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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
  • Sun 21 Jun
  • £24.99
Llanwddyn, Powys, UK

Lake Vyrnwy 10K

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sun 21 Jun
  • £33-£35
Dunstable, Bedfordshire, UK

Dunstable Downs Half Marathon

  • 21.2 km trail running + 450 m ascent
  • Sun 21 Jun
  • £59
Beer, Devon, UK

Jurassic Coast 33K Challenge

  • 33 km trail running + 1050 m ascent
  • Tue 23 Jun
  • £27-£29
Stockport, Cheshire, UK

Lyme Midsummer Trail 10K

  • 10 km trail running + 272 m ascent
  • Fri 26 Jun
  • £133-£135
Polegate, East Sussex, UK

The Longbridge 100 Backyard Ultra Summer

  • 4.17 miles trail running
  • Sat 27 Jun
  • £78-£128
Beverley, East Yorkshire, UK

Hardwolds 40

  • 47 miles trail running
  • Sun 28 Jun
  • £26
Morpeth, Northumberland, UK

Trail Blazer Costal Edition 10K

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sun 28 Jun
  • £68-£140
Bideford, Devon, UK

The Lundy Island Race

  • 13.5 miles trail running
  • Wed 1 Jul
  • £16
Hindhead, Surrey, UK

Devils Punchbowl 10K

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sat 4 - Sun 5 Jul
  • £49-£199
Bakewell, Derbyshire, UK

Peak District Ultra Challenge

  • Ultra run 3
  • 100K ultra run 2
  • Trail run 2
  • Sat 4 Jul
  • £70-£72
Fort Augustus, Highland, UK

Great Glen Ultra Marathon 42

  • 42 miles trail running + 6000 ft ascent
  • Sat 4 Jul
  • £118-£120
Fort William, Highland, UK

Great Glen Ultra Marathon

  • 72 miles trail running + 8500 ft ascent
  • Sun 5 Jul
  • £30-£32
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK

Chiltern Ridge Half Marathon

  • 21.3 km trail running + 526 m ascent
  • Tue 7 Jul
  • £16
Godalming, Surrey, UK

Thursley Common 10K

  • 10 km trail running
  • Fri 10 Jul
  • £33.30-£39
Coventry, Warwickshire, UK

Swan Challenge

  • 6 hrs trail running
  • Fri 10 Jul
  • £15.30-£19
Coventry, Warwickshire, UK

Summer 10K

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sun 12 Jul
  • £65-£67
Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK

Eight Stations Ultra

  • 30 miles trail running + 3322 ft 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 5 Sep
  • £35-£37
Skipton, North Yorkshire, UK

Malham Trail Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles trail running
  • Sat 5 Sep
  • £45
Swanage, Dorset, UK

Jurassic Coast Ultra Run

  • 30 miles trail running
  • Sat 5 Sep
  • £25-£27
Skipton, North Yorkshire, UK

Malham 10K

  • 10 km trail running

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