The ultimate trail running experience
About us
Welcome to Edinburgh Trail Running, a passion project run by Anna. Growing up near the Pentland Hills, Anna's connection to the area drives her and the team to showcase the best of the Pentland Hills.
Anna is a keen hill runner with so much enthusiasm to share it with others. The Pentlands offer some amazing local routes. Edinburgh as a city is uniquely placed; it’s so close to the hills and yet many don’t consider it possible to see them while visiting. We believe in showing people just how doable it is!
Whether you want to meet like-minded runners, try trail running for the first time or maintain your training programme while you’re on an Edinburgh city break - we’ve got you covered.
We’ll route you a run and show you around
Tell us how far you’d like to go, what date you can do, and leave the rest up to us.
The Pentlands
The Pentland hills sit just outside of Edinburgh and ranges for around 20 miles in length. There are 14 named hills and 9 reservoirs in total, offering an expansive area to be explored.
Accessible by bus from the city centre, it is the perfect place to incorporate outdoor activities into your holiday in Edinburgh or day-to-day life.
The land in the Pentlands is publicly-owned land (such as Hillend, Bonaly, and Harlaw), as well as privately owned land used for farming and sports shooting.
The Regional Park covers an area of 10,000 hectares, with over 100km (62 miles) of waymarked paths. Approximately 600,000 people use in the park every year, with walking, cycling, horse riding and fishing just a few of the recreational activities.
There are a number of projects across the Pentlands that aim to preserve the nature, animals and footpaths across the area.
We love to champion and support this work which is why Edinburgh Trail Running donate 10% of all profits to the Pentland Hills Regional Park.
