Peak District Trail Running
22 off-road routes for trail & fell runners
Published on 17. November 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
136 pages
978-1-910240-14-4 (ISBN)
Description
Peak District Trail Running is a comprehensive guide to off-road running in the Peak District National Park. With 22 runs, from 5km to 28km in length, this book is suitable for runners of all abilities.
Runners are spoilt by the variety of terrain on offer in the Peak District. There are many runs that stay low, avoiding roads, following broad, well surfaced trails such as the Monsal Trail around Bakewell, or the trails around Ladybower Reservoir and Carsington Water. For the more experienced runner the area has some excellent challenges on the high, rugged moors of Kinder and Bleaklow in the Dark Peak.
Researched and written by local runners Nikalas Cook and Jon Barton, each route features clear and easy to use Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps, easy-to-follow directions, details of distance and timings, refreshment stops and local knowledge, and a detailed appendix.
Runners are spoilt by the variety of terrain on offer in the Peak District. There are many runs that stay low, avoiding roads, following broad, well surfaced trails such as the Monsal Trail around Bakewell, or the trails around Ladybower Reservoir and Carsington Water. For the more experienced runner the area has some excellent challenges on the high, rugged moors of Kinder and Bleaklow in the Dark Peak.
Researched and written by local runners Nikalas Cook and Jon Barton, each route features clear and easy to use Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps, easy-to-follow directions, details of distance and timings, refreshment stops and local knowledge, and a detailed appendix.
More details
Series
Edition
Reprinted with minor amendments in November 2018.
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Full colour with Ordnance Survey maps
Dimensions
Height: 175 mm
Width: 121 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
168 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-910240-14-4 (9781910240144)
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Persons
Nikalas Cook escaped London 'some' years ago and moved to Chinley in the heart of the High Peak. An experienced ultra runner with the Marathon des Sables, Himalayan 100 and Arctic 6633 under his belt, Nik and his two Finnish Lapphunds Moses and Otso have logged some impressive Peak District miles.
Jon Barton has been climbing, mountain biking, and trail running in the Peak District for many years. He is the author of White Peak Mountain Biking and Peak District Bouldering. He is a regular competitor in the local summer evening fell races and no stranger to gruelling winter Sunday moorland runs to clear the excesses of a Saturday night. Jon is not to be confused with Nik, who is actually good at running, and indeed looks like he is too.
Jon Barton has been climbing, mountain biking, and trail running in the Peak District for many years. He is the author of White Peak Mountain Biking and Peak District Bouldering. He is a regular competitor in the local summer evening fell races and no stranger to gruelling winter Sunday moorland runs to clear the excesses of a Saturday night. Jon is not to be confused with Nik, who is actually good at running, and indeed looks like he is too.
Content
Introduction
Acknowledgements
About the routes
Maps
Descriptions, distances
& ascent
Terrain
Recommended equipment
Footwear
Clothing
Fuel & hydration
Safety
Mountain Rescue
Mountain Rescue by
SMS text
The Countryside
Code
Peak District
Trail Running area map
1 Langsett
2 The Monsal Trail
3 Derwent
4 Burbage Valley
5 Gradbach
6 Monsal Head
7 Froggatt, Curbar
& White Edge
8 Ladybower Trail
Run
9 Shining Tor
10 Chatsworth
11 Windgather
Rocks
12 Macclesfield Forest
& Wildboarclough
13 Miller's Dale
14 Carsington Loop
15 Black Hill
& Laddow Rocks
16 Stanage
17 Hope Valley
Train Runs: Edale To Chinley
18 Chinley Skyline
19 Kinder Downfall
From Hayfield
20 Tissington
Trail & Dove Dale
21 Bleaklow Bash
22 Tour of Kinder
Appendix
Acknowledgements
About the routes
Maps
Descriptions, distances
& ascent
Terrain
Recommended equipment
Footwear
Clothing
Fuel & hydration
Safety
Mountain Rescue
Mountain Rescue by
SMS text
The Countryside
Code
Peak District
Trail Running area map
1 Langsett
2 The Monsal Trail
3 Derwent
4 Burbage Valley
5 Gradbach
6 Monsal Head
7 Froggatt, Curbar
& White Edge
8 Ladybower Trail
Run
9 Shining Tor
10 Chatsworth
11 Windgather
Rocks
12 Macclesfield Forest
& Wildboarclough
13 Miller's Dale
14 Carsington Loop
15 Black Hill
& Laddow Rocks
16 Stanage
17 Hope Valley
Train Runs: Edale To Chinley
18 Chinley Skyline
19 Kinder Downfall
From Hayfield
20 Tissington
Trail & Dove Dale
21 Bleaklow Bash
22 Tour of Kinder
Appendix