The Snake Inn is closed and the bridge under Birchen Clough is a construction site so some restrictions on the route. Experienced runners only. Newcomers must organise to run in a pair before turning up. Winning time approx 60 mins. All runners should be back within 2 hours. If flood conditions extra checkpoint 1a at footbridge Ashop clough 091 907.

Start: 6.30pm Slow runners, 7.00pm fast runners
Start/finish Birchen clough car park 109 914
1. Footbridge Lady Clough SK 108 908
Road out of bounds to here. There is a path around construction site.
2. Mushroom Stone Fairbrook Naze 096 898
3. Snake footbridge 114 902
Follow footpath up to road. West on road for 50 metres then cross a stile and straight up the forest. Bear left higher up but avoid the cliff behind Snake Inn. Agricultural land to east out of bounds.
4. Oyster cabin 117 915
5. Forest edge above car park 109 916

R.O. Bob Berzins

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