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Mark Boulton Memorial Mount Famine

Name: Mark Boulton Memorial Mount Famine
Start: 2026-05-16
End: 2026-05-16
Location: Hayfield

Hayfield, United Kingdom • 16 May 2026

Mark Boulton Memorial Mount Famine

Mark Boulton Memorial Mount Famine is a fell race near Hayfield scheduled for 16 May 2026. The published course distance is 5 miles with approximately 1500 ft of ascent.

Registration and free parking are at Hayfield Scout Hut (SK22 2HF, GR SK035872). Entry is on the day only; the entry fee is £9 for FRA members and £10 for non-members. The race is for runners aged over 18.

The start is at the foot of Elle Bank (SK045866), about 0.5 miles from the Scout Hut. A new course is used in 2026 because of restricted permissions from the National Trust, and an organiser published race map is available for the revised route.

The event is listed alongside other mid May local races as part of the Three Days in May sequence of village fell events. Practical details such as parking location, age restriction, and the on the day entry arrangement are published for this race. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United Kingdom East Midlands (England) Hayfield

Race information

Website

5 mi

Mount Famine

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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