The route starts to the north of the fete field. A fast flat section along Higher Back Lane will grade the field before a right turn at CP1 takes you downhill on a good path to cross Brown Hill Lane. Hop over the style and make you way across the fields on an undulating trail that spits you out on the tarmac at Land Farm.

A steep short climb followed by a sharp left hand (CP2) takes you onto edge lane where you have about 1 km of flag road before the going starts to get tricky.

Cross the style at CP3 and start to climb up towards Standing Stone Hill. Cross another style and you are now on open access land. You have a short climb up to the standing stone at 398m elevation. The climb is relatively easy but it is the one section that is worth a recce as the wrong line can cost you.

From the standing stone at CP4 take the brakes off and decend following a line of shooting butts to join the Pennine Way. Turn right (CP5) when you hit the flags and keep following the main path until CP6.

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This is the one point where it is very easy to make a mistake. At CP6 split from the Pennine Way and follow the flags to the right up hill along narrow trod to reach a wall corner CP7.

At the wall corner bear right across the moor to disused delfs and a gate to a old walled lane. Follow the walled lane to a stile onto Edge Lane. Turn right. After 100m turn left down Colden Lane past Great House Farm. NOT BACK THE WAY YOU CAME. When the metalled track finishes, over the stile to footpath. Do not use the gate. Turn right at sign to stone footbridge CP11, and up the field to Lower Strines Farm CP12. The path goes through the lower part of their garden.

Cross the lane through fields up hill to Shay bend (CP13). There will be a gap in the fence to enter the fete field. Follow the flags steeply uphil to the finish at the race organisers tent.