Page 1 of 4 123 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 33

Thread: Groovy Kinder Love

  1. #1
    Moderator
    Join Date
    Jan 2018
    Location
    Over Haddon
    Posts
    2,956

    Groovy Kinder Love

    Can someone direct me to route details/map of this new race scheduled for 30th September 2018 please or perhaps it is being kept secret so that the GPSers can't get hold of it!

  2. #2
    Moderator noel's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Western Peak District
    Posts
    6,237
    It's no secret, I'm just a bit tardy at publishing a map. Leave it with me, I'll get something online in the next week or so.

  3. #3
    Master DrPatrickBarry's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    Marple, Manchester
    Posts
    2,934
    A few non-optimal lines but you will get the jist of it from this strava plot.
    I visited all the "check points"

    There was no need to visit mill hill twice, I should have swung west earlier.
    My climb back up to Mill Hill after visiting Harry Hut was on the wrong side of the grough.
    I was also on the wrong side of the grough climbing Brown Knoll.

    I reckon a winning time would be similar to the Edale Skyline

    https://www.strava.com/activities/1425932929

  4. #4
    Moderator noel's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Western Peak District
    Posts
    6,237
    Thanks Pat.

  5. #5
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Posts
    216
    Looks horrendous 😁 But I would have done it and suffered, except for the fact that I'm in Malaga that week 😢 Good on you Noel though and hope it is a great success. I certainly enjoyed the Cat+Fiddle relay that you put on.

  6. #6
    Moderator noel's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Western Peak District
    Posts
    6,237
    Yes, we tried to make it steep.

    Malaga sounds nice. I've just been in the Sierra Nevada (about an hour's drive away, and very nice), sampling some of the walking/running routes from fell running's own Andy Walmsley:

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Walking-Sie.../dp/1852844353

  7. #7
    PFl
    Guest
    Does anyone know if there's a list of checkpoints for this?

  8. #8
    Moderator noel's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Western Peak District
    Posts
    6,237
    Here you are - enjoy. I jogged round a few weeks ago and I think there will be some potential for different route choice.

    Start: Kinder Road/Bank St junction in Hayfield 037 871
    1. Path junction 050 883
    2. Checkpoint 058 902
    3. Harry Hut trig 045 907
    4. Path junction 050 918
    5. Path/trod junction 071 893
    6. Trod junction near bridge 060 887
    7. Path/stream junction 065 876
    8. Kinder Low Trig 079 870
    9. Footbridge 087 862
    10. Brown knoll trig 084 851
    11. South Head summit 060 845
    12. Mount Famine summit 056 849
    13. Gate on bridleway 052 864
    Finish: under goalposts in park 038 868
    Last edited by noel; 25-07-2018 at 09:50 AM. Reason: Minor corrections to grid refs (thanks Geoff)

  9. #9
    PFl
    Guest
    That's great. Many thanks.

  10. #10
    Master GeoffB's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    New Mills - but usually on Kinder
    Posts
    2,198
    Noel - one or two of those grid refs aren't quite right. In particular the South Head summit should be SK 060 845 (062 846 is on the Pennine Bridleway at the foot of the climb) and CP 13 should be SK 052 864 (053 864 puts you at the gate on the track below the bridleway).

    I'm particularly interested to see what route people will take between CP 7 and CP 8.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •