The Spine Race Route Road Book POI

Stage 1: Start Edale - CP1 Hebden Hey

Distance: 74km 2,442m ascent (46 Miles) Cut-off: 20hrs Minimum avg Pace: 16 min/km

• 3km Upper Booth Footbridge
• 5km Jacobs Ladder start climb
• 7km [summit] top out climb at 634m
• 9km Kinder Downfall
• 11km keep your wits about you, turn off at the Mill Hill summit
• 15.5km [road] Snake Pass A57 Road Crossing usually SST
• 19.5km [summit] next summit 600m Bleaklow, then drop down to Torside Reservoir
• 25km [mrt] [water] Torside MRT team usually with gazebo, and hot water
• 30km false summit 520m
• 33.5km Black Hill 582m
• 36.5km [road] A635 crossing Wessenden Head might be burger van or MRT **half way if its more than 10 hours you need to speed up**
• 40km over Wessenden Reservation
• 43km Black Moss Reservior
• 45km [road] A62 Brun Clough Reservoir Stanedge [MRT]
• 48.5km cross Huddersfield Road A640
• 50.5km White Hill Trig 466m
• 52km [road] A672 Burger Van
• 53km M62
• 55km Sharp turn onto ROMAN ROAD
• 56.5km [MRT] White House Pub, usually gazebo with boiling water
• 58km-63km nice and flat
• 65km Stoodley Pike then steep down for 4km
• 69km cross bridge 2 big climbs ahead.
• 71km [summit] 325m down to the river
• 72.5km [summit] 320m downhill (140m) to CP1
• 74km enjoy the slippery mudfest down to CP1

Stage 2: CP1 Hebden Hey - Hawes CP2

Distance: 99km 2,787m ascent

• straight into climb
• 2km back onto the Pennine Way
• 4km start dropping down
• 6km [road]
• 8km Walshaw Dean Lower Reservoir
• 10km leave reservoirs and climb
• 11.5km [summit] 448m
• 12km [shelter] Top Withens Bothy, ideal place for a brew or nap.
• 15km Ponden Reservoir ahead climb ~200m
• 19.5km [summit] 435m
• 24km [road] cowling
• 26km [road] little "false summit"
• 28km [aid] [water] Tri-club aid station, possibly the best
• 30.5km [summit] 388m then drop down to cattle grid
• 34km end of steep descent, some level km's now
• 36km Langbar Farm Foot Bridge
• 37.5km [road] A59
• 39.5km cross bridge Bank Newton
• 41km Priest Holme Bridge
• 42.5km CO-OP, pubs and church for a nap (as a pilgrim on the on Pennine way)
• 45.5km summit end of climb 206m
• 47km real climb starts Newfield Bridge
• 49km Airton [road]
• 51km Hanlith Hall [road]
• 53km Malham [toilets] BIG climb up Malham cove
• 57km 375m not true summit but gradient levels out
• 59km CP1.5 Malham Tarn [aid] [water] [toilets]
• 61km start climb up Fountains Fell
• 66km very anti climatic [summit] 628m
• 68km [road] valley bottom start climb up Pen-y-ghent
• 71km [summit] 695 Pen-y-ghent
• 72km eyes on GPX for hard W turn, long descent info Horton
• 76km Horton in Ribblesdalte [MRT] [toilets] [water]
• 79km [summit] 380m
• 83km start of last climb
• 85km join the Roman Road
• 89km eyes on GPX for fork
• 91km [summit] 580m
• 93km EYES ON GPX FORK
• 95km leave moors DOWN DOWN DOWN
• 97km Gayle dont get lost in playground
• 98km Spar in town, then checkpoint at the end of the high street

Stage 3: CP2 Hawes - CP3 Forest in Teesdale

Distance: 66.5km 1500m

• 3km [road] Hardraw start of the Challenger North
• 7km Black Hill Moss false summit
• 10.5km [summit] Great Shunner Fell 715m
• 15,5km [road] Thwaite
• 20km Keld bridge across river
• 26km Tan Hill Inn 514m [aid] [water] possible place to [bivy]
• boggy section out of the Tan Hill, keep eyes on GPX
• 31km out of the bog onto rough road
• 33km come off the moor
• 36km build yourself up for the underwhelming "God's Bridge"
• 36.5km [road] A66 crossing
• 39.5km FB across stream
• 42.5km [road] and carpark
• 44.5km cross [road]
• 47.5km Grassholme Reservoir car park
• 53km climb to the next CP starts, DO NOT cross bridge and go into town
• follow the "River Tees" for 9 km
• 64km bridge across river
• 66km Check point, well done

Stage 4: CP3 Forest in Teesdale - CP4 Alston

Distance: 51km 1300m

• 4km bouldery bits start before Falcon Clints
• 6km Couldron Snout
• 8km FB across Grain Beck
• 10km 579m [summit] highest point this side of high cup nick
• 12km cross Maize Beck
• 14km the top of High Cup Nick
• 18km road section into Dufton
• 20.5km Dufton [aid] [water] [toilets] little heaven like village aid station, cafe, toilets and bus shelter
• 27.5km 794 first [summit]
• 29.5km 834m second [summit]
• 31km 841m third [summit]
• 33km 882m final [summit] downhill now to Alston
• 34.5km Gregs Hut Chilli bar with your host John Bamber
• straight forward path down off the fell
• 44.5km [road]
• 45km Garrigill follow river for 6km to CP
• 51km Alston famous for Lasagne

Stage 5: CP4 Alston - CP5 Bellingham

Distance: 60km 1020m

• 2.5km first little [summit] 338m
• 4km 2nd little [summit] 341m
• 9km Slaggyford tap on the wall, possible angel
• 11km Burnstones cross bridge
• 13.5km FB
• 16km [road] cross A689
• 19km Batey Shield buildings
• 22km mellow climb [summit] 280m trig off the path
• 23km Eyes up sharp turn
• 25km [road] cross 69
• 26km Gold Course start of 4km steady climb
• 30km 282m [summit]
• 33km [toilets] [water] possible bivvy Start of 3km climb
• 36km [summit] 340m
• 37km Parking opposite the Sill THA
• 40km turn off the wall
• 43km enter the forest
• 48km [road] short road section
• 51km FB to Hornystead farm [water] [kettle] [sleep]
• 55km last climb before CP
• 56km Shitlington Hall about 3km to CP
• 57km last [summit] 227m

Stage 6: CP5 Bellingham - Finish Kirk Yetholm

Distance: 66km 1933m

• 1km Bellingham Town
• start with 13km steady climbing
• 3km Blakelaw buildings
• 6.5km Hareshaw House
• 7.5km cross B6230 [road]
• 11km Whitkley Pike 350m
• 14km valley floor steep short climb up
• 16.5km enter forestry
• 22km Blakehopeburnhaugh toilets and picnic
• 26km Byrness CP5.5 [water] [aid] [bivvy] at church
• 27km start of steep climb
• 31km [summit] 521m
• 34.5km Roman Camp, sharp turn
• 40.5km HUT 1c
• 43km Beefstand Hill 562m
• 47km [summit] 617m Windy Gyle
• 53km 741m [summit] Cheviots kind of the summit
• 54km Auchope pretty exposed spot
• 55.5km HUT 2 [shelter] usually SST at the hut
• 58km last [summit] 592m the Schil downhill to the finish!
• 65km cattle grid 1 Mile to go
• 67km Finish