West Yorkshire races
Trail and ultra races in West Yorkshire, graded on the course file with the ascent and the ground underfoot.
45 races
November 2026
3 races14
Nov
2026
Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Kirkstall
Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Wyther Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
Five, ten or a half along the Leeds & Liverpool towpath from Kirkstall on a weekend morning, at your own pace, with places on the day.
Entries open
£18–£34
15
Nov
2026
Rothwell Kebabathon
Skelton Lake Services, M1 junction 45, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
Five-mile loops of Rothwell Country Park from Skelton Lake services, woodland, riverside and grass with one climb for the view of Leeds, and a kebab at the end. Five to twenty-six miles.
Entries open
£28–£43
15
Nov
2026
Meanwood Holly Hustle
The Meanwood Institute, 94 Green Rd, Meanwood, Leeds · Great Owl Running
10.5km winter woodland trail race through Meanwood and the Hollies, Leeds
Not open yet
£20
December 2026
4 races12
Dec
2026
Crikey, It's the Christmas Cracker Day 1
Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Wyther Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
Day one of the Christmas weekend at Kirkstall: 5k to marathon on the flat Leeds & Liverpool towpath with music and food at race HQ. Run one day or both.
Entries open
£18–£43
12
Dec
2026
The Regular Irregular
Brockholes Village Hall, Holmfirth · LDWA The Irregulars
Loops of 11.6, 7.2 and 4.2 miles round the Holmfirth hills from Brockholes, as many or as few as you like, nine hours, tea and toast to start and a meal to finish.
Entries open
£12–£15
13
Dec
2026
Crikey, It's the Christmas Cracker Day 2
Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Wyther Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
Day two of the Christmas weekend at Kirkstall: the same flat out-and-back on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath, 5k to marathon, for those doing the double.
Entries open
£18–£43
20
Dec
2026
Do You Like My Bingley Baubles
Bingley Rugby Club, Wagon Lane, Bingley · It's Grim Up North Running
A festive 5k to marathon on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath out of Bingley, flat apart from the Three Rise and Five Rise locks. Christmas fancy dress welcome.
Entries open
£18–£43
January 2027
9 races1
Jan
2027
Hangover Hike
The Leggers Inn, Mill Street, Dewsbury · LDWA The Irregulars
New Year's Day from the Leggers Inn at Dewsbury: twenty-one, thirteen or ten miles, all meeting at one main checkpoint so you can lengthen or shorten on the day, and a hair of the dog at the end.
Entries open
£12–£14
9
Jan
2027
Leeds Country Way Winter Ultra South
Miners Welfare Hall, 56 Main St, Garforth, Leeds · Great Owl Running
Self-navigated 59km winter ultra on the Leeds Country Way, Garforth-Greengates
Not open yet
£50
9
Jan
2027
Yorkshire Trail Runs - Harewood House
Harewood House Leeds Ls17 9Lg · Wild Deer Events
Five, ten or twenty-one kilometres in the Harewood House estate.
Not open yet
10
Jan
2027
Leeds Country Way Winter Ultra North
St John's Community Church, 19 Carr Bottom Rd, Greengates, Bradford · Great Owl Running
Self-navigated 43km winter ultra on the Leeds Country Way, Greengates-Garforth
Not open yet
£50
16
Jan
2027
Winter Canal Canter
Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Wyther Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
January on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath at Kirkstall: 10k to ultra on a flat out-and-back, laps of it for the longer distances.
Entries open
£29–£43
23
Jan
2027
Frostbite Sir Titus Trot
Leeds & Liverpool Canal by the Boathouse Inn, Victoria Road, Saltaire · It's Grim Up North Running
A winter out-and-back on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath from Saltaire, 10k to marathon. Flat, nearly, and icy in places some years. Sells out.
Entries open
£29–£43
23
Jan
2027
Kirkstall Calverley Cutter
Kirkstall Bridge Inn, 12 Bridge Rd, Leeds · Great Owl Running
16km canal, riverside and Calverley Cutting trail race, plus a flat 10km
Not open yet
£22–£24
30
Jan
2027
Slawit Snowstorm Shuffle
Slaithwaite Community Centre, Bank Gate, Slaithwaite · It's Grim Up North Running
The Huddersfield Narrow Canal from Slaithwaite out to Tunnel End and back, lock after lock, the most undulating towpath they have. 5k to marathon, six and a half hours.
