Coppett Hill Fell Race
BS 8.6km/519m (5.4miles/1100ft) PM
Saturday 22nd June 2024 2:00pm, £7 (£1 discount for WFRA members)
Event HQ: The Hostelrie, Goodrich, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 6HX.
Entry includes tea and cake. Pay on day. Please pre-register online!
Over 16.
Race limit: 200
2023 Results
2022 Results
2021 Results
2018 Results
2018 Race Report
Records:
Male: Sam Jones 38:09 2018
Female: Rhian Jinny-Jones 43:33 2018
Organiser:
Dan Sandford 07775 508753
howlingbullrun@gmail.com
Coppett Hill is a nature reserve. It is a mix of woodland and open hillside and a good site for butterflies, deer, birdlife, fungi and running! It is owned by Trustees who live in the parish and conservation work is supported by the Friends of Coppett Hill. There will be a donation to the trust from the race proceeds. The permissive paths give access to the reserve as well as offering views stretching from the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains to the Clee Hills in Shropshire and the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire. The reserve is within the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
See the FB event page for up to date info: Coppett FB event page
By agreement of the Friends of Coppett Hill Trust and of the Courtfield Estate, we have devised a fell race route up and over the hill. It may be the little brother of the Brecon Beacons Hills further to the west, but it still packs in all you need from a fell race. Starting in Goodrich, the route steeply climbs out of the village, up the steps to the trig point. Then comes a short section on the ridge and a descent (right turn) down a grassy path. A turn left takes you on a level path along the river all the way to the end the ridge. You ascend again to nearly the top and descend the same grassy path back, then a short section on the road to the village hall and finish.
The course will be marked and marshaled. Please stay to the route, rather than taking any ‘fell runner’ shortcuts! Maps will be available. The race is run under WFRA rules – CATEGORY BS / PM. Due to the time of year and accessibility of course, kit will not be required. Over 16. All competitors run at their own risk!
Prizes for 1st/2nd/3rd M & F and categories M & F 1st 40/50/60/70/U23
Registration /Toilets/ bag drop at The village hall.
