Honiton Running Club's
Blackdown Beast
Looking for the Honiton HIPPO? or maybe the Honi-ten?
On Saturday, 30th January 2009 Start – 10:00 A.M.
at the ROYAL OAK INN at DUNKESWELL.
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GENERAL INFORMATION |
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You may check the general directions HERE. A souvenir booklet & route map will be provided on the day |
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After a very successful
running of the Blackdown Beauty last July another run in the Blackdowns
has been planned for Saturday 30th January.
OVERVIEW |
Route Photos (these are large and may take a while to load)
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The Blackdown Beast will be a very social, self navigated run. Runners will follow a picturesque cross country route of 6.3 miles on seldom used footpaths to Smeatharpe. Here they will enjoy a pasty and mulled cider on the terrace at the beautiful garden at Springdale as a reward for their hard work. The next leg of the run is 2.8 miles on lanes and country which drops down to the village of Upottery and the Sidmouth Arms which will provide more sustenance to the runners before the take the road to Rawridge. They will then turn on to the country and across the river Otter and climb to the top of the ridge to the viewpoint above Luppitt for a spectacular panorama of the surrounding countryside before running the remainder of the 3.3 miles to the Luppitt Inn for another refreshment stop. The last 2.4 mile leg of the day is on road up and over Luppitt Common past Lakeview Manor to Dunkeswell for a well earned drink and meal. Entries for the event cost £6 which includes a map and refreshments at Smeatharpe. Please send your entries to Nick Thorpe, Flays House, Lower Cheriton, Payhembury, Devon. EX14 3JJ. Please send enquiries to Email Secretary Event Entry Limit 100.
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