That's the old route in a clockwise direction. It goes t'other way round now. It's almost the same route with an additional self-clip CP near Bolton Abbey.Originally Posted by barnyc
Last year's thread:
http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showt...es-25-28-March
Last edited by Brotherton Lad; 10-03-2011 at 01:56 PM.
And last year's route:
Re: Blubberhouses 25
OK, abridged route description. Your fault if you get lost.
Start 207531, go N on road 400m, 1st road L downhill to lane on L, turn L to dam. CP1 194528. Go N to car park, cross road, path along edge of reservoir to Blubberhouses car park. Go up steps on R, cross busy A59 go down steps on E of river. Path upstream for 1.3 miles, river on L. Cross bridge, head for LH side of dam. CP2 155574 leave car park, go L 400 to T junc, R 400 to next junc, turn L uphill to 145570. Turn R to Spittle Ings Ho and bear R to Rocking Hall CP3 111579. Go SW on good track to Bolton Park Fm and down road to wooden br. Do not cross br, turn L on Dales Way. Cross ford, leave road after 30m R back on to Dales Way. Stay high till gate. Stay high along wall on L to CP4 076542 (s/c). Go L uphill to Storiths CP5 081543. Take FP to SE heading to Deerstones, several stiles. Cross fast A59 to CP6 088531 refreshments. Steep drop down and over footbr, up to Ling Chapel Farm, bear half R on FP over moor to CP7 092522. Leave road, wall on R to hit main track up to trig pt on Beamsley Beacon. On NE to Round Hill. Then ESE thru bog to standing stone at 134530 and past corner of wood at 150525 to Ellacarr Pike. L on track to CP8 165529. Track and road E to Timble. In Timble go R at map board. After Highfield Farm bear L on FP heading for wood and blue Yorks Water sign. Fiddly bit in woods to emerge at CP1. Same way back over dam to finish 207531. (Some use the FP E to Bland Hill, shorter but lots of stiles and legs not happy)
Last edited by Brotherton Lad; 10-03-2011 at 02:04 PM.
Thanks for the route description, I'm hoping I'll find the energy to do this on my own for fun in the summer (when the bogs are somewhat drier.)
It's laid on for walkers, up to 10 hours, so why not do it with everyone else and have the food for £7? The bog (Thatch Ling, clue in the name) is only 50 yards and can be very amusing if you put your feet on the wrong sedge.
I know all about that bog: nearly drowned in it once. Have also done the event, the food on the way round was meagre, but the management has changed since then. Can't do it this year as I've entered for the Baildon Boundary Way the weekend after and it would interfere with (wreck) my taper. And as I'm worried I won't get round the BBW in under 3 hours, yes, I do need to taper. Maybe next year.
Are there many forumites partaking in this fine event on Sunday? Wish I was fit enough to trot round as it is a cracking route and a well organised event. It takes the p#ss out of road race entry fees and throws in a couple of jovially manned food stations to boot.
I will be up the hill at the back of Derby Tup's house after CP7 to take a few pics - by then it's almost downhill all the way.......................
I'll not be around Ady for Blubberhouses, or we could have met up
Thought I might have see you this evening. I was over at Liver Hill
Poacher turned game-keeper
Yep. It's local to me. Will be my 4th LDWA 25 miler in recent months - cheap and cheerful way to motivate myself to do the distance before I go longer :thumbup:
Recced part of the route at the weekend and the bogs were relatively dry but the rain due this week may change all that!
Didn't get out of work until well after 6 tonight but unfit to run at the moment! Lee Pasco also organised a race this evening - not good timing me thinks.
Blubberhouses participant next year hopefully - another social run DT?
I thought numbers were down a bit this evening
Another run round the Blubberhouses sounds great! It's a lovely route and very well organised
Poacher turned game-keeper
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