VIEW ROCK

An anytime challenge devised by Henry. Run the following route, all on waymarked forest tracks, and post your times on the message board. You may run it as often as you wish. Trail shoes OK, fell shoes may be better as it gets muddier. The total distance is a lung bursting 2.8 miles with about 450 feet of climbing, so get running! Runners are welcome to get changed, shower in the community centre in Strathpeffer and let Henry know how they got on.

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Park in the Car Park in Contin woods near to the WC (closed in winter). Head across to the

far right hand side of the picnic area.

The clock starts when you cross the small wood bridge over the ditch (1). There is also a sign there that says beware thieves. Head straight up this path you will cross the main forestry track 3 times (2). After about a mile or so of climbing following the green marked posts you will reach the view rock, make sure you loop off to the left (3) to reach the rock (4).

Drop down off the rock (5) back to the main path which then continues looping round (6) till you reach a junction with a sign post (7) Turn left down the hill towards Contin/Garve. Its all downhill from here! Keep on this track ignoring any paths off to the right until it bends round to the left (8) and you reach a t junction with a signpost (9). Turn left towards Contin and keep on this path for a short distance until you spot a little track down to the right (10) which takes you onto a larger track where you turn right and leap over a fallen tree (11). Continue down to the stepping stones over the burn (12).

When you hit the main forestry track (13) turn left then fairly shortly after that right

down onto the river path. This then leads right back to the car park. The clock stops when you pass through the two boulders at the end of the path (14).


 

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Fastest Times from 2005:

Henry  18:32 (8:02 to the top); Ross 18:36 (8:16); Fran  19:12 (8:22); Phil H  23:47 (10:25) ; Roxy  25:18 (11:22); Phil B   26:35; Alice 30:36 ; Fiona  30:36

2006:

Henry  16:42 (7:10); Ross  18:33 (8:05); Kevin  22:22 (10:01);  Roxy  23:00 (10:25); Phil  23:20 (10:21); Jude  24:20

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