Heading out on a guided trail running holiday? Here's exactly what to pack — from trail shoes to layers — so you arrive prepared and ready to run.

The trail running holiday market has never been bigger — or noisier. Everyone has a list. Most of them are the same list. This is ours: five destinations we'd book ourselves in 2026, with an honest account of what makes each one special and what to look for before you part with your money.

Georgia is the trip that surprises people most. They arrive not quite knowing what to expect and leave talking about it for months. Here's everything you need to know about trail running in the Caucasus Mountains of Svaneti.

Mallorca isn't our most remote destination. It isn't our highest altitude. But there's something about running the Serra de Tramuntana with the Mediterranean glittering below you that gets people every single time.

Made the switch from road to trail? Pure Trails guide Matt Rogers shares an 8-week training plan built specifically for road runners preparing for their first trail running holiday — covering the five things that catch people out every time, which trips suit first-timers, and what to expect when you arrive.

Everything you need to know to start trail running — from your first steps off-road to your first mountain adventure. Trail shoes, technique, an 8-week training plan and the most common mistakes beginners make. Written by Pure Trails guide Roxy Dukes.

Over 90% of Pure Trails guests travel solo — and almost all of them say it was the best decision they made. Here's everything you need to know about solo trail running holidays, from what to expect on arrival to which trips bond groups fastest. Strangers become trail family. Every time.

From the Serra de Tramuntana to the Accursed Mountains of Albania — seven extraordinary European trail running destinations for 2026, with honest advice on who each one is right for and what to expect on the trail.

It’s the best kind of nervous energy. You’re eyeing that epic trip—maybe it’s tracing the Path of the Gods along the Amalfi Coast, or maybe it’s the truly wild trails of Manaslu. Your heart says absolutely, yes!

But then that little, anxious voice pipes up: I have to do this alone?