Sutton Park - Sports

Sports

The park is popular for a number of sports. These include mountain biking, with the "Skeleton Hill" being popular with downhill bikers. Secondly sailing and canoeing, which take place mainly on Powell's Pool and finally kayaking and canoeing club on Blackroot Pool with Royal Sutton Coldfield Canoe Club

Runners and walkers also make the most of the park and its extensive pathways and trails.

A number of running events are staged in the park. These include:

  • Seven Pools Run (March)
  • Midland Counties men's 12-stage and women's 6-stage relays (March)
  • ERRA National men's 12-stage and women's 6-stage relays (April)
  • Hill West 10k (May)
  • Great Midlands Fun Run (June)
  • Race for Life (June)
  • Sutton Coldfield 10k (June)
  • Birmingham Insurance Institute Fun Run (July)
  • Midland Counties men's 6-stage and women's 4-stage relays (September)
  • ERRA National men's 6-stage and women's 4-stage relays (October)
  • Cinder Path Run (November)

British Military Fitness hold fitness classes up to six days a week in the park close to the Boldmere Gate.

There are countless cycling routes throughout the park for all different capabilities. Gopro videos of different routes can be found on YouTube. There is an 18-hole golf course near to the Streetly Gate entrance to the park.

There is a section of grass sectioned off for the usage of model aeroplanes and helicopters. This is between Boldmere Gate and the Jamboree Stone and can be accessed at most times by car from Boldmere Gate.

Sutton Park has also been used for motor rallying, and was a popular spectator stage on the Lombard RAC Rally in the 1970s and 1980s.

Also there are many watersports in the park, including fishing and sailing on the park's Powells pool, where the Sutton Sailing Club(SSC) sails regularly throughout the year. They sail on Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons throughout the summer and on Sunday mornings during the winter. The Sailing club is situated near the Boldmere gate. For more information visit this site.

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