Lyme Midsummer Trail 10K

Event details

The Lyme Midsummer Trail 10K takes place on 23 June 2026 at National Trust Lyme, Disley, Stockport (SK12 2NR). The event is organised by Run North West and is licensed by TRA and run under UKA Athletics rules. Entry fees are listed as £27 for club runners and £29 for non-club runners. A bespoke medal is given to all finishers and £2 from every entry is donated to the National Trust to help care for Lyme. The minimum age for entry is 16. Entries close when the event reaches its limit or at midnight the night before the race; there are no entries on the day and no official waiting list. Entrants may transfer their place to another person or to a virtual race (to be run within a month) but refunds are not offered.

Course and facilities

The race is a single-lap course inside the grounds of Lyme Park of approximately 10 km with 272 metres of elevation gain. Surfaces include grass, trail and road. The course starts outside the entrance to the main hall and finishes at the Timber Yard, about 100 m from the start. The route is fully marked and marshalled, with a first mile mainly downhill, a short climb past the Cage with views over Manchester, a flatter mile, a second climb to a summit, a section through woods past The Lantern building, and a second half of gentle undulations and downhill to the finish.

On-course and event facilities include drinks stations (halfway point and finish), bag drop/baggage storage, first aid, toilets, post-race snack, chip-based results available immediately on the event results service, free parking at Race HQ, free admission to the park for entrants, bike storage and nearby public transport (Disley train station about half a mile from the entrance; 199 bus on the A6). The event encourages optional pre-filled bring-your-own water bottles at the finish; bottled water is provided in recyclable bottles containing 51% recycled plastic. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.