PENDLE CLOUGHS FELL RACE

Saturday 26th July 2008   14:00pm

AL 14 miles 3900ft accent

The idea for the race came from two now defunct races the Downham Fell Race and the Five Cloughs Fell Race, as no one I asked seemed to remember the exact route of the races I decided to make up my own combining the two, the result is the Pendle Cloughs Fell Race starting and finishing in the picturesque village of Downham and is an AL category race of 14 miles with an ascent of 3900ft.

 It takes in seven Cloughs of Brast Clough, Mearley Clough, Ogden Clough, Deep Clough, Churn Clough, Ashendean Clough, and Boar Clough.

The course will only be partially flagged following the quit lane from Downham to just past the gate stile at the bottom of Worston moor, and from the road crossing to the finish at Downham across the fields.

There will be 9 Checkpoints all unmanned except CP 6 each one must be visited in order, the route taken between being up to the individual, as long as walls and fences are crossed at appropriate points, and private land is not crossed.

A system of Orienteering clippers will be used at each Checkpoint, for those not accustomed to orienteering events competitors will be given a card containing numbered boxes, i.e. arrive at checkpoint 1 use the clipper attached to the marker flag and punch box 1 on the card and so on.

A map showing checkpoints and grid references to a scale of 1:25 000 will be provided

 EQUIPMENT

Competitors must carry all of the following equipment as stipulated by the FRA

a) Windproof whole body cover.

b) Other body cover appropriate for the weather conditions.

c) Map and compass suitable for navigating the course.

d) Whistle.

e) Emergency food.

No GPS equipment allowed

 Kit checks will be carried out,

 No kit no race.

Anyone retiring from the race must report back to Race Control at the Finish

EXPERIENCE

ER Experience required NS Navigational Skills Essential LK local knowledge an advantage. PM. Course only partially marked, at Start and across fields at Finish.

Please don’t drop litter on the course.

There are Toilet facilities and Parking but it can be fairly restricted at times due to the village being popular with tourists, so car sharing is recommended.

 

GRID REFERENCES

START               SD  785  440     Downham Village (on road by car park)

CP 1                    SD  783  411     Stream crossing bottom of Mearley Clough

CP 2                    SD  787  404     Boundary Stone

CP 3                    SD  809  418     South side of wall in corner, Bottom of Big end

CP 4                    SD  806  405     North side of Deep Clough

CP 5                    SD  796  384     Between track walls Staincomb

CP 6  Manned    SD  777  396     Knoll bottom of Ashendean Clough

CP 7                    SD  798  398     Middle Pendle way sign bottom of Boar Clough

CP 8                    SD  804  420     Robin Hood or Foxes Well

CP 9                    SD  797  433     Barn, Lane Head

FINISH              SD  786  440     Downham Village (lane by stream)

 

£4.00 entry to Andy Hirst 29 Darnbrook Rd Barnoldswick Lanc’s BB18 5RE

or Contact Andrew Hirst Tel: 01282812701 email andrewhirst05@tiscali.co.uk