Quote Originally Posted by mapper View Post
Just been over the course today for a recce. Dry but very windy which meant the 'run' from CP3 & 4 to CP5 (Fiendsdale Head) was very slow indeed. The route from CP8 to CP9 (just before the last climb) is not easy if you don't like loose rocks in the grass. Best bet is to head straight down to the wall corner then bee line to CP9. Then there's the shortish but steep climb to the top before a superb grassy descent to the finish. It's a tough 7 miles.
will i need to know the area or as I'll be a back runner is the course going to let me see people in the distance

Had a look at the new route on the pdf but doesn't mean a great deal as not done it before although I 'do' now know how to read the map at least