Acorn Trails
ACORN Pollok Park Trail Races
10 May 2026
Closing Date: 04 May 2026
Charity
All profits for the race entries will be donated to Bike For Good
Why Bike For Good? This charity was chosen by Alan Jones. Alan took some sensational footage of our South by Five series for 2025/26. The videos can be seen on our YouTube channel here.
To reward his talent, dedication and time we asked him to select this year's PPTR charity.
The reaso...
ACORN Toota-Linn
12 Jun 2026
Closing Date: 09 Jun 2026
Toota-Linn
Way back in 2019, Alex and Michelle masterminded their first event, and fittingly it was in Linn Park. With support from an army of enthusiastic and noisy Glasgow South Road Runners, Toota-Linn made a brief appearance as race 2 in the Tour of Clydeside.
Since then a lot has changed. The Tour of Clydeside sadly disappeared from the calendar; a small rockfall in Linn Park has led to a prolonged closure of a path on the original route; and Acorn Trails has been born! A...
ACORN South By Five - Kings Park
01 Nov 2026
Closing Date: 31 Oct 2026
SOUTH BY FIVE
This sign-up is for ONE EVENT ONLY - not the full series.
Our signature series, South By Five returns.
Based on the iconic Glasgow race, The South Side Six, South By Five visits each of the six parks over a 12 week period. A 5km event is held in each park, with runners able to enter single events or the whole series.
5 of the 6 races must be completed to complete the series and become a "Fiver"!
The six parks are:
Kings Park – Sunda...
ACORN South By Five - Linn Park
15 Nov 2026
Closing Date: 14 Nov 2026
SOUTH BY FIVE
This entry is for ONE EVENT ONLY - not the full series.
Our signature series, South By Five returns.
Based on the iconic Glasgow race, The South Side Six, South By Five visits each of the six parks over a 12 week period. A 5km event is held in each park, with runners able to enter single events or the whole series.
5 of the 6 races must be completed to complete the series and become a "Fiver"!
The six parks are:
Kings Park – Sunday ...
ACORN South By Five - Rouken Glen
29 Nov 2026
Closing Date: 28 Nov 2026
SOUTH BY FIVE
This entry is for ONE EVENT ONLY - not the full series.
Our signature series, South By Five returns.
Based on the iconic Glasgow race, The South Side Six, South By Five visits each of the six parks over a 12 week period. A 5km event is held in each park, with runners able to enter single events or the whole series.
5 of the 6 races must be completed to complete the series and become a "Fiver"!
The six parks are:
Kings Park – Sunday ...
ACORN South By Five - Pollok Park
13 Dec 2026
Closing Date: 12 Dec 2026
SOUTH BY FIVE
This entry is for ONE EVENT ONLY - not the full series.
Our signature series, South By Five returns.
Based on the iconic Glasgow race, The South Side Six, South By Five visits each of the six parks over a 12 week period. A 5km event is held in each park, with runners able to enter single events or the whole series.
5 of the 6 races must be completed to complete the series and become a "Fiver"!
The six parks are:
Kings Park – Sunday ...
ACORN South By Five - Bellahouston Park
03 Jan 2027
Closing Date: 02 Jan 2027
SOUTH BY FIVE
This entry is for ONE EVENT ONLY - not the full series.
Our signature series, South By Five returns
Based on the iconic Glasgow race, The South Side Six, South By Five visits each of the six parks over a 12 week period. A 5km event is held in each park, with runners able to enter single events or the whole series.
5 of the 6 races must be completed to complete the series and become a "Fiver"!
The six parks are:
Kings Park – Sunday 1...
ACORN South By Five 26/27 - Full series
17 Jan 2027
Closing Date: 15 Oct 2026
SOUTH BY FIVE
Our signature series, South By Five returns for 2026/27
Based on the iconic Glasgow race, The South Side Six, South By Five visits each of the six parks over a 12 week period. A 5km event is held in each park, with runners able to enter single events or the whole series.
5 of the 6 races must be completed to complete the series and become a "Fiver"!
The six parks are:
Kings Park – Sunday 1st November
Linn Park – Sunday 15th No...
ACORN South By Five - Queens Park
17 Jan 2027
Closing Date: 16 Jan 2027
SOUTH BY FIVE
This sign up is for ONE EVENT ONLY - not the full series.
Our signature series, South By Five returns.
Based on the iconic Glasgow race, The South Side Six, South By Five visits each of the six parks over a 12 week period. A 5km event is held in each park, with runners able to enter single events or the whole series.
5 of the 6 races must be completed to complete the series and become a "Fiver"!
The six parks are:
Kings Park – Sunda...