The navigation on the middle section (Back Tor to Snake Top) can be tricky even at good weather, so make sure you are good with using your map and compass. To access this run … AUTHOR: Lisa Distance: 11 km / 7 miles Ascent: 209 m / 690 ft Bog level: Medium – around the reservoir can be sinky! Tags Extra long >20 miles Multi-day. The paths along Stanage and Burbage can be very muddy if it has been wet but dry out really nicely in the summer. This was their idea of a challenge- to take one of the Peak’s longest, toughest routes and see who could complete it, at night, in winter (their definition of ‘a good night out’ was quite different from most of their fellow students!).
There are lots of slight variations to this route, meaning you can run slightly different each time! This classic 40 mile bog-trot around the wildest part of the Peak District was first completed in 1918 by Eustace Thomas of Manchester’s Rucksack Club. The 2020 edition of the Peak District Ultras will take place on the weekend of 4-6th September, and will incorporate three races: The Millstone 100 : 100 miles, 16,5000ft The over-night mountain marathon around the Derwent Watershed in the High Peak District.
The route offers great views all the way around, almost constantly staying on the higher ground around the valley of Edale. His team this year was a bit different though, in that apart from himself it was completely replaced. It will be slow going until you hit the Pennine way at Bleaklow Head, but from there it is a lovely, though long run back to Edale.The High Peak Marathon route takes you over some of the Peak District’s highest peaks and most deserted moorlands. USMC submits 2 teams to take on this epic race each year and are in charge of …
High Peak Marathon Organised by past and present members of The University of Sheffield Mountaineering Club. Amazingly, we actually saw lots of them and on the race …
The High Peak Marathon was first organised in 1972 by members of Sheffield University’s Youth Hostel Society. AUTHOR: BODIL This route came from a bit of a crazy idea; could we run the commute that a lot of people make every day, between Manchester and Sheffield? If I am introducing friends to running off-road this is usually where we go, and there is a lovely pub at the end to reward yourself!
A unique feature of the event is being greeted by a couple of cheerful students at every checkpoint.The High Peak Marathon is highly regarded by fell runners and walkers as a very special event. The High Peak Marathon Route (run anti-clockwise) My Dad (Kevin Saville) can probably quite safely be classed as a HPM veteran having completed the event about 16 times now. It is our intention to run the ‘normal’ route along the Derwent Watershed from Cut Gate to Swains Head via Outer Edge trig point as this is in keeping with the history and the spirit of HPM.However, last year permission was refused for this section so we had to implement the change below. Tags Extra long >20 miles. On this page you can find some of our favourite running routes in the Peak District!The routes cover our favourite playground, the Peak District, to anywhere in the world. The varied terrain, ranging from moorland, green fields and a forest trail make this route a real (undiscovered) Peak District best! Running along the Gritstone edges is always a joy! I’d been told that there were mountain hares living in the area and sure enough, I got my first glimpse of them at Bleak Low on a recce run a couple weeks ago. Could easily be extended along Bell Hagg back into Sheffield for a run from home into the Peak! Check out the shorter version of … AUTHOR: Lisa Distance: 7.7 miles (12.4 km) Ascent: 197m/646ft Bog level: Low/Medium. Accessibility Help. Grassy tussocks form a large part of the landscape, broken by rock bands and steep scrambles to reach the saddles and high points. Nice little route on the edge of the Peak District to fit in if … The High Peak Marathon is an over-night mountain marathon for teams of four which follows a route based on the Derwent Watershed over the high moors of Derbyshire.