Windy Hill
Info: New entries for this event closed on Thursday 6th February 2025 at 22:00.
£14 Affliliated to FRA / LDWA / TRA A3 map available £3.00 LIMIT 300 - Entries on the day £20 (if limit not reached)
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Starting at the Rams Head, high up above Saddleworth, you will head out towards Hollingworth lake before climbing up to Blackstone Edge before a high moorland traverse along the Pennine Way to the mast at Windy Hill before dropping down to the Ogden Valley and the last climb up to the finish at the Rams Head where free hot soup awaits (or treat yourselves and contact the pub to book a table for a delicious pub meal).
As this is a winter race, full FRA kit is required:
- Waterproof jacket and trousers
- Hat and gloves (A buff is acceptable for a hat)
- Traditional map and compass (digital maps are accepted if you have a paper map as well. No digital compass allowed)
- Whistle
- Emergency food (this can be a bar of chocolate or packet of sweets/nuts etc)
- Water bottle (no less than 500ml)
- Optional extra clothing for the weather on the day.
Some checkpoints will have water and sweets.
Venue - Rams Head Inn, Ripponden Rd, Denshaw, Oldham OL3 5UN
Start Time - 10am (Registration opens at 9am)
Distance - 12 miles/2100 feet ascent.
Minimum age is 17 years old
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