CALENDAR

• Region: South/West Pennines
• Category: AM
• Distance: 10.9 km / 6.8 miles
• Climb: 610 m / 2001 ft
• Venue: Layby off Burnley road 1/2 mile.northwest of Portsmouth village.
• Skills: ER, PM
• Minimum age: 18
• Entry on day: Yes
• Entry on day fee (members): £10.00
• Entry on day fee (non-members): £12.00
• Pre-entry: Yes
• Pre-entry fee (members): £7.00
• Pre-entry fee (non-members): £8.00
• Entry at https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=14625

Distance: 22km / 13.7M

Climb: 1500m / 4920ft

Route: https://www.scottishhillrunners.uk/Racemaps/Stuc%20a’Chroin580.jpg

This year, the race takes place on May 3rd, 2025 in Strathyre, Perthshire at 13:00.

Allow plenty of time for the journey and registration. It’s early May Bank Holiday and traffic from Stirling, past Blair Drummond Safari Park, and through Callander can double the normal journey time.

There’s a licensed bar and free ceilidh after the race. Bar open from 5, and ceilidh starts at 8pm.

Pre-entry via Sportident

Ras y Gader

16.9km, 915m ascent (10.5miles/3000ft).

WFRA race Category: AM; & SER/NS/PM/LK.

Route Description – see Race map
The start and finish for all races is at SH728177 Eldon Square in the middle of Dolgellau. It leaves by the steep metalled Cader road (bearing right at a junction) for c.2.5 km to Gellilwyd Fawr (SH707167, map Check point ckpt 1/7), the first marshalled checkpoint. At this point the route follows public footpaths to the rear of the Gwernan lake reaching the main Cader car park at Ty Nant (SH698153) in another 2km or so. Underfoot there good forest path gives way to boggy fields with tussocks and rocks. Ty Nant is a marshalled checkpoint (ckpt 2/6). Water is also available here.

The race then crosses the road and proceeds up the mountain on the “Pony Path” to Rhiw Gwredydd (SH691136) in another 1.5 km, just below the 2000ft point. Rhiw Gwredydd is a main race checkpoint (ckpt 3/5), all runners must pass the marshals here, where numbers are recorded.

The route then follows the main footpath to the summit of Penygadair (SH711130) which is unmarked. The path from Ty Nant has open grass, scree and sections of laid block steps and bare rock. It is indistinct in places especially near the cwm edge at Cyfrwy. The final section runs close to the cliff edge and can be very windy. Marshals will be at the summit (ckpt 4), where once again race numbers will be noted.

The return leg is a reversal of the ascent. All runners must pass the key marshalled checkpoints on the descent back to town.

Map: https://www.cader-race.co.uk/map/cader%20race%20map.pdf

Note: This race is now full – we have 9 P&Bers on the list

• Start time info: Registration from 17.30
• Region: South/West Pennines
• Category: AS
• Website: http://www.halifaxharriers.co.uk/club-races/ogden-midsummer-madness
• Distance: 5 km / 3.1 miles
• Climb: 300 m / 984 ft
• Venue: Ogden Water Visitor Centre, Ogden Ln, Halifax HX2 8XZ
• Skills: PM, LK
• Minimum age: 16

• Entry on day: Yes
• Entry on day fee (members): £5.00
• Entry on day fee (non-members): £6.00

A beautiful but challenging fell race from Ogden Water Local Nature Reserve.

Route description here: https://www.halifaxharriers.co.uk/club-races/ogden-midsummer-madness/

Strava route: https://www.strava.com/segments/19774790

A recce or serious revision of the strava and route description are highly recommended

• Region: South/West Pennines
• Category: AS
• Website: http://www.heptonstallfestivalrace.wordpress.com
• Distance: 9.5 km / 5.9 miles
• Climb: 500 m / 1640 ft
• Skills: PM, LK
• Minimum age: 16
• Entry on day: Yes
• Entry on day fee: £6.00
• Pre-entry: No

Race forms part of free music festival – with beer tents, food stalls, and street entertainment

• Region: South/West Pennines
• Category: BS
• Website: https://www.todharriers.co.uk/crow-hill-reverse-fell-race/
• Distance: 8 km / 5 miles
• Climb: 305 m / 1001 ft
• Venue: Dusty Miller Pub, Burnley Rd, Mytholmroyd, HX7 5LH
• Grid reference: 011260
• Skills: PM
• Minimum age: 16

• tart time info: 12.00 pm Start For Juniors, Senior Race Won’t Start Before 1.30pm
• Region: York. Dales
• Category: AS
• Distance: 2 km / 1.2 miles
• Climb: 350 m / 1148 ft
• Venue: Burnsall
• Skills: PM

Route: http://bofra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/races/burnsall/images/burnsallroute.pdf

Race details

• Region: Lake District
• Category: AL
• Website: https://www.amblesideac.org.uk/races/our-races/three-shires/
• Distance: 21.7 km / 13.5 miles
• Climb: 1648 m / 5407 ft
• Venue: Tilberthwaite Farm, Coniston, LA21 8DG
• Grid reference: 306012
• Skills: ER, LK, NS
• Minimum age: 18

Entry information

• Entry on day: No
• Pre-entry: Yes
• Pre-entry fee (members): £16.00
• Pre-entry fee (non-members): £18.00
• Entrants need appropriate navigation and mountain craft skills.

  Enter online via SI Entries. Opening on 01/07/2025 and closing on 17/09/2025. Limit of 350

  Please note that the race has a new venue and a new route.

• Region: Lake District
• Category: AL
• Website: http://www.amblesideac.org.uk
• Distance: 21.1 km / 13.1 miles
• Climb: 1450 m / 4757 ft
• Venue: Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale, LA22 9JY
• Grid reference: 286062
• Skills: ER, PM, LK, NS
• Minimum age: 18

Entry information

• Entry on day: No
• Pre-entry: Yes
• Pre-entry fee (members): £13.50
• Pre-entry fee (non-members): £16.50
• Enter online on the SportIdent website from 1st August.

Organised on behalf of UK Athletics (UKA) by the UKA Sub-Committee for Domestic Fell & Hill Running and sponsored by Pete Bland Sports. 

The 2025 UK Athletics Fell & Hill Relays will be organised by Meirionnydd Running Club on Saturday 18th October 2025 at Dinas Mawddwy, Powys. Entries will open on 1st July 2025.

The relays are held under UK Athletic (UKA) rules. Entries in the Championship categories will only be accepted from clubs that are affiliated to UKA for fell running through their Home Country Athletics Federation (HCAF). If the entry limit is not reached, the organising club may accept entries for the non-championship categories from clubs that are affiliated to HCAF, but not for fell running.

All runners must be registered with their Home Country Athletics Federation or be members of the FRA, be first claim members of the club they represent and must wear a club vest. A registration number or FRA membership number for all team members will be required on the team declaration form.

The use of GPS for navigation purposes, the use of running poles and the linking of runners by bungee are not allowed.

UK Athletics medals will be awarded to members of the first three teams in the following categories:

• Male
• Female
• Male Over 40
• Female Over 40

The organising club may decide to include additional categories for which they will award prizes.

The Rules & Guidelines for the Fell & Hill Relays can be found on the UKA website:

www.uka.org.uk/competition/running/mountain-running/ba-fell-running/ 

Further details and entry information will be made available on the FRA, SHR, WFRA & the race websites.