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Beginner-friendly Trail runs

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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
  • Sun 28 Jun
  • £64
Farnham, Hampshire

Hangers Way 50K

  • 50 km trail running
  • Sun 28 Jun
  • £12-£18
Royston, Hertfordshire

Royston in Blue

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

The Lundy Island Race

  • 13.5 miles trail running
  • Wed 1 Jul
  • £12
Edinburgh

Sundowner 5K Series - Race 2

  • 5 km trail running
  • Sat 4 Jul
  • £70-£72
Fort Augustus, Highland

Great Glen Ultra Marathon 42

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

Great Glen Ultra Marathon

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

Chiltern Ridge Half Marathon

  • 21.3 km trail running + 526 m ascent
  • Tue 7 Jul
  • £18-£20
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Holme Pierrepont Grand Prix Series - Rushcliffe 4 Miles

  • 4 miles trail running
  • Wed 8 Jul
  • £10-£12
Oldham, Greater Manchester

The Royton Trail

  • 6.4 miles trail running
  • Wed 8 Jul
  • £18-£20
Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset

Brean Banger

  • 10.5 km multi terrain running
  • Fri 10 Jul
  • £15
Bristol, Somerset

The Great Western Runners Towpath Series - Race 3

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sat 11 Jul
  • £23
Tring, Hertfordshire

Chilterns Summer 10K

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sat 11 Jul
  • $115-$135
USA

Waugoshance Trail Run - Marathon

  • 25 miles trail running
  • Sun 12 Jul
  • £65-£67
Whitby, North Yorkshire

Eight Stations Ultra

  • 30 miles trail running + 3322 ft ascent
  • Thu 16 Jul
  • £8-£10
Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Howesy’s Harriers’ Hat-Trick - Cawthorne Canter

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

Rab Helvellyn Sky Ultra

  • 57 km trail running + 3700 m ascent
  • Sat 18 Jul
  • £110-£120
Penrith, Cumbria

St Sunday Sky Race

  • 29 km fell running
  • Sat 18 Jul
  • €50
Ireland

Brandon Bay Run - Half Marathon

  • 21.1 km trail running
  • Sat 18 Jul
  • €40-€60
Italy

Stralivigno Half Marathon

  • 21 km trail running
  • Sun 19 Jul
  • £29.99
Clarbeston Road, Pembrokeshire

RTT Llys Y Fran Trail 10K

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sat 25 Jul
  • £175
Bishops Castle, Shropshire

Runningmonk's Rollin' 100

  • 100 miles trail running
  • Sat 25 Jul
  • $135-$155
USA

Grand Island - Marathon

  • 27 miles trail running
  • Sat 25 Jul
  • €65
Ireland

Run Kilkee Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles trail running
  • Sat 1 Aug
  • £125
Perth, Perth and Kinross

The River Tay Way Ultra | Scotland's Only Female Only Ultra

  • 75 km multi terrain running
  • Sat 1 Aug
  • £57-£59
Hope Valley, Derbyshire

Esk Valley Way Ultra

  • 36 miles trail running

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