This site contains information about fell races held in the Hayfield area - dates of coming races, results of past races, photos and other resources. Most of the information is accessible from this page - scroll down or follow the links below.

• The Hayfield Championship - 2024 - Information about the Hayfield Championship series.
• Hayfield Fell Races - 2025 - Details of races held in or near Hayfield with dates and times for 2025
• Local Race Diary - 2025 - A list of races not too far from Hayfield.
• Links - Links to related resources, running clubs and organisations.
• About the results pages - Information on how to make the best use of the results pages generated by this site.
• Feedback - How to contact the maintainer of this site.

• The Archive - Where bits of this page go when they become out of date. Try here if what you're looking for appears to have vanished.
• Photo Gallery - A collection of local race photos.

• Statistics - Here are some tables gathered from the race data on this site. Please let me know of any errors, possible improvements or ideas for other stats.
  • Race Statistics - entries broken down by age and gender for all races on this site (updated 24 Nov 24).
  • Category Records - fastest times in all the vet categories for the local races (updated 7 May 25).
  • Entry Fees - plots of entry fees for local races from 2003 to present (updated 4 Mar 25).

• Find race results - here's the INDEX
• Search for a runner - enter a surname here

The Hayfield Championship is based around fell races held near Hayfield. There are no specific compulsory races but you must complete at least four races and this must include at least one in each length category (short, medium and long).

1. Lamb's Longer Leg - Sun, 12th Jan (Short)
2. Chicken Run - Sat, 22nd Mar (Medium)
3. Kinder Downfall - Sun, 4th May (Medium)
4. May Queen - Fri, 16th May (Short)
5. Mount Famine - Sat, 17th May (Short)
6. Lantern Pike Dash - Sun, 18th May (Short)
7. Kinder Trog - Sun, 22nd Jun (Long)
8. Cracken Edge - Wed, 6th Aug (Medium)
9. Groovy Kinder Love - Sat, 6th Sep (Long)
10. Groovy Baby Love - Sat 6th Sep (Medium)

Entry to the championship costs £12 and all successful finishers receive a championship T-shirt. Entries will close after the Cracken Edge race. Championship scoring is based on the position in each race where the first championship runner scores one point, the second scores two, etc. The winner is the runner with the lowest number of points in their four best races which includes at least one of each length. Prizegiving is at the Groovy Kinder Love race.

All you need to know about entering is on the entry form or for more information contact Andy McMurdo - hayfieldchampionship@gmail.com

From the Lamb Inn on Hayfield/Chinley road (GR SK 049 843). Pre-entry only on the appropriate FRA entry form. Entry fee - FRA members £5, non-members £6. Please email organiser for details of where to send entry form. Teams free. ER, PM. Over 18 only. Limited car parking. Public carpark behind Kinder Lodge pub in Hayfield (GR SK 037 868) convenient place to meet to share cars.
Records - Simon Bailey 23:27 (2006), Jackie Lee 30:24 (2006).

From Hayfield Primary School (SK22 2HB, SK 0311 8730). Entry fee £10 on the day, £9.40 pre-entry (18 years and over). Free parking nearby please car share if possible. No dogs allowed on the course or in the school grounds. Cakes, refreshments and toilets available at the school. Short 10k course available for those who want to 'chicken out'. Online entry here.
Records (new route) - Barney Nikolich 56:20 (2023), Ruth Jones 1:03:38 (2023).

Registration at the Scout Hut, GR SK035872. Over 18. Online entries only (opening in Feb at events360). No entries on the day. Entry fee £11 (FRA), £13 (non-FRA). Limit of 300 runners. Start from Hayfield Village Centre bridge crossing (GR SK037870 - 5 mins from registration).
Records - Mark Kinch 1:01:46 (1995), Sarah Rowell 1:14:46 (1995).

Here are the organiser's notes 2025, a race assessment matrix, a route map and a note regarding the route near Kinder Low.

The May Queen race takes place in mid-May as part of the Hayfield May Queen festivities. Registration and start are at the Scout Hut (GR SK035872) and the course takes in the summit of Lantern Pike, covering 3 miles with 700ft of climb. Juniors of 12 and over may run the senior race under FRA rules. There is no separate junior (under 12) race.

Records - Andi Jones 18:51 (2006), Caitlin Rice 23:10 (2019).

This is a village fell race but it is run under FRA rules. Therefore, all runners under age of 18 on the day of the race must either be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian or produce a completed FRA parental consent form which can be found at the end of the FRA webpage here.

Entry fees: seniors £5, juniors (12-18) £1. Entry on the day only, please!

Registration at the Scout Hut, GR SK035872. Pre-entry only - fee £9 (FRA members), £10 (non-members). Online entries here. Start at foot of Elle Bank (SK045866) approx 0.5m from Scout Hut (Race Map). Over 18.
Records (new course) - Simon Bailey 40:33 (2010), Jackie Lee 50:13 (2009).

Starts in the field next to the Lantern Pike pub in Little Hayfield (GR SK034882) and goes (straight!) up Lantern Pike and back down again. Entry Fee £3, on day only (over 14 years). There is a separate junior race over a shorter course after the senior race. Registration and parking in the field by the pub.
Records - Simon Bailey 10:37 (2016), Caitlin Rice 13:06 (2016).

Registration and start at the Scout Hut, Swallow House Lane (GR SK035872). Entry on the day only - fee £8 (FRA members), £10 (non-members). Over 18. Full FRA kit to be carried.

(2024 race map)

Records: Harry Holmes 1:49:12 (2024), Emily Cowper-Coles 2:04:04 (2024)

Registration (18:00-19:15) at Kinder Mountain Rescue Team HQ, behind George Hotel, Hayfield (SK036869). Start line: Ridge Top Lane by Meadows Farm (SK035866). Entry fee £9 on the night only. Teams free. Over 18. Please use main bus station car park.

Records: Steve Vernon 40:14 (2008, 2018), Olivia Walwyn 48:28 (2013).

More info on the KMRT web site here

Registration at the Scout Hut (GR SK035872). Start on Valley Road by the sub-station (SK038867). Entry fee £10 (pre-entry), £12 (on the day). Over 18. There are some notes on Pat Barry's site here. You can enter on the day or online via the Fabian4 site here.

Records: Jack Scott - 02:10:19 (2023), Eleanor Wainwright - 02:51:03 (2021)

GROOVY BABY LOVE is a shorter course (11 mi, 3030 ft), missing out some checkpoints. You can decide on the day which course you wish to run.

The final local race for the year. Registration and prizegiving at the Sycamore Inn (GR SK017869), start and finish at the bottom of Morland Rd (SK024868). Entry fee £4 (FRA members), £5 (non-members). Weather can be as expected for late-Nov, so come prepared... Mud - frequent, rain - often, snow/ice - occasionally, sun - sometimes!

Records: Lloyd Taggart - 33:10 (2005), Olivia Walwyn - 38:40 (2013)

Local clubs
Bollington Harriers
Buxton & District AC
Cheshire Hill Racers
Dark Peak Fell Runners
Glossopdale Harriers
Goyt Valley Striders
Macclesfield Harriers
Pennine Fell Runners
Stockport Harriers & AC

Not quite so local clubs
Altrincham & District AC
Calder Valley Fell Runners
Cheshire Tally Ho Hare and Hounds Club
Holmfirth Harriers AC
Matlock AC
Saddleworth RC
Totley AC

Fell running & other sites
Hayfield Weather
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