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Adventure Week 41
  • Week 1 - Adventure Racing
  • Week 2 - Serious Surfing
  • Week 3 - Orienteering
  • Week 4 - Sailing
  • Week 5 - Dixons Hollow Sklls Course
  • Week 6 - Traditional Climbing
  • Week 7 - How Stern Gorge
  • Week 8 - Power Kiting
  • Week 9 - Swale Charity Paddle
  • Week 10 - Walk the Cleveland Way National Trail
  • Week 11 - Try Gliding at Sutton Bank
  • Week 12 - Try Windsurfing
  • Week 13 - 5 Day Tou of the Dales
  • Week 14 - Go Geocaching
  • Week 15 - Scotton 100 Cycle Event
  • Week 16 - Sea Kayaking
  • Week 17 - Three Peaks Fell Race
  • Week 18 - Fishing
  • Week 19 - Trekking Centre
  • Week 20 - Etape du Dale Cyclospotive
  • Week 21 - Gaping Gill - Open week
  • Week 22 - Settle Loop
  • Week 23 - Go Ape at Dalby Forest
  • Week 24 - Ballooning
  • Week 25 - Dalby Forest Walk and Play
  • Week 26 - York to Selby Cycle Route
  • Week 27 - Try Paragliding
  • Week 28 - Thixendale Round
  • Week 29 - Ryedale Rumble Cyclosportive
  • Week 30 - Go down a showcave
  • Week 31 - Lancaster to York Cycle Ride
  • Week 32 - Wasburn Paddle
  • Week 33 - Guided Caving Trip
  • Week 34 - Malham Trailquest
  • Week 35 - Cotter Force
  • Week 36 - Moors to Sea Cycle Tour
  • Week 37 - Boots and Beer Walking Fesival
  • Week 38 - Climbing the Big Three
  • Week 39 - 3 Peaks Cyclocross
  • Week 40 - Husky Trekking
  • Week 41 - Saltergate Fell Run
  • Week 42 - Multi day horse ride at the North York Moors National Park
  • Week 43 - Whitby to Scarborough Cycle Route
  • Week 44 - Caving
  • Week 45 - Bike Trials
  • Week 46 - Tramper Route to Old Gang
  • Week 47 - Guided Walks
  • Week 48 - Mountain Biking at Dalby Forest
  • Week 49 - Open Access Walk
  • Week 50 - Bouldering
  • Week 51 - Try Surfing
  • Week 52 - Ingleton Climbing Wall
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Saltergate Fell Run

Saltergate Fell Run

An event for the fit and enthusiastic runner

Week 41 - On Foot

Saltergate RunLevel of Fitness
Blue to black

The Experience
You should be a reasonably fit road or cross-country runner to try fell running, or an experienced hill walker that fancies moving faster.  Besides the ability to run you may also need to navigate at many events, and know how to look after yourself in the event of injury or exhaustion. 

Fell running has a long history and a strong tradition in northern England, where many of the events were originally guides' races which took place as part of country shows.  These provided the opportunity for the local guides and shepherds to show their speed, fitness and knowledge of the fells.  This tradition carries on today with most of the famous summer shows still having a fell race as part of the programme.

Fell races are sociable affairs with great scenery, sometimes awful weather and a challenge of you versus the elements as well as other runners.  One of the challenges of fell running is that often navigation is required as the route is not necessarily marked.  This means you need a map and compass and know how to use them, as you can not rely on following someone else.

Most fell runners begin by initially trying a short race. Even the most fit and fast road, track or cross country runners can benefit from a couple of weeks of including sharp climbs and descents in their training to prepare untrained muscle groups

Have a go
Fell races are held throughout the year, and are a great way to keep some winter fitness.

Find out more
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