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Runs in and around Pontefract
4 running routes in Pontefract · 11 more nearby
Runners in and around Pontefract get anything from 3.5km to 6.5km, and it's mostly off-road, so trail shoes are the safer bet. Expect gently rolling ground rather than anything sustained. There's a mix of loops and out-and-backs to choose from. Featherstone and Castleford are close enough to be worth a look too.
Runs in Pontefract
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…
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.
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…
Runs around Pontefract
Within roughly 10 km, sorted by distance.
Four Bridges
Castleford, England
A loop on mixed street, lanes and trails. Some paths are grassy so can be muddy in wet conditions.
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…
The Ackworths Road Run
Ackworth, England
This run connects Ackworth Moor Top, High Ackworth, and Low Ackworth, primarily using pavements and lanes.
River Aire, Newton to Brotherton
Leeds, England
An off-road route starts and finishes on track bend 80m south of the Newton Ings Nature Reserve car park and returns via Path bend at…
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…
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…
Allerton Bywater 5
Allerton Bywater, England
A 5k route from Allerton Bywater heads along the old railway path, providing a flat, easy-to-navigate surface.
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…
St Aidens Nature Reserve from Wood Row
Leeds, England
Starting from Shan House Bridge and looping around the Nature Reserve in a clockwise motion.
St Aidan's Nature Reserve
Leeds, England
Starting from the entrance to the RSPB Reserve and looping round Eastern Reedbed, Western Reedbed, Lemonroyd Lake, Main Lake and Bowers…
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