The ‘Hodgson Brothers Mountain Relay’ is a fell running relay race that started life as the Ian Hodgson Mountain Relay. It is set in the heart of the Lake District Fells, takes place every year on the first weekend in October, and is competed by around 70 teams from across the country, but mainly the North of England. It is the longest-running mountain relay in the country.
Runners must pass through the farmyard at Side Farm and stick to the track. Teams cutting across the field will be disqualified. Please DO NOT use the track or fields at Side Farm as a toilet!
The route from the last checkpoint at Raven’s Crag to Kirkstone is flagged and mandatory.
In adverse conditions there will be an alternative route avoiding High Street summit. Details will be provided at Registration and Takeover as necessary.
Any 2nd leg teams which have not…
The descent into the checkpoint has been changed slightly and now crosses the Dovedale Beck footbridge at 382116. It then descends on the footpath to to the footbridge checkpoint at 389114. In effect we have switched the last bit of the Leg 3 descent and…
The route from Hartsop Hall now climbs directly up the main track & path from the checkpoint up before taking the climb up to Hart Crag by the route of your choice (this is the original route on this leg). The route from Checkpoint 4…