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Doctors Gate fell race - 23rd February 2025

Start at 11 am for men & women
Online entry: £10.00 plus £1 booking fee
Entry on the day: £13.00
Minimum age: 18
Skills & experience: ER, PM, LK
Entries close at midnight on Friday 21st February.
This race has a Permit and associated UK Athletics insurance from the FRA

The race

The route starts and finishes at the Queen's Arms, Shepley Street in Old Glossop.

Starting from The Queens Arms in Old Glossop, Doctors Gate is a 12.7 mile fell race with nearly 3000 ft of scent. The route takes you along the old packhorse route out of Old Glossop to where it meets the Pennine Way, before heading to Higher Shelf Stones, then on to Lower Shelf Stones. After returning to Doctors Gate, the route then climbs James Thorn, via Shelf Benches, before returning to Old Glossop via Dog Rock, Torside Clough and Cock Hill.

Pre-entries will close by midnight on the 21st February.

There will be food provided at the finish, with a presentation and prizes at the end.

The route

Doctors Gate Route