Full Tour of Pendle - 19th Oct
Yep, that time of year again when the cake tins come out of hibernation ;)
I know this is the same day as the relays but surely not everyone is going to the Clwydian Hills??
If anyone is up for a cake fest WI style after a trot round the full tour, then stick your names down and I'll see you there :D
Re: Full Tour of Pendle - 19th
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emmilou
Yep, that time of year again when the cake tins come out of hibernation ;)
I know this is the same day as the relays but surely not everyone is going to the Clwydian Hills??
If anyone is up for a cake fest WI style after a trot round the full tour, then stick your names down and I'll see you there :D
I'd like to come along but would prefer an early-ish start (say 9 am) if at all possible.
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Stolly
I'd like to come along but would prefer an early-ish start (say 9 am) if at all possible.
Yep early is fine by me. :)
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Guys, enjoy yourselves on Pendle but please do bear in mind the erosion on the hill ~ many thanks. See note below from the Clayton Harriers website:
Erosion on PendleThe Committee has recently discussed the problem of erosion on Pendle Hill.
A particular area of concern is the path that has appeared on the Full Tour route. The erosion is particularly bad on the ‘Geronimo’ descent into Ogden and the descent to checkpoint 9, above the Downham Road Bridge (before the final ascent up the Big End).
But there are other scars: Spence Moor (above Churn Clough Reservoir), the ‘Bunny Run’ off Deerstones, Buttock Fell.
We appreciate that it is not just CleM members who use these routes or, for that matter, just runners. However, we feel that when we are out on Pendle, especially in large groups, we should try to avoid causing erosion, or making it worse. Please consider your routes and the possible impact on the landscape when you are planning routes on Pendle.
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i'd like to have a go (a trot anyhow), i'm near Blackpool if anyone would like car share, whats this stuff about cake??
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Presumably to avoid further soil erosion all I need do is run down Geronimo keeping to the (potentially fatal :D) rocks and mud rather than the safer (ish) tussocky grass at the edges?
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I appreciate what you are saying Mapper and this I guess can be said for many a fell. I did see yesterday however a few 'new' trods appearing above and below 'established' trods and yes it is a cause for concern.
For what it's worth I've never used the 'tourists' route yet off gerronimo and do indeed traverse further to the right heading for the wall and yep, try to avoid the rocks! ;)
Darth - all my recce's have cake. Nuff said :D
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I doubt whether Emmi wears many paths out. She is the lightest fellrunner out there:)
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Originally Posted by
emmilou
I appreciate what you are saying Mapper and this I guess can be said for many a fell. I did see yesterday however a few 'new' trods appearing above and below 'established' trods and yes it is a cause for concern.
For what it's worth I've never used the 'tourists' route yet off gerronimo and do indeed traverse further to the right heading for the wall and yep, try to avoid the rocks! ;)
Darth - all my recce's have cake. Nuff said :D
cool, i'll bring the flask of tea then
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I might just turn up at the end for the cake (post your recipe through the cafe door - they need it!).
Am working that night so 17 miles + cake may not be the best idea!! Well maybe.......