Best climb in Peaks

[compo]

For the Holmfirth-based runner the Dovestones Resevoir area is the hard to beat for some proper hills. It is also easy to devise routes which take in a series of different hills. A personal favourite is up the Ashway Stone climb (mentioned earlier), around the edge to the Fox Stone, all the way down to the corner of the resevoir (good little path), straight back up to hit the old stone wall (another good little path). Then south along the edge to meet the old tramway, down this, up the vague clough opposite (feint path) over to Wimberry and back down.

First 2 climbs runnable, 3rd partially runnable. In all about 7 miles, 2900 feet of ascent. Sets you up well for Lakes races.

[Cliveybaby]

Dovestones is a great spot. Reps from the valley floor up to Indian head would be good. You could warm up on a short circuit of the tops beforehand.

[TurboTom]

For the Holmfirth-based runner the Dovestones Resevoir area is the hard to beat for some proper hills. It is also easy to devise routes which take in a series of different hills. A personal favourite is up the Ashway Stone climb (mentioned earlier), around the edge to the Fox Stone, all the way down to the corner of the resevoir (good little path), straight back up to hit the old stone wall (another good little path). Then south along the edge to meet the old tramway, down this, up the vague clough opposite (feint path) over to Wimberry and back down.

First 2 climbs runnable, 3rd partially runnable. In all about 7 miles, 2900 feet of ascent. Sets you up well for Lakes races.

And thats from a man who can top 10 in big lakes races!!!

My personal favourite tempo type run is to head from the car park upto alphin, down indians head, up foxstone, down ashway, then through the quarries (theres about 10m of scree as well :thumbup: ) and then back up Indians Head and then to Alphin and back....adds in another little climb

[Trossachs?]

Cheers guys, Dovestones has been a real revelation, somehow not run there before so loving the exploring and sometimes map reading, others just random trod following. Oh what fun.

Jason