Edale Skyline Fell Race

[Timothydaltonmyarse]

Any tips on the route choice from jaggers clough to Win Hill. I remember reading some good advice on this section on the old forum?

Got a reci to make the most of the current lovely weather tomorrow

[Leeds Rhino]

We did a recce of the second half of the race yesterday. Just like a summer's day up there. Hope its same conditions on race day .

[Swoop]

A few of us doing the second half tomorrow from Edale car park, 10am start.
Will run up Harden Clough to Mam Nick and then follow the course to the finish.
I have never done this bit before so am hoping it is straightforward.
At least it won't be too boggy if it is frosty.

[Joe]

I have never done this bit before so am hoping it is straightforward.

The bits to watch out for are:
1. Finding the start of the trod to Brown Knoll
2. Finding your way to the top of Brown Knoll
3. Spotting the turn-off to Grindslow Knoll

[Swoop]

The bits to watch out for are:
1. Finding the start of the trod to Brown Knoll
2. Finding your way to the top of Brown Knoll
3. Spotting the turn-off to Grindslow Knoll

Thanks Joe. Any hints on these?

[Joe]

Thanks Joe. Any hints on these?

A couple of hints:

1. Finding the start of the trod to Brown Knoll
Cross the first fence after Rushop Edge (the second shown on the map) and turn right alongside it on a trod. Where it gets boggy the path veers left and crosses a stile over the next fence. Then the trod heads along a ruined wall (marked on the 1:25,000 map - it says "sheepfold") and crosses Chapel Gate. The path is then as marked on the map to the summit.
2. Finding your way to the top of Brown Knoll
NNW to the false summit at Horseshill Tor then the two paths join up and head NW to the top.
3. Spotting the turn-off to Grindslow Knoll
You get disoriented running along the edge in mist. It's about half a mile after the big stream crossing at Crowden Clough.

[Swoop]

Cheers Joe!

[Nobthrob]

Dear all Skyliners...

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• Easy to read, using standard RACE MAPS symbols (as seen in the Lake District) -all the info you need.
• Scale 1:30,000 -easy to handle A3 size
• Valuable race information and route hints (for example -as discussed the small trod onto Brown Knoll.)
• Saftey info and OS grid
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[Grouse]

Are they the same ones that Pete Bland was selling last year - the first one was Borrowdale I think? They looked quite good to me.

[Nobthrob]

Yes there are quite a few up in the Lakes now and PB does sell them. I'm the 'southerner' of the RACE MAPS partnership! Consistency is the key -if you've used one in the lakes -same symbols/style as the new Edale Skyline map.

Dark Peak have kindly hosted a pdf advert on their website. Please check it out for a sample of the map: http://www.dpfr.org.uk/index.php?p=news&id=135