Rombalds Stride

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Originally Posted by plodding bear

Cheers DT, unfortunately this work PC won't let me access that site for some reason! I'm interwebless at home at the moment, so I'll just have to wait. hey ho.

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PB,

There's a full written route description sent to you when you enter. However, I didn't go too far off route last year (despite the visibility), and my Garmin trace is visible here (if your work PC lets you).

The spikes on the speed graph will mainly be where I stopped for cake.

Just got my confirmation through for 2011. Looking forward to it already. Hope to see the friendly walkers who tried to send me & my brother-in-law the wrong way. I may have something for them.

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Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell

Just got my confirmation through for 2011. Looking forward to it already. Hope to see the friendly walkers who tried to send me & my brother-in-law the wrong way. I may have something for them.

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Jez, I think I met you and your brother in law (if he has an Italian sounding name?) last year on the way up from Guiseley to the Chevin. I'm looking forward to better visibility in 2011.

Dino, who the heck did you remember that ?? Yes, he's Toni Melechi ! Hopefully catch up with you again. Visibility certainly can't be any worse that last year !

DinoF, I managed to get a look at your garmin printout, so cheers for that. I've got a route description in front of me, I got the impression from that that the route went straight down the rough road towards Ilkley from the aerials. Hope not, yours is a nicer route! Are they taking entries already?

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Originally Posted by plodding bear

DinoF, I managed to get a look at your garmin printout, so cheers for that. I've got a route description in front of me, I got the impression from that that the route went straight down the rough road towards Ilkley from the aerials. Hope not, yours is a nicer route! Are they taking entries already?

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PB

They changed the route a couple of years ago to take in more of Ilkley Moor and less of Otley Chevin - the new run out to the Swastika Stone is fun, with a great descent (better than down the road from Whetstone Gate anyway).

I think they probably are taking entries - must get mine in soon.

So the new route goes out towards the Buckstones, over the bouncy bog and down to the moor edge, before heading back east towards the Swastika stone? Nice, I like that bit.

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Originally Posted by plodding bear

So the new route goes out towards the Buckstones, over the bouncy bog and down to the moor edge, before heading back east towards the Swastika stone? Nice, I like that bit.

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'Bouncy Bog' made me chuckle! Probably the best bit of the route :cool:

It can be avoided, if you stick to the wall edge and then head north again about 100 yards further along, just before the wall starts to rise.
...but where's the fun in that, eh?!

Where can I find an entry form/details for this?