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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

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 5 Sep
  • £25-£27
Skipton, North Yorkshire

Malham 10K

  • 10 km trail running
  • Thu 10 - Sun 13 Sep
  • £200-£1,200
London

Run2Paris

  • 4 days multi terrain running
  • Sat 19 Sep
  • £45-£50
Buxton, Derbyshire

The High Peak 40 Challenge

  • 40 miles trail running
  • Sat 19 - Sun 20 Sep
  • £60
Kidderminster, Worcestershire

Lone Wolf Birmingham

  • 24 hrs trail running
  • Sat 26 Sep
  • £42
Bishops Castle, Shropshire

BC Marathon

  • 26.2 miles trail running
  • Sat 26 Sep
  • £96.60
Berkeley, Gloucestershire

The Berkeley Marathons

  • 26.2 miles trail running
  • Sun 27 Sep
  • £27
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Rising Sun Country Park 10K Trail Run

  • 10 km road running
  • Sun 27 Sep
  • £34-£36
Coleford, Gloucestershire

The Forest of Dean Autumn Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles multi terrain running + 800 ft ascent
  • Sat 3 Oct
  • £95
Wadebridge, Cornwall

Cornwall's Backyard Ultra

  • 4.17 miles multi terrain running
  • Sat 3 Oct
  • £44-£46
Lewes, East Sussex

Dark Downs Half Marathon

  • 13.8 miles trail running + 1686 ft ascent
  • Sat 10 Oct
  • £23-£29
Dronfield, Derbyshire

The Drone Valley Trail Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles trail running
  • Sat 10 - Sun 11 Oct
  • £60
Exeter, Devon

Lone Wolf South West

  • 24 hrs trail running
  • Sun 11 Oct
  • £18.50
Bishops Castle, Shropshire

BC Autumn 10K

  • 10 km trail running
  • Thu 29 Oct
  • £19.50-£25.50
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Cattle Creepy 10K

  • 10 km trail running + 205 ft ascent
  • Sat 31 Oct
  • £73-£75
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire

Chiltern Ridge Winter 50K

  • 50 km trail running + 800 m ascent
  • Sun 1 Nov
  • £18.50-£20
Saint Helens, Merseyside

Strider Trail 5

  • 5 miles trail running
  • Sat 7 Nov
  • £68
Grantown-on-Spey, Highland

The Dava Way 50K

  • 50 km trail running
  • Fri 13 - Sun 15 Nov
  • £209-£269
Tring, Hertfordshire

The Druids Challenge

  • 3 days trail running
  • Sat 14 Nov
  • £62-£64
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

Winter Wirral Ultra

  • 36 miles trail running
  • Sun 22 Nov
  • £9.20-£11.40
Accrington, Lancashire

Kings Highway Tough 15K Trail Race

  • 15 km trail running
  • Sat 5 Dec
  • £220-£222
Alnwick, Northumberland

Cheviot Goat Ultra

  • 59 miles trail running
  • Sat 5 - Sun 6 Dec
  • £183-£185
Lewes, East Sussex

Winter On The Downs 100 Miles

  • 100 miles trail running
  • Sat 5 - Sun 6 Dec
  • £110-£112
Lewes, East Sussex

Winter On The Downs 55 Miles

  • 55 miles trail running
  • Sun 10 Jan 2027
  • £27
Ashington, Northumberland

Ashington 10K Trail Run

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sun 7 Feb 2027
  • £33
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland

Bay2Bay Coastal Run

  • 10 miles trail running

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