The UK's Best Trail Running Routes

Every route on this site has been run, mapped and described honestly — so you know exactly what you're in for.

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38
routes
672 km
mapped
22
regions

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No bad surprises

The promise

Run before published

Every route is run, mapped and verified before it goes live — and dated, so you know how fresh the information is.

The grade

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.

The detail

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.

EASY

A gentle introduction. If you run at all, you can do this.

MODERATE

A solid run. Comfortable for anyone running weekly.

HARD

A proper outing. Bring food and water.

VERY HARD

A big day. Fitness and planning required.

EXPERT

Means something when we say it. Mountain experience essential.

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