Trail

Club Trail runs are currently held on a monthly basis. The distance will typically be between 6 and 9 miles, at a steady inclusive pace.

There is an annual ‘Peak Trail Series’ that encourages runners to take part in a variety of events – an internal ‘club championship’

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Training Times

The club Trail runs are held each month with start locations all around the local area and sometimes further afield. The runs benefit from all the wonderful countryside we have on our doorstep and are almost all on trails and footpaths.

Full details of the runs each month are published in the ‘Closed’ Facebook Group called ‘Macclesfield Harriers Trail Group’ – search for Macclesfield Harriers, select the group and answer the membership questions to request approval. The Facebook group is for club members only.

The runs typically last 80-120 minutes and sometimes end at a local café. The groups are led by qualified leaders (LiRF)  and tend to be ‘small’ (often less than 10 runners) and inclusive with faster runners looping back to allow slower runners to keep up. We always start and finish with the group together!

Please wear off-road shoes and always carry appropriate clothing and food/drink for the weather and route conditions.

Note: Dogs are not permitted on club trail runs.

Contact the  Trail Section Leaders (see Contact list) if you have any questions about appropriate kit or are worried you won’t keep up (as long as you can manage a parkrun in under 30 minutes you should be fine!).

Upcoming Events

Event

2025 Rainow 5

May 7, 2025 6:30:pm
The annual Rainow 5 is back for 2025. Wednesday 7th May 2025. Background about the event can be found here… Rainow 5 Please collect your race number from registration in the…

Cross Discipline Challenge

The Cross Discipline Challenge exists in order to promote and celebrate participation in all of the disciplines that the club is active in and to encourage members to branch out and compete in areas outside of their normal preferred discipline and to support the club through volunteering.