Thieveley Pike Fell Race
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Thieveley Pike Fell Race
The race is scheduled for Saturday 26th September 2026 and is listed as Category AS. The course is 4.3 miles (7 km) with 1310 feet (400 m) of ascent, and it is flagged and marshaled. There will be no junior races for 2025. Registration takes place at St John’s Church Hall, Holme, Chapel-in-Cliviger, near Burnley, BB10 4SU (grid ref SD875285). Entry fee is £6 for FRA members or £8 for non FRA members; entries on the day are available at the same rates.
Runners start in the field next to the Ram Inn, across the road from the village hall about 100 metres along the road towards Todmorden. The route leaves a boggy field beside the Ram Inn and follows the Mary Towneley Loop to Scout Farm. A sharp left leads up a short steep climb onto the moor, which levels towards a ruin at CP4. After crossing fields the route returns to rough moorland for the climb to the Pike, following a fence to the trig point. A fast grassy descent is followed by a shorter technical drop to the fell gate, a section through a young plantation, and a final steep climb back to the ruin. A second grassy descent and bridleway lead to the finish in the start field.
Prizes are awarded to the first five men and first five ladies, plus first U23 man and first U23 lady as at 31 December 2021, and veteran prizes in ten year age categories. Parking instructions request leaving the school frontage clear for emergency vehicles; later arrivals may park on the road towards Todmorden or in the village and should avoid blocking access to properties and gateways or using the Ram Inn car park unless patronising the pub. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
