70 miles trail running + 3460 ft ascent
- Sun 22 Jun
- £35
- Sun 22 Jun
- £35
Cholmondeley Castle | 10K Run
Race 10K through the beautiful grounds of the Cholmondeley Castle estate in this event for a range of levels of runner, then celebrate with friends and family in the festival village.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Age 15 & over
- 10 km trail running
- Sun 22 Jun
- £45
- Sun 22 Jun
- £45
Cholmondeley Castle | Half Marathon
Race a half marathon through the beautiful grounds of the Cholmondeley Castle estate in this event for a range of levels of runner, then celebrate with friends and family in the festival village.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Age 16 & over
- 21.1 km trail running
- Sun 22 Jun
- £65-£80
- Sun 22 Jun
- £65-£80
Cholmondeley Castle | Marathon
Run a marathon through the beautiful grounds of the Cholmondeley Castle estate in this event for a range of levels of marathon runner, then celebrate with friends and family in the festival village.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Relay
- Age 17 & over
- 42.2 km trail running
- Sat 27 Sep
- £120
- Sat 27 Sep
- £120
5 Valleys Ultra
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!
- Enter online
- GPS tracking
- Age 20 & over
- 56.5 km trail running + 2500 m ascent
- Sat 27 Sep
- £170
- Sat 27 Sep
- £170
7 Valleys Ultra
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!
- Enter online
- GPS tracking
- Age 20 & over
- 110 km trail running + 3981 m ascent
- Sat 27 Sep
- £65
- Sat 27 Sep
- £65
2 Valleys Trail
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!
- Enter online
- GPS tracking
- Age 17 & over
- 22.4 km trail running + 477 m ascent