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Pure 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.

Wondering 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.

I 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.

I 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.

There 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.

Not 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.

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.