The perfect start to a summer weekend!
The St Aidan's 10K is the perfect way to start your weekend. Held on a Friday evening in July, this popular 10K trail race is a perfect introduction to off-road running and an ideal race to test your speed.
The race is a fast and (mostly) flat trail race along public footpaths and bridleways in the idyllic setting of RSPB St Aidan's Country Park to the east of Leeds. Starting by the RSPB St Aidan's RSPB Little Owl Cafe (alongside the largest preserved walking dragline excavator in Western Europe, known as "Oddball"), the route takes in most of the Country Park before finishing back at the Visitor Centre.
Stop for a drink, bring along a picnic and get the weekend started in this idyllic setting on a summer's evening!
When?
19:00 Friday 19th July 2024
St Aidan's Country Park
Where?
RSPB ST aidan's
Astley Lane
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS26 8AL
Detailed directions here
How much?
£19 affiliated - £21 unaffiliated
Entry on the day will be £5 more
Entrants must be aged 16 years or over on the day of the race.
Route?
Results
Course records
MEN - Adam Peers (Wakefield Harriers) 33:08 (2017)
WOMEN - Alice Leake (Leeds City AC) 39:04 (2019)
Just a stone’s throw from the centre of Leeds, St Aidan’s nature park is a stunning wild place to explore. Whether you’re on foot, on your bike or have your camera at the ready, take advantage of the amazing views and wonderful wildlife spectacles on offer.
St Aidan’s was an opencast mine for many years and has now been restored to a wonderful nature park for everyone to enjoy. Follow four different trails through woodland glades, alongside whispering reedbeds, around lakes and ponds, and onto a hill with stunning panoramic views.
St Aidan’s is a fabulous spot to bring the family. There’s plenty of space to explore, bring your bikes and run around. It’s early days for St Aidan’s. We’re just setting out on our journey. We’d love to share it with you.
