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Bamford Carnival Fell Race

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Wednesday 16th July 2025, Race starts at 7.30pm.  7.2km, 320m ascent.

Minimum age 16 on the day of the race.

Online entry via SI Entries (not yet...)  £7 FRA members, £8 non members.  

Entries on the night £10.

Start and finish Bamford Recreation Ground, Grid Ref. 206829.

Free car parking on the Recreation Ground, S33 0DA, off Station Road.

The race is licensed by the FRA under UKA Rules.  Category B, Short.



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Bamford Carnival is one of the long established and popular Peak District summer races, regularly attracting a field of over 200 runners of all abilities. Run from the Recreation Ground to the top Win Hill (our nearest peak) following a direct route, then loop back to the start, taking in a challenging twisty descent through gorse bushes and a variety of other paths.  After the initial dash across the field and funnelling down into Water Lane, the route has the advantage of no further bottlenecks.

Records: 

28:07 - Stuart Bond, 2010

31:30 -Jo Smith, 1999, equaled by Phillipa Williams in 2019. 

The race is not just for elite athletes; many local runners gain a great sense of achievement by simply completing the route.

Other Bamford Fell Races

The Sheepdog Trials Fell Race is in May on the Spring Bank Holiday

Bamford Carnival Junior Fell Race is the day before the senior race

Race History

2003 Fell Race
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