EXPLORE THE LOVE TRAILS
2024 LINE-UP

Run with world class athlete Lucy Bartholomew and immerse yourself with insights and stories along the way. 

Lucy will also be hosting a Q&A as part of the run so come prepared to ask the question that you've always wanted to know the answer to.

Midnight Runners are an ever-growing crew of athletes of all ages and nationalities from different disciplines and backgrounds, united by a passion for meeting new people, taking on new challenges and keeping fit. 

Join Midnight Runners at Love Trails for two unique running experiences, both fusing music, fun and trail running like no other!

Friday: Keep your ear to the ground and eyes pealed for posters. There's something going down, but only those in the know will find out!

Saturday: The ultimate Midnight Runners experience. Directly after the Beer Mile Relay, look out for the gathering crowd, it's time for the famous Midnight Runners Bootcamp Trail Run at Love Trails. Let's go!

Run to Film Night with world renowned athlete and film-maker Billy Yang. 

Immerse yourself into his insights and stories as you hit the trails for a 7K route before heading back for a specially curated Film Festival by Billy.

You'll have the opportunity to get interactive on the run. Capture content on your phone and tag @lovetrailsfestival and #billyyangrunexp to be in for the chance to win some epic prizes.

Friday Night Lights are bringing their trademark combination of running, music, and an unforgettable experience to Love Trails.

Don't get it twisted. It's not a race. Friday Night Lights is not a club. They're not training or coaching.

They're just running. For fun. Don't mistake that vibe.

London's healthiest and only guilt free night out with running 5-10K's through the London nights with Friday Night Light Vibe Merchants...

Bringing music, energy, and atmosphere to the City's streets and parks on Friday nights.

Get your shoes laced up, get yourself down and become part of the most electrifying running community with an extraordinary fusion of running, music, and celebration!

Seasoned runner, music enthusiast, or simply seeking an alternative way to socialise, get to Friday Night Lights and experience Gower in a truly unique way!

Run with world class athlete Ryan Sandes and immerse yourself into his insights and stories along the trails. 

Share a coffee with Ryan [his favourite post run drink!] back at The Falcon Fox & Hare where we're hosting a Q&A, so come prepared with the questions that you've always wanted to know the answer to.

An immersive guided trail run featuring a number of stops along the way for group movement puzzles, locomotion, breathwork, play and connection with the movement project, David Kam & Tina Afiyan-Breiova.

Run and move like you've never done before.

The Movement Project was co-founded by Matt Bagwell & Neil Frankel. They run events to move body and mind across the UK and share research through their blogs. 

Neil is an accidental Ultra-Marathon runner, a certified L2 MovNat Trainer and runs movement sessions for the curious, inquisitive & playful. 

Matt is an endurance athlete, a Master Oxygen Advantage Breathwork Instructor & transformational coach on a mission to shine a light on human potential. 

The Movement Project is a mission to explore what's possible and how we connect to ourselves, the environment that we inhabit and the people around us. Dive in with us.

Join Simon James, an International Mountain Leader, mountain running guide and all round trail running addict, and the Run the Wild team for a session on run uphill and downhill technique.

Perfect for those looking to level up their trail running technique!

Drift into Friday as Cherise takes you on a mellow journey through Yoga and the sonic soulful sounds of her live band back on the mainstage neatly wrapping around a calming 4km run around the festival site accompanied by the latest hot tunes carefully curated by Cherise. 

If you like your Friday runs chilled with the backdrop of achingly beautiful soul and honey-soaked vocals, let Cherise provide the good times.

Run with world class athlete Hillary Allen and immerse yourself into her world of awe and wonder on the trails. 

Hillary will be encouraging us all to soak up all that nature has to offer us and you might just find yourself on a scavenger hunt too! 

Weave your way back to the Falcon Fox & Hare where Hillary will be hosting a Q&A session to round off the morning. 

Come prepared to ask the question that you've always wanted to know the answer to.

Join the Mafia Moves 5km Run, where running meets socialising with style. 

Set your tempo to the beat, chat with fellow runners, and groove to the music along the scenic route around the Gower Peninsula. 

It's not just a run; it's a vibe-filled experience of camaraderie and enjoyment. 

Lace up and let's hit the trails! 

Balance is a community based around creating shared experiences through the powerful synergy of wellbeing, music and art events. 

Through the curation of unique experiences we aim to connect likeminded individuals. Connection with others forms the foundation of the Balance philosophy and every experience we create is based upon ensuring connections can be made. 

Alongside this Balance provides wellbeing and performance support to artists and creatives, helping them ‘find their balance’. 

Join Balance as they showcase their unique ‘Breathe - move - listen’ run experience. A journey spanning guided breath work and integrated movement into a connected and ‘centred’ picturesque trail run finishing with a musical experience from one of their favourite rising star duos in London’s underground electronic music scene Joey & OBS for a beautiful boogie in the valley

The Outrunners are a game-changing Run Crew from LDN supporting the whole community to move together. 

Immerse yourself in their world for 60 mins of moving and groving - once you've had a taste of what they do, you'll be in the crew for life!

