Unfortunately Dave has had a family bereavement and we are not going to be able to go ahead with the Summer Sharpener on Wednesday. We hope to revive these fabled events next year. We’ve also been struggling to locate the infamous white poles, if anyone knows their whereabouts please let Read more
‘Up the Clough’ 10km, 540m climb 10:30 prompt start from the bottom of bamford clough, this is a ~10 minute walk from the campsite. A good chance to warm up for the *steeper than 1:3* start. The finish is a classic Dark Peak weekender mid river finish adjacent to the Read more
As we head into another very hot period here’s the link to the FRA’s info sheet on what to do for heat exhaustion – heat stroke see: https://files.fellrunner.org.uk/documents/2021/hyp…
The Dark Peak website is going to be moved to a new server very soon, if you can’t reach it please allow a few hours for things to settle down.
Reports and minutes from the 2022 AGM have been published on the committee page of the website. https://www.dpfr.org.uk/pages/view/committee
Sunday September 11th will be The Juniors Big Kick Off at Eyam Moor. 9:30 – 11:00. The Kick Off is a great opportunity for new people to come along and see what its all about – or just dive in! So if you have an interest in the Juniors, please Read more
The 2022 British Athletics Fell and Hill Relay, otherwise known as the FRA Relays, will be on Saturday 15th October and are being hosted by Carnethy at Broughton Heights in the Scottish Borders. This is less than three months away. Dark Peak are the defending M60 champions and we are Read more
As the Access land in the Peak District is now closed due to Fire Risk we will run this weeks route from the Sportsman completely on Public Rights of Way. Please keep an eye on the club website and facebook group for updates on next weeks run.
Tuesday evening coaching sessions are now finished for the summer and will resume once the schools go back in September.Well done to everyone who has attended this year, especially on those dark, cold and wet winter nights which seem like a distant memory in the current weather!
Due to the risk of fire in these exceptional weather conditions the Peak District national Park have susepnded public access from all Access Land until further notice. Rights of Way remain open as usual. Further details at the bottom of this page