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Beginner-friendly Trail runs in North West

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The perfect race to add to your calendar as a challenge in its own right, and ideal preparation for the spring marathon season.
  • Sun 22 Feb
  • £24-£26
Stockport, UK

Stockport Trail Half Marathon

The perfect race to add to your calendar as a challenge in its own right, and ideal preparation for the spring marathon season.

  • 13.1 miles trail running
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Event village
  • Age 17 & over
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
  • £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.

  • 5K run 2
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • 50K ultra run
  • Fell run
  • + 14 more races
  • Families
  • Venue accessible
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Dogs allowed at venue
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Enter online
  • Event village
  • Event expo
  • Park
  • Rural
  • Mountains
  • Sustainability policy
  • All ages
This event takes in some of Cheshire's finest country, and certainly its highest! Summit Tegg's nose, Shuttlingsloe and Shining Tor with views, diverse terrain and finisher medal.
  • Sun 13 Sep
  • £38.50
Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK

Cheshire 3 Peaks Half Marathon

This event takes in some of Cheshire's finest country, and certainly its highest! Summit Tegg's nose, Shuttlingsloe and Shining Tor with views, diverse terrain and finisher medal.

  • 13.1 miles trail running + 847 m ascent
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Enter online
  • Hilly
  • Event village
  • Park
  • Age 18 & over
  • Sat 14 Feb
  • £23-£25
Keswick, Cumbria, UK

Whinlatter Moon Runner 10K Head Torch Trail Race

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sun 8 Mar
  • £59-£80
Penrith, Lake District National Park, UK

Morland Marathon

  • 30 miles trail running
  • Sun 8 Mar
  • £28-£30
Lytham Saint Annes, Lancashire, UK

Grannys Bay Challenge

  • 6 hrs trail running
  • Sun 8 Mar
  • £6.50
Chorley, Lancashire, UK

Daffodil Doddle 2.2K Junior/Fun Run

  • 2.2 km trail running
  • Sun 8 Mar
  • £14.10-£16
Chorley, Lancashire, UK

Roddlesworth Roller 9K Trail Race

  • 9 km trail running
  • Wed 18 Mar
  • £14.40-£18
Carlisle, Cumbria, UK

Watchtree 5K Run

  • 5 km trail running
  • Sun 22 Mar
  • £28-£32
Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK

Buttermere Trail Run

  • 20 km trail running
  • Sat 2 - Mon 4 May
  • £250-£300
Keswick, Cumbria, UK

SCARPA Great Lakeland 3Day

  • 3 days fell running
  • Wed 6 May
  • £21
Carlisle, Cumbria, UK

Carlisle City Urban Trail Run

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sun 10 May
  • £17.90-£20.50
Chorley, Lancashire, UK

Yarrow River Bluebell 10K Trail Run

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sat 6 - Sun 7 Jun
  • £39-£199
Kendal, Cumbria, UK

Lake District Ultra Challenge

  • Trail run 2
  • 50K ultra run 2
  • 100K ultra run 2
  • Marathon
  • Sat 6 Jun
  • £130-£140
Ambleside, Lake District National Park, UK

Scafell Sky Ultra

  • 60 km trail running + 4400 m ascent
  • Tue 23 Jun
  • £27-£29
Stockport, Cheshire, UK

Lyme Midsummer Trail 10K

  • 10 km trail running + 272 m ascent
  • Sun 12 Jul
  • £30
Bury, Greater Manchester, UK

Race the Train - Bury to Rawtenstall

  • 11 miles trail running
  • Sat 18 Jul
  • £130-£140
Penrith, Cumbria, UK

Rab Helvellyn Sky Ultra

  • 57 km trail running + 3700 m ascent
  • Sun 23 Aug
  • £52-£57
Keswick, Cumbria, UK

Scafell Pike Marathon

  • 27 miles trail running
  • Sun 23 Aug
  • £32-£37
Keswick, Cumbria, UK

Borrowdale Trail Half Marathon

  • 13 miles trail running + 765 m ascent
  • Sat 29 Aug
  • £75-£117
Liverpool, Merseyside, UK

Leeds & Liverpool Canal 130 Mile Race

  • 130 miles trail running
  • Sat 14 Nov
  • £62-£64
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK

Winter Wirral Ultra

  • 36 miles trail running
  • Sun 20 Dec
  • £14
Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK

Santa Dash

  • 4 miles trail running

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