St Austell Skyline 10
The St Austell Skyline 10 offers participants the chance to explore St Austell’s clay mining heritage on a multi-terrain course that is varied, being both fast and challenging.
| Date | Saturday 21st March, 2026 |
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| Distance | 10M |
| Location | Cornwall College |
| Town/City | Saint Austell |
| Area | Cornwall |
| Start postcode | PL25 4DJ |
| Start time | 10:00am |
| Website | Visit website |
| Run For Charity |  Start Fundraising On GoFundMe |
You will follow a mix of trails, permissive paths and footpaths around this 10 mile course brought to you by St Austell Running Club and supported by Imerys allowing us to utilise permissive paths and their land, you will pass by old clay dryers, clay pits and other heritage including starting opposite the historic Menacuddle Well.
The ‘skyline’ in our name comes from the point around 2.5 miles in. You will have completed a challenging ascent and, if the weather is on-side, will be able to experience spectacular views from the Sky Spur: the famous sky tip on one side and a panorama of St Austell Bay from the Gribbin around to Black Head and beyond.
You will cross the road bridge above the A390 and enter into a circuit of Baal Pit (used for filming episodes of Doctor Who in addition to its clay mining past). Along this trail there will be more vistas overlooking St Austell as well as passing the ancient quarry of Carn Grey (famous for its ‘Pentewan Stone’). You will continue along clay trails and a short, winding woodland section before passing the edge of the newly constructed Eco-village and completing the loop of Baal Pit, rejoining the trail back down, along Bodmin Road and to the finish. But watch out for the sting in the tail!
