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Wakefield District
23 running routes in Wakefield District
Runners in Wakefield District get anything from 3km to 13.5km, and it's a mix of pavement and trail. Most of it is flat enough to hold an even pace. Most are loops, so you finish back where you started.
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Runs in Wakefield District
Ackworth 5
Ackworth, England
Along the multi-use path and lane to the turnaround at the railway tunnel
Aire and Calder Canal Loop
Wakefield, England
Beginning and ends at the entrance to the Golf Club at the bend on Whitworth Lane, heads to Wakefield Way, makes Around Aire and Calder…
Anglers and Haw Parks
Wakefield, England
An Adjacent loops begins and ends at the road junction at the SE corner of Country Park car park, making an anticlockwise round around…
Anglers Loop Anticlockwise
Wintersett, West Yorkshire
An anticlockwise loop around the lake at Anglers Country Park follows well-maintained paths through woodland and open parkland.
Bottom Boat to Pinder Green
Wakefield, England
Starts and finishes at the path at the end of St Peters's crescent near Bottomboat and returns from Junction with Pinders Green Walk near…
Bretton Lakes 5
Wakefield, England
An anticlockwise circuit around Bretton Lakes beginning at the car park and taking a right fork immediately, round the wood, then following…
Calder and Hebble Navigation
Wakefield, England
Beginning and ends at the start of the canal path on A642, travels down Wakefield Way, creates an anticlockwise circle passing through…
Canal to Knottingley
Wakefield, England
An off-road route starts and finishes at B6136 (Fishergate), opposite The Square, and continues to Knottingley and returns from Trundles…
Castle and Pugneys Country Park
Wakefield, England
A single clockwise fully off-road loop around Pugneys starts and finishes at the south end of Castle car park at Sandal, passing through…
Fairburn Ings
Leeds, England
Beginning and ends at the start of the canal path on the NE side of Barnsdale Road (A656), continues along the Aire and Calder navigation…
Fitzwilliam Country Park Loop
Fitzwilliam, West Yorkshire
Clockwise loop around Fitzwilliam Country Park. Good most of the year even when it’s rained heavy as it avoids sections that don't drain…
Four Bridges
Castleford, England
A loop on mixed street, lanes and trails. Some paths are grassy so can be muddy in wet conditions.
Gawthorpe Lane
Wakefield, England
An out and back to Kirkhamgate on Wakefield Way. part narrow tarmac lane, part track.
Horbury Railway and River 5
Horbury, England
This clockwise loop from Horbury takes you along Green Lane then a paved path to go and under the railway, leading to a scenic, unpaved…
Kirklees Way
Wakefield, England
Beginning and ends at the track's start on Westfield Street in Ossett, continues to Easlsheaton, turns at Track junction, and returns to…
Newland Park
Wakefield, England
A mostly off-road route begins and ends at the junction of Newland Lane and Smirthwaite View, looping anticlockwise around Newland Park…
Pontefract racecourse anticlockwise loop
Pontefract, West Yorkshire
An anticlockwise loop around Pontefract Racecourse uses the broad perimeter path, providing a flat and consistent surface throughout.
Pontefract racecourse clockwise loop
Pontefract, West Yorkshire
A clockwise loop around Pontefract Racecourse follows the well-used perimeter path on a mostly flat, firm surface.
River Calder to Horbury
Wakefield, England
An anti-clockwise loop starts and finishes at the bend in Thornes Moor Road, moves above Lupset Pond, continues to Old Mill Stream, and…
Southern Washlands and Newlands Hall
Wakefield, England
Around the Half Moon and River Calder, starting at the junction of Welbeck Lane and the A6194 and continuing to The Half Moon and Newland…
The Ackworths Road Run
Ackworth, England
This run connects Ackworth Moor Top, High Ackworth, and Low Ackworth, primarily using pavements and lanes.
Wakefield Way to Cutsyke
Wakefield, England
Starting and ends at road junction at NW of car park, Pontefrct Tanshelf, turning Point: Path junction just before reaching Whistler Drive…
Walton Colliery Nature Park
Wakefield, England
An Adjacent loops in the shape of an 8 starts and finishes on the SW corner of the car park, moves up to complete a full anticlockwise…