Milnrow & Newhey May 2018

Sunday 10th June at 11.00am
(Knowl Hill Fell Race 6 miles 1300ft accent Cat BM)
START: Woodhouse Farm entrance on Woodhouse Lane Norden.
FINISH: Waste land near end of Greenbooth Road Norden from 11.40am till 12.30pm approx.
ROUTE: Follow the cobbled road up to the cattle grid at
the top of Woodhouse Lane, then follow “Flags” in a North
North West direction over open moorland until you reach
a styled wall crossing at Naden Head disused farmstead
above Higher Naden. Descend into Higher Naden
Reservoir via the steps, then follow the path around
reservoir in an anti-clockwise direction until you reach the
bridge at top end of Higher Naden, cross the bridge and
take the fence Stile immediately on your right and start to
ascend of “Birchen Holes” followed by the climb up “Bone
Holes” from beneath the waterfall, making your own way to
the top of”Knowl Hill”. Descend off Knowl Hill in an
easterly direction on a well-defined route over open
moorland to “Dixon Brow” keeping left at Dixon Brow style and then descend into Middle Naden
reservoir via the side “Lady Lees” woodland area. Run across Higher Naden Reservoir Dam wall
and then re-climb the steps out of reservoir and head towards “Naden Dean “settlement by the
well-defined path. At Naden Dean bear left and follow flags up to a wall stile, then follow the flags
over open moorland“flagged” route until you final descend to the car park above Greenbooth.
Follow the skyline path from the car park above Greenbooth all the way down to “Doctor Dam” on
Greenbooth Road with 400metres to the finish. (The course has “flags” nearly all the way around
along with Marshall’s at relevant points)
New for 2018 (Preview of this year’s event)
Rochdale Harriers 3 day event returns for its 24th year with
the 2017 event seeing the highest number of participant in
the events history. The Friday night Road Race saw over 130
participants take to climbing/running up Edenfield Road and
then down Ashworth Road before returning via School Lane
Clay Lane and back into the Village and finishing near St
Michael’s Church Hall on Black Pitts Road.
This year the course record for the Saturday race may well
be broken as the footpath route between “Millcroft Tea
Gardens” and the old “Edgerton Arms“ has been upgraded
to a high standard by Rochdale Council with new steps/
styles being installed and the footpath widened and bushes
being cut back.
Last year the Sunday Fell Race saw in excess of 200 entrants
for the first time in the events history, along with 3 current British International fell runners all
running the event. This year due to a number of local fell races being cancelled during the early
part of March due to deep snow and ice,the Knowl Hill Fell Race has been added in as a
replacement/alternative Fell Race for many local Clubs so therefore a new record entry may well
ensue on the Sunday the 10th of June.
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