Rombalds Stride

[Tussockface]

Yes, I agree with that. The first time I did Rombalds I was able to follow people all the way until Menston and then it got tricky.

So for those who have never done it before, if you've not got enough time to do a full recce before the event I'd only go from Ilkley to the end and not bother with the first half at all.

Yes, I forgot to mention that the stretch from Rocky Valley to Burley CAN be tricky, especially in mist. People have been known to go horribly wrong. Muddy Retriever is right to draw attention to the Ilkley/Burley part of the second half.

[Jez Hellewell]

I second that TF. I know those moors like the back of my hand. However, the clag was well & truly down last year & me & Toni went wrong between Ilkley & The Pancake Stone.

[Rob Furness]

Trouble is with the moor you don't realise how much you rely on the horizon as a guide, if the clag's down everything looks the same and the distances all seem distorted. It can be very confusing.

[Jez Hellewell]

Your right Rob. There were no visible landmarks last year. 12 Apostles, White Wells, Cow & Calf, all wrapped in clag !

[craig7]

Final Recce run in the morning if anyones intrested..0815 from Leisure Centre, three guys and one dog !
Still unsure about that Stile at 195 443...can anyone advice ? i couldnt locate it !

[Jez Hellewell]

Craig, if I remember rightly, isn't that the one at the end of the path that runs alongside the Household Waste site just after you've crossed the road ?

[Jez Hellewell]

Just looked at the map Craig. It's a little further on that path following the A65 road crossing. It says "Woodlands Farm" on the map. Hope this helps.

[craig7]

Thanks Jez...will have another look today, problem is by the time i have run to that point i couldnt care less anymore !...but obviously need to hit the checkpoint/self clip point...it just looks on the map like its almost at the top of the Chevin, just after the steps where there are some rocks/boulders ect.....I will let you know !:thumbup:

[plodding bear]

Whereabouts is the self clip at Coldstone Beck - where the moor edge track crosses it, or further back (due south, I suppose), from the road?

[DinoF]

Whereabouts is the self clip at Coldstone Beck - where the moor edge track crosses it, or further back (due south, I suppose), from the road?

I nearly missed it last year. It was hanging on a post after you've climbed back up from crossing the beck, just after the path forks and heads off for Burley Woodhead.