Welcome to Acorn Trails
Acorn Trails bring you all the best in trail running around Glasgow, South West Scotland and beyond.
Events
Acorn Trails have events from Mugdock to Mull of Galloway!
The acclaimed South By Five series is not to be missed during the winter months, whilst the spring and summer are packed with trail events in Glasgow’s south side parks.
Early autumn leads us down to Galloway for the awesome Mull of Galloway events including the scenic Sandhead10, before heading back north to Mugdock Park for the classic Duncan Macfarlane Race. Will we see you at the Dunky?
Check out the Events section for more details on our calendar of races.
Guided Trails Runs
Alex and other experienced trail runners will lead regular runs in the dirt for all levels from newbie to the trails, to the experienced mud-hoggers
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Latest from the Blog
Castlemilk Trail Race 2025 brief
What is it? Castlemilk Trail Race is an approximate 10k trail race. There’s a bit of guess work with trail distances, trees interfere with the GPS etc, hence a rough distance. It’s pretty close! It’s our trailiest trail race! A little bit more technical in places than our other events, it will keep you on your toes. Plenty of mud, plenty of elevation, plenty of fun. Obviously an Acorn Trails event. Where? The start and […]
The Battle of Langside – Sx5 – Queens Park
The Battle of Langside Queens Park, the finale. South By Five once again comes to a close. But not before another new route and exploration of the heart of Glasgow’s south side, Queens Park. Named for Mary, Queen of Scots, her opponent at the Battle of Langside, Earl Moray, lined up on Langside Hill, while her forces aligned opposite on what is now Mount Florida train station/Langside College. Langside Hill now forms the central point […]
True Grit
South By Five – Bellahouston Park falls in early January. Always going to be a cold one in Scotland. In the 23/24 series, the race was postponed due to a severe freeze, despite Michelle and I gritting parts of the course the night before. Fast forward 12 months and we were back in a similar position. With planned Saturday parkruns and other events in the city over the weekend falling by the wayside as early […]