Grike and Crag Fell

Date: 

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Club: 

WCOC

Level: 

Local

Type: 

Summer Series

Location: 

Fell road 10 km South-East of Whitehaven.

Terrain: 

Mountain Orienteering

Parking: 

Enter the forest at the Heckbarley Gate (on the Cold Fell Road, top of the steep hill up from Ennerdale towards Calderbridge).
Drive, walk, or cycle just over 1 mile up the forest road to registration and parking.
Please do not park along the main forest road, as it is used by both agricultural and forestry vehicles. 
There is parking off the bend 150m before registration, or carry on and park as directed after registration.

Grid Ref:
- Forest Gate: NY 061 144   
- Registration: NY 073 138
GoogleMaps:
- Forest Gate:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/HhB96oaDHQ8DUgsYA      
- Registration: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6ddnpEBBVVJpEszY9
what3words:  Forest Gate:  Blunders.bangle.tornado    Registration: wreck.desire.eggshell
Postcode: CA23 3AQ

Dogs: 

No dogs on the courses

Entries: 

Online entry for ALL courses using Racesignup  HERE

Entry on the day is available for the Easy and Red courses only.
Dibbers available to use on the night

Courses: 

Course Lengths :
Long = 4.8 km (~220 m ascent)
Short = 3.5 km (~140 m ascent)
Easy = 1.9 km (~80 m ascent)
Red = 4.0 km (~150 m ascent) – with the opportunity to bag 2 Wainwrights on the way!

Start / Finish:
- Start and finish is 800m from registration.

Important Safety Notes:
- You must come and register before starting your run and you must return to registration to download even if you retire from your course.
- If you travelled to the event alone, you must state this at registration or leave your car keys.
- This is mountain country.  Carry a whistle.  Bring a cag - may be compulsory in bad weather.

Courses: 

Long, Medium, Short & Very Short

Registration Times: 

09:00 - 10:00

Start Times: 

5:30 - 7pm

Courses Close: 

8pm. You must be back to download by this time, even if you retire, so we know you are safe

Planner: 

Pete Nelson

Other Notes: 

- A rare opportunity to run on a (much updated) John Slater map from 2008.
- The terrain is all open fell. It's all runnable, but a bit tussocky at the far end.
- The Easy and the Red courses can be run all on paths and tracks, though each course has a couple of controls a few metres off the path.
- White on the map is rough open fell.