Anyone got a link to a map for this one?
Cheers
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Anyone got a link to a map for this one?
Cheers
Route description from a previous post on this thread:
Start 207531, go N on road 400m, 1st road L downhill to lane on L, turn L to dam. CP1 194528. Go N to car park, cross road, path along edge of reservoir to Blubberhouses car park. Go up steps on R, cross busy A59 go down steps on E of river. Path upstream for 1.3 miles, river on L. Cross bridge, head for LH side of dam. CP2 155574 leave car park, go L 400 to T junc, R 400 to next junc, turn L uphill to 145570. Turn R to Spittle Ings Ho and bear R to Rocking Hall CP3 111579. Go SW on good track to Bolton Park Fm and down road to wooden br. Do not cross br, turn L on Dales Way. Cross ford, leave road after 30m R back on to Dales Way. Stay high till gate. Stay high along wall on L to CP4 076542 (s/c). Go L uphill to Storiths CP5 081543. Take FP to SE heading to Deerstones, several stiles. Cross fast A59 to CP6 088531 refreshments. Steep drop down and over footbr, up to Ling Chapel Farm, bear half R on FP over moor to CP7 092522. Leave road, wall on R to hit main track up to trig pt on Beamsley Beacon. On NE to Round Hill. Then ESE thru bog to standing stone at 134530 and past corner of wood at 150525 to Ellacarr Pike. L on track to CP8 165529. Track and road E to Timble. In Timble go R at map board. After Highfield Farm bear L on FP heading for wood and blue Yorks Water sign. Fiddly bit in woods to emerge at CP1. Same way back over dam to finish 207531. (Some use the FP E to Bland Hill, shorter but lots of stiles and legs not happy)
DT thanks for this.
Got this, just wondered if a map was about. Easier to follow for me!!
Cheers
The route is quite simple to follow and has several long sections which don't deviate much. It's a good (and surprisingly runnable) route :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Runway
I second that!:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
I'm thinking the "Then ESE thru bog to standing stone" section might be a tad damper than it was last year!:w00t:
Here's my Garmin Connect details from last year: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/163674716
I'd say the bit from the Wharfe to Storiths and the bit from Timble back to the reservoir are the trickiest. Assuming clear conditions of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by Runway
Ooo Multi - not sure you should cut across the field on the way out! :o
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Originally Posted by Multiterrainer
You are right of course socks, though in my defence I just displayed sheep-like behaviour and followed all the 25+ runners who were ahead of me at that time!:oQuote:
Originally Posted by socks
**For others reading this thread the 'cut across the field' was all on PROW's so no breaking of the country code was involved!
Thanks guys, appreciate your replies and advice.
Looking forward to it.
Cheers
Might be over for this...looks a good one!
How many refreshments posts are on the route?
Officially 3 although last year iirc there were 4, with the best spread being at CP6 (out of 8) at Deerstones, soon after re-crossing the A59 - about 14 miles in.Quote:
Originally Posted by ukhursty
I'll be there but struggling a bit with achilles so may well be on a c5hr+ 'brisk walk' schedule.
Printed off my maps today. Was going to do them for the Woldsman the week after too and discovered I hadn't entered. Eek! Quick form filled in. Hopefully not full yet.
erm cannot rememeber exactly but one at dam in washburn.
Some in house up on moor.
Agaiin at end of Bolton priory bit
Loads of cake after you cross the main road
Some before the big beamsy hill
some after boggy moor towards end
Note that there are no drinks at the top of Rocking Hall moor just cake & stuff!
I noticed there is entry on the day but not guaranteed. I have emailed organiser to check on current entry number but I can't find a contact number on the entry form in case I don't get a reply to email, anyone got one ? I have Coledale on Saturday so just intend to treat this as a long jog to keep my mileage up. I managed to find a map and the nav looks straightforward, just hope I can get in on the day.
Prompt email reply :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alf
"Yes we will be taking entries on the day. Look forward to seeing you."