Running to the sea from the Love Trails Festival site is the quintessential run to wild swim experience. There's nothing quite like it on a glorious summer's day.

Join expert sea dipper Ryan Stephens and breathwork facilitators/Yogis Errin Briscoe (Friday) and Jess Symondson (Saturday) for this powerful combination of a Pre-Run Warm up on the main stage before hitting the trails to Broughton Bay for Yoga, Breathwork and Coldwater Immersion.

You can either run, run/walk or walk to this session with us at a pace that suits you or follow the marked signs to Broughton Bay to make your own way there. 

Oli is a founding member of Friday night headliners Stornoway, who are all passionate about nature conservation, and work informally with a range of conservation trusts especially the Woodland Trust, Wetlands & Wildfowl Trust, and RSPB. 

Beyond music, Oli volunteers widely in nature conservation activities with numerous trusts & charities. He is also is a certified mental health first aider (since 2019), as well as an endurance athlete in running, cycling, and swimming. He is currently training to swim the Solent.

We know you all love running, but have you tried #TrailDance? Oli will be leading a session combining his love of music, running, nature and wellbeing. 

Come along to get your energy up with a 10km run combined with guided freestyle short dances inspired by Oli’s background in Zulu Maskandi music and appreciation of the great outdoors.

Running and raving; Two of the most joyous forms of movement and the ultimate Love Trails combination.

Join DJ, producer and avid runner, Theo Kottis, for a run and rave-up on Saturday afternoon, ahead of his headline set later that night.

You'll be running to a specially curated playlist from Theo (we've heard it, it's banging), finishing up with a DJ set down on Rhythm & Trails, in an all-new valley location.

Join Simon James, an International Mountain Leader, mountain running guide and all round trail running addict, and the Run the Wild team for a trail running for beginners session.

Perfect for those dipping their toe in the wonderful world of trail running for the first time.

A unique meditative guided run to deeply connect with ourselves and the environment we move through with Tina Afiyan-Breiova, David Kam, Cameron James & Neil Frankel.

A mass meditation to open and close with a sprinkling of guided mindful moments along the route that will inspire you to see the world differently.

Alpine Run Project is an initiative set up by elite athlete John McAvoy and design by Youth Beyond Borders.

It’s a new wellness movement fuelled by an empowering youth community who advocate for the impact running in nature can have on their wellbeing. It develops their leadership capabilities as they make the transition into adulthood, broadening their horizons through introducing them to inspirational people and places.

Join Alpine Run Project for two runs over the festival weekend: 

Saturday: ARP athletes, Eleana Matos, Emilia Platt, Eesa Sayed and Melina Malungu will guide you on a short shake out run ahead of the Golden Trail Series Race. 

Sunday: Join the ARP team for a social trail run. Meet and connect with the young people who are on this transformational journey!

Think you’ve got what it takes to become a Beer Mile Relay World Champion? Then get a team together for this crazy, booze-fuelled 400-metre relay race (non-alcoholic beer is available, but you still have to deal with the bubbles!).

Compete against hundreds of worthy opponents in the Beer Mile Relay World Championships, taking place on Saturday afternoon at Love Trails 2024. 

Teams of four go head-to-head to see who can down a beer the quickest and complete a mile. 

One person from each team drinks a can of beer, and then runs 400m, then the next person goes, in a relay format. The first team to complete the mile wins. Sounds easy, right? It’s really not.

On the other hand, if you think you can chug 4 beers and do the entire mile by yourself, heat 6 is a solo heat, so fill your boots!

Sign up here, very limited slots available.

The signature Love Trails Pub Crawl Run is back! An absolute favourite for social runners, trail running explorers, and ale enthusiasts. Take in some classic Welsh Pubs in the local area: The Britannia in Llanmadoc, The Kings Head in Llangennith, The Bay Bistro at Rhossilli, and The King Arthur, found nestling under Cefn Bryn, the highest point on Gower Peninsula.

The distance depends on how many pubs you want to make it to.

Grab your mates, or make new one's and head out together to enjoy the most traditional and atmospheric pubs in the Gower Peninsula.

Run Grateful is a mindful movement collective that connects running and gratitude to inspire positive change, improve mental health and create deeper human connections.

Start your day at Love Trails Festival with Mark White and the Run Grateful crew. Invest in yourself, reset, look around and think of others. 

You will feel uplifted and inspired, we are certain it wont be your last grateful mile!

If you bought your pooch to Love Trails, this is a sure-fire way to give them the festival experience they deserve.

Steve Mullan will guide you and your dog through a canicross trail run. The run culminates in a talk about how you can get into Canicross and how to look after your dog.

If you love dogs but don't have one, feel free to jump in too!

City Hash House Harriers is the drinking club with a running problem! 

Join us for a unique trail running experience where you find the trail on the route. Try to avoid falling for any of the "tricks" laid by the Hare (trail setter) and you should be able to find the mid-run Drink Stop! 

We will end with a post-run "Circle" where we will laugh at all the silliness people got up to on the trail and cheers to our new hashers! 

Join GoodGym and The Green Runners for a feel good/do good run experience to Whiteford Sands where you'll join forces to clean the beach of any ocean rubbish that's washed ashore.