Mersey Tunnel 10K route map
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Mersey Tunnel 10K
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
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- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2027 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
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Decision summary
Mersey Tunnel 10K at a glance
- Typical conditions
- 80/100
- Evidence depth
- 32 verified facts
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Mersey Tunnel 10K?
The Mersey Tunnel 10K is described as gently rolling. The course notes also call it fast descent from Blackstock Street onto the approach road into the Kingsway (Wallasey) Tunnel.
Where does the Mersey Tunnel 10K route go?
The Mersey Tunnel 10K route starts at Blackstock Street, off Vauxhall Road, Liverpool (L3 6EP) and finishes at Ian Fraser Walk, New Brighton, Wirral. Underfoot, expect road. It passes Kingsway (Wallasey) Tunnel, River Mersey and New Brighton seafront. Fast descent from Blackstock Street onto the approach road into the Kingsway (Wallasey) Tunnel.
What should runners know on race day for the Mersey Tunnel 10K?
Baggage buses transfer belongings from the start to the finish area; buses depart 09:15 from the start. 2. True.
Race character
Scenery
- Riverside
- City
- Waterfront
- Coastal
Atmosphere
- Community
- Charity
- Big City
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Gently Rolling
- Technicality
- Non Technical
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 30:52 (Dejene Gezimu)
- Women's course record
- 36:19 (Kirsty Longley)
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
- Minimum age
- 15+
Race day logistics
- Aid stations
- 2
- Pacers
- Yes
- Bag drop
- Baggage buses transfer belongings from the start to the finish area; buses depart 09:15 from the start
- Medal
- Yes
- Finisher tee
- Yes
Access and course status
- Start
- Blackstock Street, off Vauxhall Road, Liverpool (L3 6EP)
- Finish
- Ian Fraser Walk, New Brighton, Wirral
- Nearest station
- Moorfields (15 min walk to start); Lime Street (25 min walk)
- Parking
- Parking bays along Marine Promenade, King's Parade and Coastal Drive (New Brighton); NCP near the start; no event-day parking at Marine Point Retail Park
Course facts
- Course type
- Point To Point
- Surface
- Road
- Landmarks
- Kingsway (Wallasey) Tunnel, River Mersey, New Brighton seafront
- Notable features
- Fast descent from Blackstock Street onto the approach road into the Kingsway (Wallasey) Tunnel
- runners spend just over 3K underground crossing beneath the River Mersey before exiting on the Wirral side
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 9°CTypical temperature
- 24 kphTypical wind
- 2 mmTypical rainfall
- 80Favourability /100