Popular Fell Races
Shaun Roberts
This list is just intended as a startpoint for anyone wanting to get into fell running. The Crawleyside race in the summer is a particularly nice one, and you get a have a cooling dip in a stream as well. The James Herriot isn't a bad one, either, especially after the initial climb. A rough guide to the time of year the race is run is given, but you're best advised to check with the organising club for the definitive date, or else with the Fell Running Calendar.
January:
- Captain Cooks'. BS 5.5m/750'
- Hill Forts & Headaches. AS 3m/1020'
- Black Hill and Beck, Hamsterley. BM 7.5m/1150'
February:
- Carnethy '5'. AM 6m/2500'
- High Cup Nick. BM 9m/1500'
March:
- Kielder Borderer. BM 17m/3000'
- Doctor's Gate, Hamsterley. BM 6m/1050'
April:
- Allendale Challenge. BL 25m/3400'
- Hawkshead Lakeland Trail Race. BM 9.3m/1460'
- Gisborough Moors. BL 12.5m/2600'
- Cheviot Summit. BM 6.5m/2000'
May:
- Hamsterley Forest Wild Race. 12K
- Garburn Lakeland Trail Race, Staveley. CL 14m/1400'
June:
- Alwinton, Northumberland. BL 14m/2900'
- Swaledale Marathon, Reeth. 23m/4128'
- Bowderdale Wild Race, Eden Valley. 10m/2100'
- Durham Dales Challenge. 16m or 30m
July:
- Chevy Chase, Wooler. BL 20m / 4,000'
- Kielder Forest Wild Race. 15K
- Saltwell Harriers Fell Race, Crawleyside, above Stanhope. BS 5.5m / 1,000'
- Kentmere Horseshoe, Lakes. AM 12m/3,300'
- James Herriot Trail Run, Castle Bolton. CM 8.5m/1000'
August:
- Forest Burn. BS 3.5m/500'
- Burnsall Classic. AS 1.5m/900'
September:
- Derwentwater Lakeland Trail Race. BM 8.5m/1,350'
- Top of the Forest, Hamsterley. BM 7.5m/1,250'
- Simonside, Rothbury. BM 6.75m/1200'
- Two Breweries, Borders. AL 18m/4,900'
October:
- Dryderdale Dash, Hamsterley. BS 5m/600'
- Saltergate Gallows, NYM. BM 8m/1200'
- Coniston Lakeland Trail Race. BM 9.3m/1625'
November:
- Guisborough Three Tops, NYM. BM 8m/2000'
- Clay Bank West, NYM. BS 5.5m/900'
December:
- Hexhamsire Hobble, Allendale. CM 10.5m/1,220'
- Simonside Cairns, Rothbury. BM 11m/1420'
- Ayhope Skyline, Hamsterley. BM 9.5m/1,330'
