We founded Pure Trails with one ambition: to bring small groups of like-minded people together around a common passion — a love for trails, travel, friendship and adventure. Everything we do flows from that idea.
The idea for Pure Trails was first conceived about ten years ago, when Charlie — our founder — was running along a glacial river deep in the Himalayas. Along the shoreline, he watched as locals washed their clothes in the mountain water. The smell of burning juniper drifted across from a nearby monastery. Ice-cold wind blew up from the valleys below. Towering mountains surrounded him on every side.
In that moment, something crystallised. Trail running and adventure travel were not as widespread as they are today — but why shouldn't they be? The idea of bringing small groups of like-minded people together to share these extraordinary moments, to embark on a journey rather than a race, with real culture woven throughout — it sounded like a dream worth chasing.
So it began.
Over the years, our Pure Trails community has continued to grow — and it gives us immense pleasure every time a group of strangers becomes a family, with friendships forged on trails that neither group could have imagined running before they arrived.
We've been lucky enough to run glacial valleys in Nepal, sail between islands in the Lofoten archipelago, trace ancient paths along the Amalfi Coast, and explore mountain villages in Albania that few outsiders ever see. And we're just getting started.
Here's to making moments, sharing trails, and forging friendships as we journey together.
Browse the full 2026 trip schedule, meet the team behind the adventures, or book a free 10-minute call with Charlie to talk it through.
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