Cragg Runner Soyland Moor

The course

What you’re in for

Thirteen and a half miles of fell over Soyland Moor from the Hinchliffe Arms at Cragg Vale, 21.7km with 396m of climb, run under FRA rules. Early November. A long fell race by Calderdale standards, on the watershed moor between Cragg Vale and Ripponden.

Terrain and trail

Pennine moor: peat, tussock, flagged path and reservoir track, wet in November. Fell-race navigation — you find your own way. A fell shoe.

Train for it: routes near the start

Routes starting within 20 km of Hinchliffe Arms, Cragg Vale, nearest first. Each one has a free GPX file and a TRP grade, so you can rehearse the ground before race day.

HARD

Stoodley Pike from Hebden Bridge

12.5km · 300m climb · Loop · 4.1km away

You climb from a canal in the valley floor to a 37m stone monument on the moor edge, and the view back over Calderdale from the base of the Pike is worth every metre of the climb.

Checked Jul 2026

VERY HARD

Heptonstall and Hardcastle Crags

24.0km · 859m climb · Loop · 5.3km away

You get the full Calderdale contrast in one loop: the deep, wooded gorge of Hardcastle Crags and the wild open moor above, joined by the cobbled hilltop village of Heptonstall.

Checked Jul 2026

VERY HARD

Wadsworth Trog

31.5km · 1,044m climb · Loop · 5.7km away

This is the Wadsworth Trog, a proper Calderdale beast: mile after mile of high Pennine moor, peat bog and reservoir embankment that locals rate among the toughest moorland rounds in the north.

Checked Jul 2026

HARD

Marsden 10 Mile Challenge

16.4km · 357m climb · Loop · 12km away

It is the whole of Marsden Moor in one loop - Wessenden, Standedge and the reservoir chain - on ground that carries centuries of packhorse and canal history, and you can run it door to door from the train.

HARD

Easter Gate, March Haigh and Black Moss Reservoirs

16.8km · 349m climb · Loop · 13km away

You string together three reservoirs and a stretch of the Pennine Way on quiet moor tracks, with the whole of Marsden Moor opening out around you and almost nobody else about.

VERY HARD

Rochdale Norden Moors and Watergrove Reservoir

19.5km · 390m climb · Loop · 13km away

Raw, atmospheric Pennine scenery at its most uncompromising- Walk a section of the historic Cotton Famine Road, hand-built in the 1860s by unemployed weavers- Big views west into Lancashire and east into Yorkshire from the ridgeline- Quieter than many Pennine routes - you will often have the moor to yourself

Checked Jul 2026

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Common questions

How far is the Soyland Moor?

The Soyland Moor is one distance: 13.5 Mile (21.7 km).

How much climbing is in the Soyland Moor?

The 13.5 Mile has 396 m of ascent.

How hard is the Soyland Moor?

Not graded yet. A TRP grade is worked out from distance and climb measured off the course file, and there isn't one for the Soyland Moor yet.

Is the Soyland Moor course marked?

No. The Soyland Moor is not a marked course. You are expected to navigate it yourself.

What kit do I need for the Soyland Moor?

We don't hold a compulsory kit list for the Soyland Moor. Cragg Runner confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.

What are the cut-offs for the Soyland Moor?

We don't hold published time limits for the Soyland Moor. If Cragg Runner set cut-offs, they'll be in the race information.

What is at the checkpoints on the Soyland Moor?

We don't hold a checkpoint list for the Soyland Moor. What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the Cragg Runner race information rather than turning up expecting food.

Can I download the Soyland Moor route?

Not yet — we don't hold a course file for the Soyland Moor. Some organisers only send the GPX to entrants. If we get one, it goes up free, with no sign-up.

When is the next Soyland Moor?

Sun, 8 Nov 2026, 10:00. Entries open.