Entries open
£18–£43
31
Jan
2027
Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Bingley
Fisherman Inn, Wagon Lane, Bingley · It's Grim Up North Running
Five, ten or a half on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath from the Fisherman at Bingley on a Sunday morning, at your own pace, with places on the day.
Entries open
£18–£34
February 2027
6 races6
Feb
2027
Rombalds Stride
Guiseley Junior School, West Yorkshire · Rombalds Stride
Twenty-three miles from Guiseley over Airedale, Rombalds Moor and Otley Chevin in February, ten hours, checkpoints closing at two miles an hour. Limited entry, over-eighteens unless you are a Scout.
Entries open
£25–£27
13
Feb
2027
The Huddersfield Hurtle
River Colne, Chapel Hill, Huddersfield · It's Grim Up North Running
A flat out-and-back from Chapel Hill in Huddersfield along the canal and the Colne, 5k to marathon, icy in places in February.
Entries open
£18–£43
13
Feb
2027
The Billing
Rawdon Cricket Club, 73 Larkfield Rd, Rawdon, Leeds · Great Owl Running
14km February trail race with two climbs of the Billing, Rawdon
Not open yet
£18
20
Feb
2027
Roundhay 50
St Andrews Roundhay United Reformed Church, Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds · LDWA West Yorkshire
Fifty miles in two loops round rural north Leeds from Roundhay, by Temple Newsam, the Meanwood Valley and the Harewood estate, with twenty-two hours and two start times.
Entries open
£35–£50
20
Feb
2027
Besotted at Bingley
Fisherman Inn, Wagon Lane, Bingley · It's Grim Up North Running
The February running on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath from the Fisherman at Bingley: 5k to marathon, flat apart from the Three Rise and Five Rise locks.
Entries open
£18–£43
21
Feb
2027
Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Rodley
Behind the Rodley Barge, Town Street, Rodley, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
Five, ten or a half on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath from behind the Rodley Barge on a Sunday morning, at your own pace, with places on the day.
Entries open
£18–£34
March 2027
3 races6
Mar
2027
Leeds Canal Side Run
Granary Wharf, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
Out of Granary Wharf behind Leeds station and straight onto the Leeds & Liverpool towpath through Kirkstall and beyond: 10k to ultra, flat and traffic-free.
Entries open
£29–£43
20
Mar
2027
Spring Time Canal Canter
Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Wyther Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
March on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath at Kirkstall: 10k to ultra on a flat out-and-back, laps of it for the longer distances.
Entries open
£29–£43
21
Mar
2027
Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Slawit
Upper Mills, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield · It's Grim Up North Running
Five, ten or a half on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal from Upper Mills in Slaithwaite on a Sunday morning, at your own pace, with places on the day.
Entries open
£18–£34
April 2027
5 races3
Apr
2027
Let's Motor Along the Towpath
Rodley Cricket Club, Canal Bank Sports Ground, Rodley, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
The Leeds & Liverpool towpath from Rodley Cricket Club on Easter Saturday, 10k to marathon, flat out-and-back apart from the locks.
Entries open
£29–£43
4
Apr
2027
Yorkshire Trail Runs @bramham Park
Bramham Park, Wetherby, Leeds · Wild Deer Events
Five, ten or twenty-one kilometres in Bramham Park.
MODERATE TO HARD
Not open yet
17
Apr
2027
Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Leeds
Granary Wharf, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
Five, ten or a half from Granary Wharf onto the Leeds & Liverpool towpath on a Saturday morning, at your own pace, with places on the day.
Entries open
£18–£34
18
Apr
2027
Sir Titus March Mayhem
Leeds & Liverpool Canal by the Boathouse Inn, Victoria Road, Saltaire · It's Grim Up North Running
The spring out-and-back on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath from Saltaire, 10k to marathon, flat, nearly. One of their most popular and it sells out.
Entries open
£28–£43
25
Apr
2027
Bluebell Bash at Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam House, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
A 6.7-mile loop of the Temple Newsam estate in Leeds, open country, gardens and woodland on path, grass and trail, run once to four times. Undulating, with six and a half hours to do it in.
