Rombalds Stride

[craig7]

Recce #3 this morning leaving Guisley approx 0830 if anyones intrested...full route, hopefully around 3:15 pace...Airborough Leisure centre car park.

[Muddy Retriever]

Recce #3 this morning leaving Guisley approx 0830 if anyones intrested...full route, hopefully around 3:15 pace...Airborough Leisure centre car park.

Crikey, that's quick. I reccied about 20 miles of it last Wednesday in 4 hours. I missed off about 2 miles on the Rombalds Moor section and came down at Whetstone Gate as I was didn't want to end up coming up the Chevin in the dark.

Here is the full route for anybody who hasn't done it before:

http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-k...29361830188750

[fozzy]

Crikey, that's quick. I reccied about 20 miles of it last Wednesday in 4 hours. I missed off about 2 miles on the Rombalds Moor section and came down at Whetstone Gate as I was didn't want to end up coming up the Chevin in the dark.

Here is the full route for anybody who hasn't done it before:

http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-k...29361830188750

Reccied from Esholt (driving range) to Menston this morning. We didn't quite replicate this route - slightly different off Baildon Moor (although I am not sure we took the right route here) and took the first path down the west side of Ilkley Moor - don't think you need to go quite this far over and you can come down the path that takes you in between the two walled fields at the bottom. This is where I think Piper's Crag is.

[craig7]

Run done...but not in 3:15 :-(
3:25....lost time mainly on the route across from Whetstone gate to the drop down to Pipers as hadnt done that bit before and ran around a bit just looking at options. That last section up the Chevin i still havnt gotten quite right i dont think, maybe next time im gonna try some other route, seems to take an age from Menston cross roads at the Church and shops...hmmmm !
And how that route was done in 2:38.i just cant imagine !

[Flopsy]

Rioght, entry posted, so I hope I stil get a place.

Here is the full route for anybody who hasn't done it before:

http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-k...29361830188750

Are you sure about that route? My first checkpoint is at Tong Park - according to this years entry form.

[fozzy]

Are you sure about that route? My first checkpoint is at Tong Park - according to this years entry form.

Yep, that route looks right to me. Bucket drop is at 170 398 which is where path along side of driving range comes out onto road, although my clubmate who was guiding me round my recce on sunday, said that it's normally at the end of the path on Esholt Lane (171 397)

[plodding bear]

From Whetstone Gate, it's often easier depending on the conditions underfoot to track along the path immediately to the south of the wall, hop over the stiley/fence thing at the end by the plantation (felling that bit, just now) and stick close to the wall until it goes around the angle, then take the clearly visible path which leads straight down to Piper's Crag (heading north).
I'm fine with the moor bit, really should recce the Chevin end...

[Derby Tup]

From Whetstone Gate, it's often easier depending on the conditions underfoot to track along the path immediately to the south of the wall, hop over the stiley/fence thing at the end by the plantation (felling that bit, just now) and stick close to the wall until it goes around the angle, then take the clearly visible path which leads straight down to Piper's Crag (heading north).
I'm fine with the moor bit, really should recce the Chevin end...

Well worth recceing Ilkley onwards p b if you don't know it

[craig7]

The self clip at 195 443...is that before you climb the steps or after...I couldnt see it on Sunday !

[Flopsy]

Not sure I'm gonna get chance to recce it a I'm going away. Does anyone have a memory map of the route they could share?