See the ‘Experienced Required’ entry in the ‘Taking Part‘ section of this website.

Participants in the full distance must be at least 20 years old to take part.

Participants in the half distance must be at least 18 years old to take part.

Sorry, no.

Yes if you like.

If you decide to retire you must do so at a checkpoint if at all possible and inform the event crew of your decision. We will provide somewhere warm and dry for you to wait (likely to be in a vehicle if an outdoor checkpoint) until we can transport you back the event HQ in Castleton. This will be considered a lower priority than the operation of the checkpoint to support those still participating, so may not be until the checkpoint closes.

You can, of course, make your own arrangement for transport back to Castleton or elsewhere. However, it is essential that you inform a race official before leaving the event.

If you are not ready to leave any of the checkpoints by the advertised closing time, you will be retired from the event. You will not be permitted to continue as a participant and will transported back to Castleton as per the question above.

The only exception to this is if you are a 70k participant and are behind the cut-off time for check point 2 at Edale. In this case you will be asked to switch to the half distance 35k route from Edale onwards – provided you are within the (much later) cut-off for that distance.

You are allowed to have friends and family supporting you around the course, except at certain locations where there is restricted access. Full details of any restrictions will be provided in the Event Handbook.

Support crews are not allowed to run/walk with you on the course.

No, you are not permitted to have anyone that isn’t a fellow participant run/walk with you during the event.

Sorry, no.

You’ll need a paper copy of a map covering the full area of the route you are doing. We recommend at a scale of 1:25,000. 1:50,000 is acceptable but we wouldn’t advise it unless you’re a highly skilled navigator as the level of detail is lower (e.g. field boundaries are not shown).

You could use the bespoke souvenir map from the 2022 Peak District Bash if you have one or your own Ordnance Survey or Harvey maps. It is acceptable to print your own maps of the sections that you need from OS Maps online. For this you’ll need a subscription but at £6.99/month or £34.99 per year for the whole of GB it’s exceptionally cheap. If you go for this option, here are a few hints and tips: • Upload the gpx for the route first, so it’s pre-marked on the map. • Change the ‘Style’ of the route to make the line as clear as possible (i.e. shows up against the other colours on the map and allows you to see the type of path under the line) • Ensure you include a reasonable area either side of the route, so you don’t go off the edge of the map immediately if you happen to take a wrong turn. • Print on waterproof paper or laminate/cover in sticky-back-plastic to protect from the weather/sweat!