Trail races in May 2027
Graded and mapped the same way as our routes.
53 races
May 2027
53 races1
May
2027
Ultra X Scotland
Inverness, Highland · Ultra X
Seven race options on the Loch Ness trails, out of Inverness.
Entries open
1
May
2027
Pennine Barrier Ultra 50
Malham, North Yorkshire · GB Ultras
Fifty hard Dales miles out of Malham.
EXPERT
Entries open
1
May
2027
Fife Pilgrim Way Ultra
North Queensferry (Doubletree Hilton) · Blast Running
90K ultra on the Fife Pilgrim Way, North Queensferry to St Andrews
Not open yet
£135
1
May
2027
Isle of Wight Challenge
Chale Basecamp, Isle of Wight · Ultra Challenge
The whole Isle of Wight coastal path in one go, a hundred and six kilometres, or half or a quarter of it.
Entries open
1
May
2027
Malvern Hills Ultra
Abberley Village Hall, Clows Top Rd, Abberley, Worcester, WR6 6AZ · Ultra Running Ltd
Point-to-point ultra on the Worcestershire Way over the Malvern Hills, 23 to 47 miles
Not open yet
1
May
2027
Esk Valley Epic
Glaisdale, North Yorkshire · Charm Bracelet Trail Events
Thirty-six miles round the Esk Valley from Glaisdale.
VERY HARD
Entries open
1
May
2027
The Maverick Exmoor X-Trail
Lynton, Devon · Maverick Race
Caffyns Farm and the Exmoor coast — 2,774m on the 56k.
HARD TO EXPERT
Entries open
1
May
2027
Thames Path 100
Richmond upon Thames, London · Centurion Running
Richmond to Oxford beside the river. The flattest hundred in Britain.
EXPERT
Entries open
1
May
2027
Calderdale Way Ultra
Heptonstall Bowling Club, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge · She Strides Events
30 or 50 miles on the Calderdale Way, starting and finishing in Heptonstall
EXPERT
Not open yet
£55–£65
1
May
2027
Staveley Trails
Staveley, Cumbria · Lakeland Trails
Kentmere from Staveley Recreation Ground, with a 5K for everyone else.
HARD
Not open yet
2
May
2027
Rothwell Cakeathon
Skelton Lake Services, M1 junction 45, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
Five-mile loops of Rothwell Country Park from Skelton Lake services, woodland, riverside and grass with one climb for the view of Leeds, and cake at the end. Five to twenty-six miles.
Entries open
£28–£43
2
May
2027
Three Forts Challenge
Lancing Manor Leisure Centre, Manor Road, Lancing · Three Forts Challenge
Hilly South Downs marathon, half and 5-miler past Cissbury and Chanctonbury
Not open yet
£20–£49
5
May
2027
Gibside National Trust Wild Trail Runs
Gibside National Trust, Gateshead · Wild Deer Events
Five or ten kilometres in the Gibside estate above the Derwent valley.
MODERATE
Not open yet
8
May
2027
CTS Exmoor
Martinhoe, Devon · Endurancelife
Martinhoe, and the steepest climbing in the series.
HARD TO EXPERT
Entries open
8
May
2027
Woody's Rotary Bala Challenge
Penllyn Leisure Centre, Pensarn Road, Bala · Bala & Penllyn Rotary Club
Twenty miles with four thousand feet of climb round Llyn Tegid and the Aran ridge from Bala, or fourteen with two and a half thousand, or eight with the steam train back from Llanuwchllyn. Ten hours, 350 places, GPX files published.
Entries open
£15–£25
8
May
2027
Pennine 39
Alston YHA, Alston, Cumbria · NAV4 Adventure
The best of the Pennine Way, Bowlees to Alston over Cross Fell.
Entries open
8
May
2027
The Lap (Clockwise)
Finsthwaite Hall, Cumbria · The Lap
The same seventy-five kilometres of Windermere from Finsthwaite Hall, the other way round.
Event full
8
May
2027
Radyr Trail Races
Cardiff Harlequins RFC, Diamond Ground, Forest Farm Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff · Ridge Runners
Half and marathon from Radyr over the Garth and Castell Coch woods
HARD TO VERY HARD
Not open yet
£40–£50
8
May
2027
Collingbourne Races
Crawlboys Farm, Ludgershall · AND-OVER Trail Events
All off-road half marathon and 10km through Collingbourne Woods
Not open yet
£30–£40
8
May
2027
Beyond Glasgow 55KM Ultra & 25KM Trail Runs
Glasgow Green, Glasgow · Wild Deer Events
From Glasgow Green out of the city on foot, twenty-five kilometres or fifty-five.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Not open yet
8
May
2027
Run Rabbit Trail Festival
Deene Park, Deene, Corby · Race Harborough
Weekend trail festival at Deene Park: 5x5k, evening 10k, half and 56.1k Quest
Not open yet
£25–£80
9
May
2027
Excalibur Trail Races (Summer)
Coed Moel Famau Car Park · Excalibur Trail Races
Hilly trail marathon, half and 10k on the Clwydian Range
Not open yet
£36–£46
9
May
2027
White Horse Trail Races
Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire · Hardmoors
The escarpment above Kilburn and the Sutton Bank edge.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Not open yet
9
May
2027
Shires and Spires
Naseby Village Hall, Haselbech Road, Naseby, Northampton · Go Beyond Events
Multi-terrain 35-mile ultra and marathon loop from Naseby, Northamptonshire
Not open yet
£45–£60
9
May
2027
Run Nottinghamshire Sherwood Pines 10K & Half Marathon
Sherwood Pines, Kings Clipstone · Run Nation
Undulating forest 10K and half marathon on wide trails in Sherwood Pines
Not open yet
£24–£30
15
May
2027
Jurassic Coast Challenge
Corfe Castle, Dorset · Ultra Challenge
A hundred kilometres of Jurassic Coast from Corfe Castle to Bridport, or fifty-nine or twenty-five of it.
Entries open
15
May
2027
Holy Trail Ultras
Nicholas Everitt Park, Oulton Broad, Suffolk · Boghopper Races
A marathon from Walberswick, fifty kilometres from Holton or fifty miles from Oulton Broad on Suffolk trails and coast, all finishing at Oulton Broad.
Entries open
15
May
2027
North Downs Way 50
Farnham, Surrey · Centurion Running
Farnham to Knockholt along the first half of the North Downs Way.
EXPERT
Entries open
15
May
2027
Ripon Stinger
Ripon, North Yorkshire · Punk Panther
Three distances out of the cathedral city, on field paths and river.
HARD TO VERY HARD
Entries open
15
May
2027
The Gwyn Matthews Rhondda Rollercoaster
Trehafod Community Village Hall, Rhondda · LDWA South Wales
Sixteen or twenty-six miles of the highs and lows of the Rhondda valleys from Trehafod, lung-bursting by their own description, twelve hours, 250 places.
Entries open
£20–£25
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