Heres a new race for all those of you who enjoy running around Pendle Hill
PENDLE CLOUGHS FELL RACE
Saturday 26th July 2008
AL 14 miles 3900ft accent
Start time 2.00pm
The idea for the race came from two know defunct races the Downham Fell Race and the Five Cloughs Fell Race, as no one I asked seemed to remember the exact route of the races I decided to make up my own combining the two, the result is the Pendle Cloughs Fell Race starting and finishing in the picturesque village of Downham and is an AL category race of 14 miles with an ascent of 3900ft.
It takes in seven Cloughs of Brast Clough, Mearley Clough, Ogden Clough, Deep Clough, Churn Clough, Ashendean Clough, and Boar Clough.
The course will only be partially flagged following the quite lane from Downham to just past the stile at the bottom of Worston moor, and from the road crossing to the finish across the fields.
There will be 9 unmanned Checkpoints which must be visited in order the route taken between being up to the individual, as long as walls and fences are crossed via stiles, and private land is not crossed. (Keep within the access areas)
A system of Orienteering clippers will be used at each Checkpoint, for those not accustomed to orienteering events competitors will be given a card containing numbered boxes, i.e. arrive at checkpoint 1 use the clipper attached and punch box 1 on the card and so on.
EQUIPMENT
Competitors must carry all of the following equipment as stipulated by the FRA
a) Windproof whole body cover.
b) Other body cover appropriate for the weather conditions.
c) Map and compass suitable for navigating the course.
d) Whistle.
e) Emergency food.
No GPS equipment allowed
Kit checks will be carried out,
No kit no race.
Anyone dropping out of the race must report back to Race Control at the Finish
EXPERIENCE
ER Experience required NS Navigational Skills Essential LK local knowledge an advantage. PM. Course only partially marked, at Start and across fields at Finish.
Please don’t drop litter on the course.
There are Toilet facilities and Parking but it can be fairly restricted at times due to the village being popular with tourists so car sharing is recommended.
GRID REFERENCES
START SD 785 440 Downham Village (on road by car park)
CP 1 SD 783 411 Bottom of Mearley Clough
CP 2 SD 789 404 Wall end at Nick and Ogden path Jct
CP 3 SD 809 418 South side of wall in corner, Bottom of Big end
CP 4 SD 806 405 Deep Clough
CP 5 SD 796 384 Between intake walls (Staincomb)
CP 6 SD 777 396 Bottom of Ashendean Clough
CP 7 SD 798 398 Highest Pendle way sign Boar Clough
CP 8 SD 805 419 Foxes Well
CP 9 SD 797 433 Barn, Lane Head
FINISH SD 786 440 Downham Village (lane by stream)
£4.00 entry to Andy Hirst 29 Darnbrook Rd Barnoldswick BB18 5RE
Tel. 01282 812701
Should be interesting !!!!!!!!