How far is the Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Brighouse?

The Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Brighouse offers 3 distances: 5K (3.1 miles), 10K (6.2 miles), Half Marathon (21.1 km / 13.1 miles).

Is the Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Brighouse course marked?

Yes, the course is marked. Navigation skills are not required.

When is the next Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Brighouse?

Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 08:30. Entries open.

It's Grim Up North Running Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Brighouse

Brookfoot Footbridge, Brookfoot, BrighouseSat, 17 Oct 2026

Five, ten or a half along the Calder & Hebble towpath from Brookfoot on a Saturday morning, at your own pace, with places on the day.

Distance	Ascent	Per km
21.1 km Half Marathon	—	—
10K	—	—
5K	—	—

canalflatMarked course

Nobody has reviewed this one yet

No reviews of the Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Brighouse, and nothing on what people wore. Both are things no organiser publishes and every runner wants before they enter — how it actually went, and what was on your feet.

Ran it? Write the first review

Running it soon? Connect Strava and we will ask you about it the day you finish, so you do not have to remember to come back.

Pick your distance

starts 09:00

What you’re in for

The Weekend Saunter format: five, ten or a half at your own pace on a weekend morning, with places on the day. It is the gentlest thing on the Grim calendar, meant for a first race or a long-run-with-company rather than a time. The course is the Calder & Hebble Navigation towpath from Brookfoot footbridge on the edge of Brighouse, an out-and-back turning at a marshal. The Calder & Hebble is a broad, quiet canal running alongside the river through Calderdale, and this stretch heads out past Cromwell Bottom nature reserve towards Elland.

Terrain and trail

Mostly surfaced towpath, flatter than the Leeds & Liverpool because there are fewer locks on this stretch, with short sections of rougher path where the canal and river run close together. Good, quick ground. Wet under the bridges after rain. The events are cup-less, so bring your own cup or bottle for the water at the finish. Over-ear headphones are not allowed, and there may be an unmarshalled road crossing.

Partner · affiliate policy

Train for it: routes near the start

Routes starting within 20 km of Brookfoot Footbridge, Brookfoot, Brighouse, nearest first. Each one has a free GPX file and a TRP grade, so you can rehearse the ground before race day.

HARD

Marsden 10 Mile Challenge

16.4km · 357m climb · Loop · 14km away

It is the whole of Marsden Moor in one loop - Wessenden, Standedge and the reservoir chain - on ground that carries centuries of packhorse and canal history, and you can run it door to door from the train.

HARD

Stoodley Pike from Hebden Bridge

12.5km · 300m climb · Loop · 15km away

You climb from a canal in the valley floor to a 37m stone monument on the moor edge, and the view back over Calderdale from the base of the Pike is worth every metre of the climb.

Checked Jul 2026

VERY HARD

Wadsworth Trog

31.5km · 1,044m climb · Loop · 15km away

This is the Wadsworth Trog, a proper Calderdale beast: mile after mile of high Pennine moor, peat bog and reservoir embankment that locals rate among the toughest moorland rounds in the north.

Checked Jul 2026

HARD

Easter Gate, March Haigh and Black Moss Reservoirs

16.8km · 349m climb · Loop · 15km away

You string together three reservoirs and a stretch of the Pennine Way on quiet moor tracks, with the whole of Marsden Moor opening out around you and almost nobody else about.

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.

VERY HARD

Heptonstall and Hardcastle Crags

24.0km · 859m climb · Loop · 16km away

You get the full Calderdale contrast in one loop: the deep, wooded gorge of Hardcastle Crags and the wild open moor above, joined by the cobbled hilltop village of Heptonstall.

Checked Jul 2026

All West Yorkshire routes →

How to enter

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 · Entries open · £18–£34

Enter on their website ↗

Entries are handled by It's Grim Up North Running, not by us. We take nothing for sending you there.

Add to your calendar · with the start time

Common questions

: The Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Brighouse offers 3 distances: 5K (3.1 miles), 10K (6.2 miles), Half Marathon (21.1 km / 13.1 miles).
: No course file for the Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Brighouse yet, so there's no measured climb here. When It's Grim Up North Running publish one, this fills in.
: Not graded yet. A TRP grade is worked out from distance and climb measured off the course file, and there isn't one for the Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Brighouse yet.
: Yes, the course is marked. Navigation skills are not required.
: We don't hold a compulsory kit list for the Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Brighouse. It's Grim Up North Running confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.
: We don't hold published time limits for the Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Brighouse. If It's Grim Up North Running set cut-offs, they'll be in the race information.
: We don't hold a checkpoint list for the Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Brighouse. What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the It's Grim Up North Running race information rather than turning up expecting food.
: Not yet — we don't hold a course file for the Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Brighouse. Some organisers only send the GPX to entrants. If we get one, it goes up free, with no sign-up.
: Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 08:30. Entries open.