yeah camping's alright if you're driving, I find it a faff lugging stuff around on train and busesOriginally Posted by Stef F
I camped in Edale last year. It worked really well; will be doing it again this year.
yeah camping's alright if you're driving, I find it a faff lugging stuff around on train and busesI camped in Edale last year. It worked really well; will be doing it again this year.
I know it's been mentioned earlier desperate for a route/map for edale skyline as i would like to do plenty of recce missions over winter. I have tried old links and no joy and also no current map from Lakesrunner. Help me, my brothers and sisters you are my only hope.
Here you go Tri
Go on ebay spend the £6.69 buy this map:-
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2009-Explorer-...item19b748f2fb
If you dont like ebay simply buy the map from any camping shop.
Then either follow the map or draw the route on the map in 2B pencil
Start and Finish: Field at the bottom of Grindsbrook (GR 123863)
Checkpoints:
Follow tapes up the zig-zags to the top of the hill
1. Ringing Roger (GR 126872)
2. Top of Jagger’s Clough (GR 144881)
At the fingerpost near Crookstone Barn - turn left following the taped section to the gate at the bottom of the field on the main path - DO NOT follow the old route through the gate at Crookstone Barn, there's a new fence been put up!
3. Win Hill Summit (GR 186851) 4. Hope (Edale Road) (GR 172838) - drinks 5. Lose Hill Summit (GR 153853) 6. Mam Tor (GR 127835) - drinks at Mam Nick
Time limit and cut off at Mam Nick (GR 125833) is 2 ½ hours after the start - no exceptions.
7. Lord’s Seat on Path (GR 108833) 8. Brown Knoll Trig Point (GR 083851)
Follow tape due west to stile and run along fence line
9. Top of Jacob’s Ladder (GR 081861) 10. Grindslow Knoll Top (GR 110868) 11. Ringing Roger (GR 126872)
Follow the zigzags down the hill
12. Finish (GR 123863)
All the best. Now get off and get some Recce's done and lets not have any more mention of a map or route
Thank you i will. I find myself duly admonished and humbly beg for mercy for upsetting the fellrunning gods with my naive incompetence. Seriuosly only reason i asked is that i had heard there were pre laminated and pre marked maps for some races this being one of them and i think they were only 3 quid As i say no bother i will do it the normal way.
The map is good but its not all that necessary. I only learnt about one minor short cut from it. It's not a particularly complicated route, there is lots of scope for time saving dodges but if you're doing lots of reccying you'll discover these anyway.
The forum did a reccy last year and there were loads of time saving advice there.
BTW the lakes runner map isn't laminated. I think they get them back in stock each year nearer the time.
FWIW, they're a quid or two less on Amazon; and OS website is doing '2 for 1' at moment.
Just give 'em two weeks to arrive.
but if it's like the rest it's on waterproof paper
As a first-timer this year I have found the PB / LR maps pretty useful - not bad at £2-3 really.
the only bit that really needs a recce is Mam Nick to finish. The first bit is an obvious path and there will be plenty to follow unless you can get in front!!
Debatable. The Skyline in 2005 comes to mind!
Recce'd the first bit yesterday which probably wasn't the wisest thing to do after Passing Clouds on Sunday. The only thing I'm in two minds about is which route to take up Lose Hill. A few more recce's and that'll be sorted.the only bit that really needs a recce is Mam Nick to finish. The first bit is an obvious path and there will be plenty to follow unless you can get in front!!
Mam Nick to the finish is a big black hole for me though. I think I'll be trying that at various different points between now and March
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