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The North East’s Premier Fell Running Club
“Step by Step to Success” Introduction I have written these notes and produced some sketch maps of races that may be undertaken in The Cleveland Hills. These may be done by a runner or jogger, provided they have a reasonable awareness of what the terrain demands of them. I once had a conversation with a national running coach who insisted that fell or hill running required exactly the same skills as cross country running! I would have thought that for anyone who has little or no experience of this sort of event the best thing to do is to close the hole below your nose and exercise those two receptors located on either side of your eyes. For example navigational and survival skills are essential to complete some courses in a state of well being! Anyway back to the present notes; it is important for each competitor to be properly equipped, aware of the route’s requirements and be fit enough to complete  the course without too much suffering. It is well known that all runners are masochists, hence their little anecdotes like ‘no gain without pain.’ The main reason for producing these notes is however to give information to those who wish to enjoy the Cleveland Hills through hill running competitions. I would also like to acknowledge the kindness of many landowners, too numerous to mention, who tolerate us for the day and even welcome us as well. You often find that farmers will move livestock for the day or weekend or even build a new style. We are extremely grateful for all levels of support and cooperation that we receive. NB. These are the standard routes but variation may occur due to particular circumstances on the day of the race; e.g. adverse weather conditions, problems with land access or motorbikes crossing! Hope you enjoy some of these  David Parry (RIP) N.B. More maps coming soon NB.  Please study the "Hill Running Safety Rules and Assessment document"     Route   Distance (miles or Km Climb (ft or m)   1 At The Double 11.Km    400m   2 Bilsdale 23.2Km  1284m     Route description   3 Bransdale  12Km    400m    4 Blakey Blitz  10.5 2750 ft   5 Broughton Woods Wobble 8.5Km   430m   Broughton Woods Juniors     6 Captain Cooks  5.5   750 ft      Captain Cooks Junior race routes   7 Carlton Challenge  5.0 1181 ft   8 Carlton Midsummer Meander  4.1 1280 ft      9 Clay Bank East  5.7 1003 ft 10 Clay Bank West  5.5   900 ft 11 Cock Howe Classic (U9)  1.0Km     74m    Cock Howe Classic (U11 & U13) 2.0Km   160m    Cock Howe Classic (U15) 3.0Km   200m    Cock Howe Classic (U17,19,21) 4.0Km         243m 12 Commondale Clart / Crossing  6.0 1000 ft    13 Commondale Beacon / 2 Crosses 8.0    984ft    14 Danby Beacon 2012 8.0 1100 ft 15 Eskdale Eureka           14.0Km     425m 16 Fox And Hounds Chase (NEW)    15.0Km    605m NEW route for 2022 Fox & Hounds Juniors (OLD) 3.3Km    105m 17 Fry-Up Frazzler 9.4Km   434m 18 Gisborough Moors  12.5 2600 ft 19 Glaisdale Rigg  8 1500 ft 20 Gormire Gamble 9Km   250m 21 Gribdale Growler 2018  9.1Km   284m    22 Guisborough Grunt+  6 1350 ft 23 G’bro 3 Tops English Champs 15.92Km    800m NEW route for 2022   24 Guisborough Three Tops (OLD)  8 2000 ft 25 G’bro Woods Junior Eng Champs 2022  NEW routes for 2022   G’bro Woods (original) 8.8Km    375m 26 Heartbeat Hobble 10.9Km    220m   27 Inclined to Madness 11Km   325 m  28 Levisham Limping  6.5 1063 ft 29 Levisham Saltgate Gallows 10.7 1633 ft 30 Lockton Limping 11.2Km   350m 31 Maybeck 3 Crosses  12.3Km   190m  32 Ossy Oiks - new route 2012  5.3 1834 ft 33 Pinchinthorpe Plod 6.2   900 ft 34 Roseberry Topping  1.6   715 ft 35 Roseberry Romp 8.2Km   320m 36 Saltergate Gallows 21.25Km   596m NEW 2021 ROUTE 37 Viking Chase (CSRT) 8 1500 ft 38 Whorlton Run 11Km   330m