How far is the Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Knaresborough?

The Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Knaresborough offers 2 distances: 10K (6.2 miles), Half Marathon (21.1 km / 13.1 miles).

Is the Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Knaresborough course marked?

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

When is the next Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Knaresborough?

Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 08:30. Entries open.

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

KnaresboroughSun, 20 Sept 2026

A ten-k-ish or two laps of it for a half around Knaresborough on a Sunday morning. Pay online or turn up on the day.

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

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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. Here it is one lap for the ten-k-ish and two for the half. The course is a 6.5-mile lap from the start of the Beryl Burton Cycleway in the park at Knaresborough — not Mother Shipton's Cave, the organiser is at pains to say — climbing gently through the parkland and out along the old Harrogate railway line before turning back.

Terrain and trail

Tarmac cycleway, gravel path and grass, undulating rather than hilly. Firm enough that the organiser advises road shoes, and quick ground for a lap course. Some walker and cycle traffic on the railway path at weekends. 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.

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Train for it: routes near the start

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

MODERATE

Nidd Gorge and the Nidderdale Greenway

14.2km · 140m climb · Loop · 3.9km away

You swap a smooth former-railway path for hidden gorge singletrack above the River Nidd, with a chance of kingfishers and herons and a spectacular seven-arch viaduct on the way.

EASY

Harrogate Valley Gardens and Pinewoods Loop

6.5km · 133m climb · Loop · 5.4km away

You get woodland singletrack and formal gardens inside a spa town, so it feels like a proper trail run without any drive to a trailhead.

HARD

Harrogate Ringway

32.3km · 434m climb · Loop · 5.5km away

It rings an entire spa town on green corridors most locals never knew were joined up, so you get a proper long run without leaving Harrogate's doorstep.

Checked Jul 2026

HARD

Fewston, Swinsty and Stainburn from Harrogate

34.2km · 409m climb · Loop · 7.0km 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

MODERATE

Washburn Valley from Leathley

10.2km · 167m climb · Loop · 15km 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.

EASY

Fewston Reservoir Loop

5.2km · 21m climb · Loop · 16km away

A short and beautiful run around this picturesque reservoir in the Washburn Valley

Checked Jun 2026

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How to enter

Sun, 20 Sept 2026 · Entries open · £29–£34

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Common questions

: The Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Knaresborough offers 2 distances: 10K (6.2 miles), Half Marathon (21.1 km / 13.1 miles).
: No course file for the Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Knaresborough 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 Knaresborough 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 Knaresborough. 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 Knaresborough. 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 Knaresborough. 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 Knaresborough. Some organisers only send the GPX to entrants. If we get one, it goes up free, with no sign-up.
: Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 08:30. Entries open.