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Beginner-friendly Trail runs in UK

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Boosted
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
  • £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
  • Families
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Plastic bottle free
  • Entertainment
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Free venue entry
  • Age 15 & over
  • Sat 25 - Sun 26 Apr
  • £60
Dalkeith, Midlothian, UK

Lone Wolf Scotland

  • 24 hrs trail running
  • Sun 26 Apr
  • £28
Clun, Shropshire, UK

Clun Valley Trail Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles trail running + 2000 ft ascent
  • Wed 29 Apr
  • £33.30-£39
Tamworth, Warwickshire, UK

Dragonfly Challenge

  • 6 hrs trail running
  • Thu 30 Apr - Sun 3 May
  • £200-£1,200
London, UK

Run2Paris

  • 4 days multi terrain running
  • Sat 2 May
  • £69.90-£79.90
Bristol, Somerset, UK

Bristol Backyard Ultra

  • 1 day trail running
  • Sat 2 May
  • £45
Guildford, Surrey, UK

Greensand Way Ultra Run

  • 30 miles 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
  • Fri 8 May
  • £33.30-£39
Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK

Bat Challenge

  • 6 hrs trail running
  • Sat 9 May
  • £118-£120
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, UK

Chiltern Hills 100K

  • 100 km trail running
  • Sat 9 May
  • £93-£95
Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross, UK

Cateran Trail Ultramarathon

  • 55 miles trail running + 7450 ft ascent
  • Sat 9 May
  • £60
Taunton, Somerset, UK

Westcountry Ultra Flat 50 Miler

  • 50 miles trail running + 2128 ft ascent
  • Sat 9 May
  • £38-£40
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK

Spire Ultra

  • 33 miles trail running
  • Sun 10 May
  • £20-£22
Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK

The Greenway Challenge

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

Yarrow River Bluebell 10K Trail Run

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sat 16 May
  • £33-£35
Matlock, Derbyshire, UK

Ian Milne White Peak Marathon

  • 26.2 miles trail running
  • Sat 16 May
  • £30-£32
Matlock, Derbyshire, UK

White Peak Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles trail running + 800 ft ascent
  • Sat 16 May
  • £17-£19
Matlock, Derbyshire, UK

Festival of Running Down in a Shot 10K

  • 10 km trail running + 372 m ascent
  • Sun 17 - Sun 24 May
  • £2,099
Fort William, Highland, UK

Cape Wrath Ultra

  • 8 days trail running
  • Sun 17 - Tue 19 May
  • £799
Fort William, Highland, UK

Cape Wrath 100

  • 100 miles trail running
  • Fri 22 - Sun 24 May
  • £278-£300
Hull, East Yorkshire, UK

Hardmoors 200

  • 200 miles trail running
  • Sat 23 May
  • £197-£250
Filey, North Yorkshire, UK

Hardmoors 110

  • 110 miles trail running
  • Sat 23 May
  • £41-£43
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, UK

Kirkhill 8

  • 8 hrs trail running
  • Sat 23 May
  • £42-£44
Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK

Seven Sisters Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles trail running + 2057 ft ascent
  • Sun 24 May
  • £53-£55
Richmond, UK

Richmond Park Full Marathon

  • 26.2 miles trail running

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