Fellsman

[Toreador]

Does anyone have any thoughts on the best line away from CP23 Capplestone Gate? I recce'd between Cray and Threshfield yesterday and from CP23 took the SW line down Conistone Turf Road - which I'm sure has many fans, this is a lovely grassy descent - then swung round to the E onto Bycliffe Road. Problem is, you then have to climb Kelber Gate before a stile then ESE across country to join the lane leading down to Yarnbury.

I have seen other variations that suggest an ESE line straight off Capplestone gate fopr about 600m (following the ridge) then heading South at approx the 450m contour down what looks like a fenceline, then the same cross-country bit before picking up the lane again. On the face of it, this would appear to be a much better line and avoid having to do that extra descent/climb. Any feedback gratefully received ....


Martyn

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From memory, the purple line is the one you have to take. Details will be provided in the handbook.
I think it's marked once you leave the main track near Kelber.

[Martyn P]

OK chaps, thank you. I had a good squint back up that fenceline at the point where I joined the track just to the W of Seeds Hill and it looked good going. I'll probably check it out again before too long.

[fellrunner kev]

Did the above Saturday - good snowy tops and boggy patches.

Does the wall you cross at Great Coum to take the line to Flinter Gill CP have a stile? If so, missed this stile but took a line to the CP and picked up the track to Dent OK.

Following the Craven Way around Whernside - struggling to pick the best line to Blea Moor Trig point? Any thoughts?

Thanks Kev

[Stolly]

Did the above Saturday - good snowy tops and boggy patches.

Does the wall you cross at Great Coum to take the line to Flinter Gill CP have a stile? If so, missed this stile but took a line to the CP and picked up the track to Dent OK.

Following the Craven Way around Whernside - struggling to pick the best line to Blea Moor Trig point? Any thoughts?

Thanks Kev

There is a sort of stile on Great Coum - its at the wall inverted T junction here, although the real stile is on the other side



As for the best line to Blea Moor, follow the Craven Way to the ruined building then more or less take a compass bearing line down through the swamp lands and up to the trig. There's usually a trod to the fence line on race day but, after the fence, its all about trudging a line.

[Hank]

There is a sort of stile on Great Coum - its at the wall inverted T junction here, although the real stile is on the other side



As for the best line to Blea Moor, follow the Craven Way to the ruined building then more or less take a compass bearing line down through the swamp lands and up to the trig. There's usually a trod to the fence line on race day but, after the fence, its all about trudging a line.

To get to Blea Moor there's a slightly drier line with a little less climb if you leave the track at the ruin and bear left/north slightly to plass close to the wood.

[Stolly]

To get to Blea Moor there's a slightly drier line with a little less climb if you leave the track at the ruin and bear left/north slightly to plass close to the wood.

Yeah it loops around to the left but, to be honest, I prefer the straighter line

[fellrunner kev]

Took a run/treck out today up to Blea Moor, Stonehouse, Great Knoutberry, Redshaw, Sainzeholme, Dodd Fell then bearing down to Fleet Moss CP position - taking in a recce view over Fleet Moss. Can anyone advise if the wire fence you see as you hit fleet Moss is the southern line around this area that you follow back around in a 'U' to the point (right angle) just before Jeffrey Pot? Or is there a wall to pick up around this area?

Cold wind from the east up there today!

Kev

[mountainboxer]

Hi all 1st time of doing this event and will only get the chance for a couple of recces what are the best routes for recces? Is there any one from the Sheffield are doing this event? and would be intrested in a car share to the event and for a couple of recces thanks

[Stolly]

Hi all 1st time of doing this event and will only get the chance for a couple of recces what are the best routes for recces?

If you have limited time, your recce-ing should be targetted at the 'middle bit'(TM) of the Fellsman route. The first 17 or 18 miles to Great Coum mainly follows well worn trails (apart from the drop off of Whernside into Kingsdale) and even in poor visibility you should have other competitors to follow. The descent off of Great Coum is 'interesting' but if in doubt here you could do worse than head to the wall line (to the north/north east) and follow that down. Dent all the way to Cray is definitely worth recceing (probably Dent to Fleet Moss as one recce and Fleet Moss to Cray as another?) if you can whereas, unless you're a speed merchant ultra-er, after Cray you could take the view that it will be dark by then and you'll be teamed up on the actual night and thus able to leave the navigation to someone else

[beaker]

I know this is not in the vain of tops, but waterproof gloves. Will a pair of marigolds suffice? Obviously backed with thermal ones.