10K running routes near you
Every route here is a 10 kilometre run — mostly 10K loops that start and finish in the same place — sorted by how close it is to you, with a map, elevation profile and a free GPX download.
The nearest 10K routes to you
Loops first, grouped by major city. Share your location to sort by distance.
10K routes in and around London
10K routes in and around Manchester
River Mersey and Kenworthy Woods 10
Trafford, England
River run from Simon Playing Fields
Didsbury, Greater Manchester
Alexandra Park via the Ashton to Oldham Greenway
Tameside, England
Piethorne Reservoir
Rochdale, England
10K routes in and around Birmingham
10K routes in and around Leeds
10K routes in and around Glasgow
Cadder - Torrance - Kirkintilloch
Torrance, Scotland
Avon Water Loop from the Old Avon Bridge
Silvertonhill, Scotland
Course Hill and Whitelee Windfarm
South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Black Linn Reservoir Via The Crags
Milton, Scotland
10K routes in and around Edinburgh
Granton loop
Leith Harbour & Newhaven, Scotland
West Cairn Hill
West Lothian, Scotland
Lochrin Canal 10
Edinburgh, Scotland
Longniddry Railway Path
Longniddry, Scotland
10K routes in and around Bristol
Northville - Lockleaze 9
Bristol, England
Crompton Dando
Keynsham, England
Portishead Down and the Coast
Portishead, England
Bathampton Down and Kennet and Avon Canal
Bathampton, England
10K routes in and around Sheffield
Totley Round
Totley, England
Roche Abbey
Laughton en le Morthen, England
Bakewell Monsal Trail 10
Derbyshire Dales, Peak District, England
Worksop Cuckoo Way 10
Bassetlaw, England
10K routes in and around Liverpool
Storeton and Landican Lane
Wirral, England
Chidwall Trans Pennine Trail south
Liverpool, England
Crosby The coastal footpath and Marine Lake
Sefton, England
The Castle and the Coast
Flint, Wales
10K routes in and around Newcastle
Seaburn to Lizard Point
Sunderland, England
Durham River and City
Durham, County Durham
Deerness Valley with New Brancepeth Loop
Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham
Newcastle - River Tyne 10
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
10K routes in and around Nottingham
St Ann’s - Colwick loop
St Ann's, East Midlands
Attenborough Nature Reserve
Broxtowe, England
Canal and Charnwood Water
Charnwood, England
Gunthorpe - Lancaster Memorial
Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire
10K routes in and around Cardiff
10K running routes by town
Browse every 10 kilometre route we have in your town, with maps, elevation and free GPX downloads.
What makes a good 10K route?
Ten kilometres is the distance most runners build towards once 5K starts to feel easy: long enough to be a genuine endurance test, short enough to run most weekends. Every route on this page measures between 9.5 km and 10.5 km, so it is close enough to 10K for race-pace training, a time trial, or a steady long run.
Where we can, we favour 10K loops — routes that start and finish in the same place, so you can park once, run a full circuit and never retrace your steps. Each route card shows the total ascent and how much of the surface is paved, so you can pick a flat, surfaced loop for an easy long run or a hillier trail circuit when you want to work harder.
Everything is free. Open a route for its map and elevation profile, download the GPX for your watch, or follow it turn by turn in the Skamper app.
10K running routes near me — common questions
- How do I find 10K running routes near me?
- Allow location access and this page sorts every 10 kilometre route by how far it is from you, nearest first. You can also pick your town from the list above to see all the 10K routes in that area.
- Are there running routes near me with a 10K loop?
- Yes — many of the routes here are loops that begin and end in the same spot. Each card is labelled Loop, Out & back or Point to point, and the Loops only filter shows just the circuits.
- Are the routes exactly 10 kilometres?
- They sit between 9.5 km and 10.5 km. That band keeps every route honest as a 10K without excluding good circuits that come in a little over or under.
- Is 10K a good step up from 5K?
- Yes — it's the usual next distance once 5K feels comfortable. Use the Flat and Paved filters to find easier routes while you build up, or a hillier one once you want more of a challenge.
- Do the 10K routes cost anything?
- No. Every route, map, elevation profile and GPX download on Skamper is free.