How far is the Derbyshire Dales Trail Run?

The Derbyshire Dales Trail Run offers 3 distances: 21.5k Half Marathon (13.4 miles), 15k Medium Route (9.3 miles), 10.1k Short Route (6.3 miles).

How much climbing is in the Derbyshire Dales Trail Run?

The 21.5k Half Marathon has 366 m of ascent. The 15k Medium Route has 291 m of ascent. The 10.1k Short Route has 172 m of ascent.

How hard is the Derbyshire Dales Trail Run?

21.5k Half Marathon: Hard. 15k Medium Route: Moderate. TRP grades come from distance and climb measured off the course file, not from the organiser. The 10.1k Short Route isn't graded yet.

Is the Derbyshire Dales Trail Run course marked?

Yes, the course is marked. Navigation skills are not required.

Can I download the Derbyshire Dales Trail Run route?

Yes. The GPX for each distance is free to download here, with no sign-up, the same as every route on Trail Running Planet.

When is the next Derbyshire Dales Trail Run?

Sun, 12 Sept 2027, 08:45. Not open yet.

UK Running Events Derbyshire Dales Trail Run

Bakewell Showground, BakewellSun, 12 Sept 2027

Bakewell to Chatsworth and Edensor via the Monsal Trail, Peak District

Distance	Ascent	Per km
21.5k Half Marathon	366 m	17 m
15k Medium Route	291 m	19 m
10.1k Short Route	172 m	17 m

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HARD

TRP grade · E3

starts 08:45

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What you’re in for

Starting from Bakewell Showground, the route picks up the Monsal Trail and follows the River Derwent with Chatsworth House in view, passing through the estate village of Edensor. After a fast descent, a short climb into Manners Wood leads to the run back to the finish. Expect a mix of old railway trackbed, parkland, field paths and woodland. The half has 400m of climb, the 15k 306m and the 10.1k 172m. Waves start at 8:45, 9:00 and 9:15 with a 1pm cut-off. Park in the public car parks beside the showground. No dogs.

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Train for it: routes near the start

Routes starting within 20 km of Bakewell Showground, Bakewell, nearest first. Each one has a free GPX file and a TRP grade, so you can rehearse the ground before race day.

HARD

Burbage, Stanage Edge and Higger Tor from Grindleford

24.0km · 711m climb · Loop · 11km away

You can get here by train and step off the platform onto the route. Four of the best gritstone edges in the country in one loop, with Higger Tor and Carl Wark saved for 19km in when your legs are already talking.

VERY HARD

White Peak Six Dales Loop

42.5km · 442m climb · Loop · 11km away

You connect a whole run of limestone dales in one loop, swapping the gritstone moors of the Dark Peak for clear rivers, green valleys and dry-stone-walled plateau.

VERY HARD

The Grand Edale Circular

28.7km · 1,344m climb · Loop · 16km away

The full Peak District experience — deep peat bog, gritstone edges, and those big Kinder views. Earn the ridge on the way back in.

HARD

Stanage Edge and Robin Hood's Cave from Ecclesall Woods

24.6km · 568m climb · Loop · 17km away

A genuine city-to-gritstone-and-back run. You leave a suburban car park, touch the Stanage trig and Stanedge Pole, and come home through the Porter Valley without ever getting in a car.

MODERATE

Win Hill and Ladybower Loop

13.1km · 282m climb · Loop · 17km away

Win Hill's summit is a bare gritstone knuckle with one of the widest views in the Dark Peak - Kinder, the Derwent moors and the whole Hope Valley at once - for a climb you can fit into a morning.

VERY HARD

Edale Skyline

29.5km · 861m climb · Loop · 18km away

You spend almost the whole loop on the skyline itself, linking gritstone edges and summits with the Edale valley dropping away below you the entire way round.

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How to enter

Sun, 12 Sept 2027 · Not open yet · £34.5–£44.5

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Common questions

: The Derbyshire Dales Trail Run offers 3 distances: 21.5k Half Marathon (13.4 miles), 15k Medium Route (9.3 miles), 10.1k Short Route (6.3 miles).
: The 21.5k Half Marathon has 366 m of ascent. The 15k Medium Route has 291 m of ascent. The 10.1k Short Route has 172 m of ascent.
: 21.5k Half Marathon: Hard. 15k Medium Route: Moderate. TRP grades come from distance and climb measured off the course file, not from the organiser. The 10.1k Short Route isn't graded yet.
: Yes, the course is marked. Navigation skills are not required.
: We don't hold a compulsory kit list for the Derbyshire Dales Trail Run. UK Running Events confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.
: We don't hold published time limits for the Derbyshire Dales Trail Run. If UK Running Events set cut-offs, they'll be in the race information.
: We don't hold a checkpoint list for the Derbyshire Dales Trail Run. What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the UK Running Events race information rather than turning up expecting food.
: Yes. The GPX for each distance is free to download here, with no sign-up, the same as every route on Trail Running Planet.
: Sun, 12 Sept 2027, 08:45. Not open yet.