Finding routes

[Jonathan]

Hi all
I'm looking for new routes for training on but finding it hard to find information on where to go.
I'm based in Whitby North Yorkshire so I'm looking for new routes either in the north York moors, yorkshire dales, penine way or Lake District.
I'm not too concerned about distance and steeper the better.
Ive tried searching for routes but struggle to find hardly any. I'm maybe looking in the wrong places.

Any help would be greatly appeciated.

Thanks in advance

[Bob]

You can follow the routes of races, assuming that the course is fully open, the Three Peaks for example uses a section that shouldn't be used at other times.

Other than that, get a map and head out, figuring out routes is half the fun. You'll learn what paths and tracks are good and whether they get boggy etc., just blindly following GPX tracks won't help in the long run (sic).

[benshep]

why not buy some Harvey's race maps from pete bland.

[PeteS]

why not buy some Harvey's race maps from pete bland.

These have been an invaluable source for exploration for me with the information on route choice and other notable elements being particularly useful.
I also recommend the Harvey's maps in general both for readability and ruggedness but mainly as their content is targeted specifically at mountain goers and therefore of far greater relevance for fell runners.

[Derby Tup]

Isn't there a winter league of fell races on the NYM?

The coastal path on your doorstep, if not fell running, is hard work when wet

[starlight]

Try looking on the Hardmoors website. They have several races around the NYM with route maps from 10k to 200 miles!!

[doughty84]

I've downloaded lots of gpx files from here. Loads of good hiking routes to run on.

www.walkingenglishman.com

[PeteS]

Buy map
Learn how to use it
Explore!

[anthonykay]

Buy map
Learn how to use it
Explore!

Thank you Pete, someone needed to say that.

[Quinny]

Best bet from Whitby is the Cleveland Way north to Sandsend or better still south to Robin Hoods Bay. Esk Valley Fell Club still put on quite a few races. The next one, Glaisdale Rigg, is next weekend. Here's a link to the race routes and the club web-site:

http://www.eskvalleyfellclub.org/race_routes.htm