Trail running routes you can actually use
Every route is mapped, graded and described honestly — and each one tells you who checked it, so you know exactly what you're in for before you go.
Free GPX on every route · Honest TRP Grade · No account needed
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Routes to explore
Start from a town
Every route within 15 km of the town, nearest first. Pick where you can park or get off the train.
Races coming up
Full calendar →424 UK trail races. Graded from the course file where we have one, with runner reviews and what people wore on the day.
20
Sept
2026
Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Knaresborough
Knaresborough · It's Grim Up North Running
A ten-k-ish or two laps of it for a half around Knaresborough on a Sunday morning. Pay online or turn up on the day.
Entries open
£29–£34
20
Sept
2026
Raby Castle Trail Runs
Raby Castle, Staindrop · Wild Deer Events
Five, ten or twenty-one kilometres in the deer park at Raby Castle.
Not open yet
25
Sept
2026
13 Valleys Ultra
Keswick, Cumbria · 13 Valleys Ultra
A full circumnavigation of the Lake District from Keswick, out and back through every valley.
Event full
26
Sept
2026
7 Valleys Ultra
Waterhead, Ambleside, Cumbria · 13 Valleys Ultra
Waterhead to Keswick the long way, over High Street and through the central fells.
Event full
26
Sept
2026
Cheshire Ring Ultra 100
Salford Quays, Greater Manchester · GB Ultras
A hundred canal miles round the Cheshire Ring. Barely a hill.
EXPERT
Entries open
26
Sept
2026
Sea to Summit Yr Wyddfa
Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd · Rat Race
Forty-seven kilometres from the gates of Caernarfon Castle to the summit of Yr Wyddfa.
Event full
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Run wild in the National Parks
The UK's wildest running — mapped, graded and written up honestly.
Yorkshire Dales
Limestone pavements, green lanes and open moor: the Yorkshire Dales is some of England's most runnable trail country, from gentle valley loops to the full Three Peaks.
Lake District
The biggest fell running country in England: steep climbs, long runnable ridges and flat lake laps for the easy days, from Catbells to the Bob Graham legs.
Peak District
Gritstone edges and peat moor in the Dark Peak, limestone dales in the White, and a railway line running straight through the middle of it all.
From the journal
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10 of the Best Trail Running Routes Near Ilkley
Ten trail runs from Ilkley, 7.7km to 35.1km, all with free GPX — from a bluebell wood loop to the 35km Ilkley Skyline.
Best Trail Runs From Grassington: 10 Routes in Wharfedale
Ten trail running routes from Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales, from a 6.8km reservoir circuit to a 97.9km ultra. Free GPX on every one.
Best Trail Running Poles for Ultras and Steep Routes
Compare practical options for best trail running poles for ultras and steep routes. Honest UK trail-running advice, clear drawbacks and Amazon availability
No bad surprises
You know who checked it
Every route says how it was checked — run by us, run by a contributor, or checked from the GPX file — and when. No route pretends to be more than it is.
Honest, both ways
We never undersell a brutal climb or dress an easy route up as an adventure. If we say it's runnable, it is.
Everything you'd ask a mate
Where to park, where the water is, where the climbs bite, where to bail if the weather turns.
The TRP Grade, in ten seconds
Two scores: Effort (E1–E5, distance + climb) and Terrain (T1–T5, what's underfoot). The higher one sets the label. A flat 40km towpath and a technical 8km fell route are hard in different ways — one number can't tell the truth about both.
A gentle introduction. If you run at all, you can do this.
A solid run. Comfortable for anyone running weekly.
A proper outing. Bring food and water.
A big day. Fitness and planning required.
Means something when we say it. Mountain experience essential.