Starting and finishing in the beautiful town of Slaithwaite, nestled in the West Yorkshire moorland this run follows the historic Huddersfield Narrow Gauge canal out to Huddersfield and back to the tunnel end visitor’s centre.

You will get to know ALL the locks and you follow this well paved tow path.

What's included
Elevation: Constant steady incline/decline
Terrain: Good Trail
Feed/drink stations every 3 miles
Marshalled and signed course.
Bespoke medal and lots of treats for all finishers.

Getting to us:

Start Finish: ///scrapped.dots.reminds

By Car: There is very limited parking at the start finish. Parking in the town’s carparks and side roads.

Car sharing is a great idea.

Distances and times:

Registration Opens from 8am – please allow yourself 1 hour to park, register and use the loos.

Our races are licenced from the Trail Running Association

5k (8:30am start)

10k (09:00 start)

Half Marathon (9:30 start)

20 miles (9:30am start)
Marathon (9:30 start)
 

During the race important things to note:

We try to be cup-less: Our feed stations are normally around every three miles and offer drinks and a range of food but please bring your own re-usable cup or bottle.

Headphones: Most of our courses are off road but we still prefer you not to wear headphones as there are un marshalled road crossings, marshals and other trail users that you need to be aware of.

Transfers/Deferrals: You can self-serve your transfer or deferral either on this website or “Let’s Do This” depending on where you booked. Please try not to change your event or details on the day as it causes delays and queues at registration.

If you are struggling, injured or want to retire please notify the closest marshal.

We no longer mail out a race brief as most of the information is here on the website however we advise you to visit our FAQ section and join the “Grim Up North Chat” group on Facebook which will help with any other questions you have.