GRIM's 10th Birthday | Kudos its Kirkstall Abbey | 6.6 Miles

Difficulty rating

Timetable

• 07:40 | Registration opens for early bird ultra/marathon upon request
• 08:30 | Registration opens for all other distances

Shoe type

Weather dependant. If wet trail shoes.

Event HQ

Kirkstall Abbey
Abbey Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS5 3EH
UK

Parking

There is no parking at the start and finish area, please find parking in the surrounding streets.

Cafe

Hot drinks available in the Abbey Shoppe.

GPX route

The route is displayed on the map above.

Route

• Elevation: Undulating
• Terrain: Trail (this course is impacted by the weather)
• Feed/drink stations every 3 miles
• Marshalled and signed course

Overview

The Kirkstall Abbey based course is a multi-distance trail run through the glorious trails surrounding Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds. All courses will be run over a mixture of field, pavement, trail and canal towpath, giving participants an exciting blend of different terrains.

The route consists of a 6.6-mile loop which plunges participants through sprawling paths that weave alongside the beautiful River Aire and Bramley Fall Park. There are river crossings and twisting trail elements in the loop, ensuring that you're unlikely to forget this fantastic day out.

Those in the 6.6 miler will run a single loop.

This is cupless event. All runners are requested to bring their own labelled, reusable cup or bottle.

Included

• It's Grim Up North running experience
• Unique medal design
• Lots of lovely treats at the finish line

Entry fees

Great little but tough course. It was handy being quite dry. The marshals and aid stations are always great. The goodies at the end too. Second time I have done this race. Robert D

Marshals were awesome, as always. Finishers received a medal, beer, chocolate and the usual array of home baked cake. Leeds C

I cannot wait to do this event again. Beautiful, historical scenery and friendly , knowledgeable organisers. I always feel like my requests are listened to and dealt with respect. Enjoyable, easily accessible event. Unique medal design for medal lovers. Serena M

Really enjoyed this run, there was a slight hiccup with the route at one point but this was resolved very quickly and didn't spoil the run for me. The marshalls were all very friendly and helpful and i would definitely run with Grim up north again ☺️ Ben B

Had a great day. Runners and Marshalls were all amazing. Really friendly. First ever ultra for me too! Sophie S

My 3rd time at this wonderful race. Very well organised, lovely route and as per all grim up north events very friendly marshalls and all grim up north team. Andy W

Great event, generally super well organised. The goodies at the finish line were excellent (chilli, chocolate, drinks, cakes, snacks etc!). Patrick B

The course was in and around the grounds of Kirkstall Abbey following mainly trails and taking in the Leeds & Liverpool canal. A great mixture of surfaces provides a challenging route. Well organised and well stocked aid stations. Some of the most cheery marshals too. Plenty of cake at the finish and nice goody bag. James H

Small but enthusiastic running event organisation that put on a great race at Kirkstall. Good support and nice medal received. Thanks! 🤘 Wayne M

A very nice trail half marathon mainly along the Leeds Liverpool canal, but also through a little woodland, road and path. I ran in trail shoes as it was a bit soft underfoot, but road shoes may have been okay. Very well organised and good friendly marshalls at the important points on the course. Great goody bag. Adam J

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