You don't need to fly to the Alps to find world-class trail running. England has mountain crossings, wild moorland, dramatic coastline and hidden islands — all within a few hours of your front door. The complete guide to the best UK trail running holidays and running weekends.
Read MoreThe Albanian Alps are one of Europe's last genuine frontiers for trail running. Empty trails through mountains most people have never heard of. Blue Eye swimming holes in ancient woodland. Smugglers' paths crossing international borders. Here's everything you need to know about trail running in Albania.
Read MoreYou've run the trails near home until you know every root and switchback by heart. This is the guide to the trail running vacations worth flying across the Atlantic for — 13 destinations across three continents, fully guided, all experience levels welcome.
Read MoreOver 90% of Pure Trails guests arrive alone. They don't know anyone in the group. Most were nervous before they booked. Almost all of them say it was the single best holiday decision they've ever made. Here's the honest truth about running holidays for singles.
Read MoreGran Canaria has been hiding in plain sight for decades. Volcanic peaks, desert canyons, a sacred summit at 1,813 metres and a cave restaurant carved into a canyon wall — and almost no trail runners know it exists. Pure Trails founder Charlie Knights on why that's about to change.
Read MoreOver 90% of Pure Trails guests travel solo. Not in spite of it — because of it. Seven years of watching strangers become trail families has taught me something: the people who stop waiting and just go always say it's the best decision they ever made. Here's why.
Read MorePure Trails founder Charlie Knights has been asked this question hundreds of times. Here's his honest answer — including who a guided trail running holiday is right for, what you're actually paying for, and what 500+ guests have taught him about what makes the experience worth it.
Read MoreWondering what a guided trail running holiday actually includes? Pure Trails guide Matt Rogers covers everything — from accommodation and meals to guiding, contingency planning and what a typical day on trail really looks like.
Read MoreI started Pure Trails in 2019. Four trips. All four filled. Then 2020 arrived — and with it, the hardest decision I've had to make as a founder.
Read MoreI want to tell you about the moment that changed everything. It didn't happen in a boardroom or on a motivational podcast. It happened on a trail in the Himalayas — and it took me years to act on it.
Read MoreThere is nowhere quite like the Amalfi Coast on foot — and almost nobody sees it this way. Trail guide Matt Rogers has guided this route many times. Here's his complete guide to running the Path of the Gods, from the trails themselves to what to expect day by day.
Read MoreNot sure if you're fit enough for a trail running holiday? Pure Trails founder Charlie Knights gives the honest answer — covering what trail running fitness actually means, how our trip grades work, and the simple two-question test that tells you if you're ready to book.
Read MoreHeading 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreGeorgia 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.
Read MoreMallorca 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.
Read MoreMade 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.
Read MoreEverything 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.
Read MoreOver 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.
Read MoreFrom 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.
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