Route Description

Venue: Woodhouse Farm, Manor, Peebles (Grid ref 217 378)
(signs from A72, one mile west of Peebles)
Distance: 10 ml, 2300 ft climb (Junior: 6.5 ml, 1300 ft climb). Marked course.
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Seniors: Woodhouse Farm to Scrape and back by same route. 10 miles +2300 ft climb
Juniors: Woodhouse Farm to Dead Wife's Grave and back by same route. 6.5 ml + 1300 ft
Checkpoints: One only on each course, at the respective turning point. 

From the start near Woodhouse farm (Grid ref 217 378) at 600 ft the course ascends through two fields before crossing the public road. The ascent continues on a section of the waymarked John Buchan Way up Glack Hope. At the top of Glack Hope cross the drystone dyke and turn Left. Thereafter the route follows vehicle tracks fairly close to the march dyke over White Knowe and Whitelaw Hill to the dip at 'Dead Wife's Grave' (Gref 189351) where a marshal is in attendance. This is the turning point for the Juniors' race who should ensure that the marshal knows their race number. Juniors follow the same route back.

The seniors continue to follow the march dyke and finally a fence to the top of Scrape hill (G.ref 176325) at 2348 ft. There is, however, one section where the path leaves the dyke/fence and skirts the penultimate hill. This short-cut is recommended (and marked). Runners must call out their race number to the marshal before turning for home. Return by the same route exactly.

Runners retiring from the race between Dead Wife's Grave and Scrape should report to the marshal's vehicle.

The route is marked at intervals throughout.

The bad weather alternative course will follow the same route but the turning point, rather than being at the top of The Scrape hill, will be earlier and lower down the hill at NT181332. This will, of course, be made clear to runners before the start, and the marshall will be at the new location.