Jon Hunter
will look out for you and say Hi. I also will be seeing it as a long day out rather than a race- in fact I need to add 3+miles to it at some point (ideally before it) to add it to my challenge
Thankyou for the replies.
Hoping to be down for an EOD, if I don't over cook it at Pendle tomorrow! :)
Same here hursty, looking at doing dungeon ghyll and hopefully something still in the tank for blubberhouses.
All-runnable makes me smile, especially when applied to routes I struggle to walk :o However, the Blubberhouses route is pretty much all-runnable. The biggest climb (Beamsley Beacon) is around 60% of the way round so save a bit on the day, especially if you're racing the day before :closed:
Are you doing it DT? If so I will see you there! If not I'll tell you exactly how runnable it wasn't on Sunday afternoon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Not doing it but I've done it before so have a good idea of runnableness / unrunnableness of the route. Have a good 'un mate!Quote:
Originally Posted by DinoF
Decided to be sensible and after much prevarication am going to rest the achilles and give this a miss.:thunbdown:Quote:
Originally Posted by Multiterrainer
Oh and it is definitely 'all runnable' - apart perhaps from the steps up to Thruscross Res CP and maybe BB - enjoy all!:)
Pity MT and DT. It's looking like a good day for it, I hope.
May even take my camera and concentrate less on running.
Have a good time, all. There's a dirty big rock sticking up out of the muddy path just after you pass Blubberhouses cricket club (having crossed the A59). You'll probably notice a body print in the mud immediately after it, do me a favour and swear at it will you?Quote:
Originally Posted by DinoF
No prizes for guessing where I was last night.
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Originally Posted by Martyn P
Ouch! Hope you aren't too bad Martyn. Sounds close to where I fell on the 'flat' muddy path heading back to Blubberhouses/Fewston car park after a loop around Thruscross Res last weekend.
Looking forward to seeing the pics DinoF - don't forget to enjoy the food too!
Thanks to all involved with today's blubberhouses, we were blessed with lovely weather which made it all the better. Cheers to the runners who helped with the route finding.
any garmin stats? mine was kind enough to die after 18 miles with the added bonus of not even recording what I had covered.
Mine had 24.14 miles and 3097' !! Nearly as much climb as Coledale yesterday. I hadn't realised the 25 had that much climb in it.Quote:
Originally Posted by egor
Mine clocked 23.98 mile, glad it wasn't 25 mile, I was shattered at the end.
23.68m 2835ft on mine egor
My first '25' and a good day for it.
I didn't really know what to expect as I only decided to do it last week. One of the highlights though was Bolton Abbey beautifully lit in the morning light. :cool: I recognised some of the later route from doing the Round Hill race a couple of times but I relied on some 'old sweats' I was running with for a time to do most of the navigation until Timble when I was on my own and had to get out the instructions.
Were you round in 3.51 today Tindersticks - I think that 23.98 was the gps measure that was mentioned at the finish? If so, thanks for the run, definitely got me through the last few miles quicker than if I had been on my own.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tindersticks
mine nearl got to 24 (23.9) which meant although I thought I had done my extra miles before the race I had to go back and do some more afterwards!
Great day for it tho and nice to catch up with some friends
Just caught you as you were finishing Karen, nice run in with the the thorn, just about to tuck into me stew at end when Tindersticks [i think] burst in explaining size of what he left to lighten the load ;)
great route great day out
Thanks, ill add a mile or 2 as i took a wrong turn coming of rocking stones:closed:
Hello Headless, no it wasn't me I timed in at 3.39hr.....hello Dogruf, I blame it on all the biscuits, I can't resist them.
Hi, I got 23.97 miles and 2494 ft , isn't the 3097 calories used as mine was 3074 :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alf
Yep.LDWA good value as usual. I ate 2 flpajack, 2 cake, 2 pieces of orange and then had stew and pudding plus countless cups of tea!
Nice to see you Dogruf and others
A few photos of the event are scattered between the words in my blog here