Entries open
£29–£43
May 2027
2 races2
May
2027
Rothwell Cakeathon
Skelton Lake Services, M1 junction 45, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
Five-mile loops of Rothwell Country Park from Skelton Lake services, woodland, riverside and grass with one climb for the view of Leeds, and cake at the end. Five to twenty-six miles.
Entries open
£28–£43
16
May
2027
Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Saltaire (May)
Leeds & Liverpool Canal by the Boathouse Inn, Victoria Road, Saltaire · It's Grim Up North Running
Five, ten or a half on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath from the Boathouse at Saltaire on a Sunday morning, at your own pace, with places on the day.
Entries open
£18–£34
June 2027
7 races3
Jun
2027
Rodley Rock Up n' Run
Behind the Rodley Barge, Town Street, Rodley, Leeds · It's Grim Up North Running
A midweek summer evening 5k or 10k on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath from behind the Rodley Barge. Register from six, pay on the night, jumble medal and a drink after.
Entries open
£17–£29
12
Jun
2027
Beautiful Bingley
Fisherman Inn, Wagon Lane, Bingley · It's Grim Up North Running
The June running on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath from the Fisherman at Bingley: 5k to marathon, flat apart from the Three Rise and Five Rise locks.
Entries open
£17–£43
13
Jun
2027
Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Saltaire (June)
By the canal near Salts Mill, Saltaire, Shipley · It's Grim Up North Running
Five, ten or a half on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath by Salts Mill on a Sunday morning, at your own pace, with places on the day.
Entries open
£17–£34
17
Jun
2027
Bingley Rock Up n' Run
Five Rise Locks, Beck Lane, Bingley · It's Grim Up North Running
A midweek summer evening 10k on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath from Five Rise Locks. Register from six, pay on the night, jumble medal and hot food after.
Entries open
£17
20
Jun
2027
Breezy in Brighouse & Summer Solstice Run
Brookfoot Footbridge, Brookfoot, Brighouse · It's Grim Up North Running
The longest day on the Calder & Hebble towpath from Brookfoot: a solstice 5k at half five and again at half six, then 10k, half and marathon on an out-and-back. Six and a half hours.
Entries open
£18–£62
20
Jun
2027
West Yorkshire Trail Run
Harewood House, Leeds · UK Running Events
Harewood House estate trails past Eccup Reservoir, 22k, 13k or 8k
EASY TO HARD
Not open yet
£34.5–£44.5
24
Jun
2027
Cromwell Bottom Rock Up n' Run (June)
Cromwell Bottom Nature Reserve, Elland Road, Brighouse · It's Grim Up North Running
A midweek summer evening 5k or 10k from Cromwell Bottom nature reserve by the Calder & Hebble. Register from six, pay on the night, jumble medal and a drink after.
Entries open
£17–£29
July 2027
4 races1
Jul
2027
Huddersfield Rock Up n' Run
River Colne, Chapel Hill, Huddersfield · It's Grim Up North Running
A midweek summer evening 5k or 10k from Chapel Hill along the canal and the Colne. Register from six, pay on the night, jumble medal and a drink after.
Entries open
£17–£29
15
Jul
2027
Saltaire Rock Up n' Run
Leeds & Liverpool Canal by the Boathouse Inn, Victoria Road, Saltaire · It's Grim Up North Running
A midweek summer evening 5k or 10k on the Leeds & Liverpool towpath from the Boathouse at Saltaire. Register from six, pay on the night, jumble medal and a drink after.
Entries open
£17–£29
22
Jul
2027
Slawit Rock Up n' Run
Upper Mills, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield · It's Grim Up North Running
A midweek summer evening 5k or 10k on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal from Upper Mills in Slaithwaite. Register from six, pay on the night, jumble medal and a drink after.
Entries open
£17–£29
29
Jul
2027
Marsden Rock Up n' Run
Railway Pub, Station Road, Marsden · It's Grim Up North Running
A midweek summer evening 5k or two laps for a 10k from the Railway at Marsden. Register from six, cash on the night, jumble medal and a drink after.
Entries open
£17–£29
August 2027
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