How far is the Fountains Abbey Wild Trail Runs?

The Fountains Abbey Wild Trail Runs offers 3 distances: 5km (3.1 miles), 10km (6.2 miles), Half Marathon (21.1 km / 13.1 miles).

How much climbing is in the Fountains Abbey Wild Trail Runs?

The 5km has 45 m of ascent. The 10km has 143 m of ascent. No figure yet for the Half Marathon.

How hard is the Fountains Abbey Wild Trail Runs?

5km: Moderate. 10km: Moderate. TRP grades come from distance and climb measured off the course file, not from the organiser. The Half Marathon isn't graded yet.

Is the Fountains Abbey Wild Trail Runs course marked?

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

Can I download the Fountains Abbey Wild Trail Runs route?

Yes. The GPX for each distance is free to download here, with no sign-up, the same as every route on Trail Running Planet.

Fountains Abbey Wild Trail Runs

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal, Ripon, North YorkshireSun, 28 Feb 2027

Through Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal — five kilometres, ten, or a half marathon.

Distance	Ascent	Per km
21.1 km Half Marathon	—	—
10km	143 m	14 m
5km	45 m	9 m

woodlandgrassMarked course

Nobody has reviewed this one yet

No reviews of the Fountains Abbey Wild Trail Runs, 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

Loading map…

MODERATE

TRP grade · E1·T2

Start time not confirmed yet — check with the organiser.

Download GPXFree, no sign-up.

This file is from a previous running and the course may have changed since. If you are navigating with it, get the current version from Wild Deer Events first.

What you’re in for

A 5km, a 10km or a half marathon through Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal near Ripon — the National Trust's World Heritage Site — taking in the deer park, the water garden and the abbey ruins themselves. Late February, when the estate is quiet and you get it more or less to yourselves. The 5km is 5.0km with 45m of climb, the 10km 9.9km and 143m, the half 21.1km. The abbey and the water garden are the flat bits; the climbing is in the deer park above.

Terrain and trail

Estate paths, gravel drives and parkland grass, with woodland on the deer park loops. Firm and easy for the most part, with February mud on the grass sections. A road shoe with tread is enough for the 5km and 10km; a light trail shoe for the half.

Partner · affiliate policy

Train for it: routes near the start

Routes starting within 20 km of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal, Ripon, North Yorkshire, 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 · 13km 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.

MODERATE

Masham and the River Ure

10.8km · 185m climb · Loop · 13km away

You get a soft, green riverside loop that starts and finishes in Masham's big market square, with two working breweries and a clutch of cafes waiting when you are done.

Checked Jul 2026

MODERATE

Hackfall Woods from Swinton Estate

9.8km · 217m climb · Loop · 13km away

Hackfall is a hidden Georgian pleasure ground gone wild, where you run past ruined follies and a fountain hidden deep in the trees above the River Ure. There is nothing else quite like it.

Checked Jul 2026

HARD

Harrogate Ringway

32.3km · 434m climb · Loop · 15km 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

EASY

Harrogate Valley Gardens and Pinewoods Loop

6.5km · 133m climb · Loop · 16km 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.

MODERATE

Pateley Bridge and Cold Stones Cut

15.4km · 314m climb · Loop · 16km away

You run the length of Gouthwaite Reservoir, one of the best birdwatching waters in the north, with the moors and old lead mines of upper Nidderdale rising on either side.

Checked Jul 2026

All North Yorkshire routes →

How to enter

Sun, 28 Feb 2027 · Not open yet

No entry link yet. Check Wild Deer Events’s site ↗

Add to your calendar · as an all-day entry, until the start time is confirmed

Common questions

: The Fountains Abbey Wild Trail Runs offers 3 distances: 5km (3.1 miles), 10km (6.2 miles), Half Marathon (21.1 km / 13.1 miles).
: The 5km has 45 m of ascent. The 10km has 143 m of ascent. No figure yet for the Half Marathon.
: 5km: Moderate. 10km: Moderate. TRP grades come from distance and climb measured off the course file, not from the organiser. The Half Marathon isn't graded yet.
: Yes, the course is marked. Navigation skills are not required.
: We don't hold a compulsory kit list for the Fountains Abbey Wild Trail Runs. Wild Deer Events confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.
: We don't hold published time limits for the Fountains Abbey Wild Trail Runs. If Wild Deer Events set cut-offs, they'll be in the race information.
: We don't hold a checkpoint list for the Fountains Abbey Wild Trail Runs. What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the Wild Deer Events race information rather than turning up expecting food.
: Yes. The GPX for each distance is free to download here, with no sign-up, the same as every route on Trail Running Planet.
: Sun, 28 Feb 2027. Not open yet.