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Great Owl Running Meanwood Holly Hustle

The Meanwood Institute, 94 Green Rd, Meanwood, LeedsSun, 15 Nov 2026

10.5km winter woodland trail race through Meanwood and the Hollies, Leeds

10.5 km

6.5 miles

200 m ascent

19 m per km

woodland

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The course

What you’re in for

A 10.5km trail race from the Meanwood Institute through Meanwood Park and the Hollies woodland, then along the Meanwood Valley Trail past the Seven Arches aqueduct and up to Adel Crag. It has about 200m of climbing on grass, rocky ground, footpaths and plenty of mud, with stiff short climbs and quick descents. In November the course is usually very muddy, so trail shoes are a good idea, and headphones are discouraged on the narrow technical paths. There is a short marshalled stretch of private road. The field is capped at 200, runners must be 18 or over, and soup is waiting at the finish. Bring your own water container. On-street parking in Meanwood is limited.

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Train for it: routes near the start

Routes starting within 20 km of The Meanwood Institute, 94 Green Rd, Meanwood, Leeds, nearest first. Each one has a free GPX file and a TRP grade, so you can rehearse the ground before race day.

MODERATE
Washburn Valley from Leathley
10.2km · 167m climb · Loop · 11km away
You get a quiet string of reservoirs and river woodland a stone's throw from Otley, with none of the crowds of the honeypot dales. It is the sort of route locals keep to themselves.
MODERATE
Shipley Glen and Baildon Moor
12.7km · 215m climb · Loop · 15km away
You start at the World Heritage village of Saltaire, run the canal and the wooded ravine of Shipley Glen, then climb to the trig on Baildon Moor for a proper moor-top view over Airedale.
The Ilkley SkylineVERY HARD
The Ilkley Skyline
35.1km · 808m climb · Loop · 15km away
Eleven kilometres of unbroken moor crest, then you cross the valley and run the skyline back the other way with your entire morning laid out in front of you. It is the biggest day available from an Ilkley train station.
Fewston, Swinsty and Stainburn from HarrogateHARD
Fewston, Swinsty and Stainburn from Harrogate
34.2km · 409m climb · Loop · 17km away
You link two of Yorkshire's prettiest reservoirs and a quiet forest into one long circuit, with reservoir-side trails that keep the running fast and flowing for most of the distance.
Checked Jul 2026
The Twelve Apostles and Rombalds Moor Trig from the Cow and CalfMODERATE
The Twelve Apostles and Rombalds Moor Trig from the Cow and Calf
7.7km · 248m climb · Loop · 18km away
You touch the highest point of the moor and a Bronze Age stone circle inside eight kilometres, on paths good enough to run nearly all of. It is the best hour available on Ilkley Moor.
Burley Moor Stone Circles from the Cow and CalfHARD
Burley Moor Stone Circles from the Cow and Calf
11.6km · 320m climb · Loop · 18km away
Four thousand years of prehistory in one loop. Rombalds Moor carries over 400 cup-and-ring marked stones, and this route strings the best of them together before dropping you onto two kilometres of Burley Moor that almost nobody runs.

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How to enter

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Common questions

The Meanwood Holly Hustle is one distance: Holly Hustle (10.5 km / 6.5 miles).