2025's Blair Castle Trail Weekender will include the first edition of the Atholl Trail Half Marathon - do you fancy your chances at securing the inaugural title? The Weekender will take place 30 May to 1 June with the half marathon all set for 1 June.

Organisers tell us that the stunning route will take in a fantastic mix of forest, mountain scenes and winding river and will be a great addition to the already popular festival. A spokesperson said: "The 2025 event is our fifth edition and features a wider range of trail races and exciting edition of our evening talks, and range of live music on the Saturday evening as well as the first feature of the Atholl Trail Half Marathon!"

Staged within the grounds of the iconic Blair Castle on the Atholl Estate, the weekend of trail running has races from kids, 7K right up to the 60K 'Full Tilt Ultra'. All respective races start at the event village based in the grounds of Blair Castle which nestles at the base of the Cairngorm National Park.​

All running entries come with inclusive festival village access all weekend so no need to purchase an additional ticket for yourself - only for those who are not running. The festival has a diverse programme of yoga classes, outdoor cinema, live music and guided trail runs - it doesn't matter if you're running or not, all can get involved.

Plenty of positive comments from those who have attended previously, such as: "We've been to Blair Castle Trail Weekender from year one and can safely say it's the best weekend of trail running on the Scottish calendar."

Another runner agreed with those sentiments: "The atmosphere was amazing. We loved having the chance to camp and film on the Friday, and yoga to finish!"

If you'd like to know more, visit the Blair Castle Trail Weekender website.

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