How far is the Six Dales Circuit?

The Six Dales Circuit is one distance: 25 Mile (40.2 km).

Is the Six Dales Circuit course marked?

No. The Six Dales Circuit is not a marked course. You are expected to navigate it yourself.

What kit do I need for the Six Dales Circuit?

The organiser's compulsory list is: Waterproofs, Compass, Whistle, Torch, OS Explorer OL24, Mug.

What are the cut-offs for the Six Dales Circuit?

Overall time limits — 25 Mile: 10h. 10 hours. Checkpoint 1 closes 10:30, checkpoint 2 at 14:00, checkpoint 3 at 15:30.

When is the next Six Dales Circuit?

Sat, 7 Nov 2026, 07:30. Entries open.

LDWA Staffordshire Six Dales Circuit

Biggin Village Hall, near Hartington, DerbyshireSat, 7 Nov 2026

Twenty-five miles of White Peak dales from Biggin: Biggin, Wolfscote and Beresford Dales to Hartington, Monyash, Lathkill and Bradford Dales, and Long Dale home. Two hundred places.

25 Mile

40 km

10h cut-off

14:55/km to make it

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The course

10h cut-off, which needs 14:55/km

3 checkpoints

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Cut-offs

10 hours. Checkpoint 1 closes 10:30, checkpoint 2 at 14:00, checkpoint 3 at 15:30.

Train for it: routes near the start

Routes starting within 20 km of Biggin Village Hall, near Hartington, Derbyshire, nearest first. Each one has a free GPX file and a TRP grade, so you can rehearse the ground before race day.

VERY HARD

White Peak Six Dales Loop

42.5km · 442m climb · Loop · 0.2km away

You connect a whole run of limestone dales in one loop, swapping the gritstone moors of the Dark Peak for clear rivers, green valleys and dry-stone-walled plateau.

HARD

The Roaches and Lud's Church

12.4km · 539m climb · Loop · 15km away

Two of the most distinctive bits of the whole Peak District back to back. The Roaches ridge has proper exposure and Lud's Church is one of those places that makes you stop and look twice.

Checked Jun 2026

All routes near Bakewell →All Peak District routes →

Mandatory kit

Waterproofs
Compass
Whistle
Torch
OS Explorer OL24
Mug

Kit for this race

Picked against the list above. Check the organiser's final instructions before you buy anything.

Mandatory: Waterproofs

Rab Downpour Waterproof Jacket

Rab·waterproof

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Mandatory: Compass

Silva Field Compass

Silva·other

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Mandatory: Whistle

Lifesystems Mountain Whistle

Lifesystems·other

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Mandatory: Torch

Petzl Actik Core Head Torch

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Mandatory: Mug

Lifeventure Ellipse Collapsible Cup

Lifeventure·other

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How to enter

Sat, 7 Nov 2026 · Entries open · £12–£20

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Common questions

: The Six Dales Circuit is one distance: 25 Mile (40.2 km).
: No course file for the Six Dales Circuit yet, so there's no measured climb here. When LDWA Staffordshire publish one, this fills in.
: 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 Six Dales Circuit yet.
: No. The Six Dales Circuit is not a marked course. You are expected to navigate it yourself.
: The organiser's compulsory list is: Waterproofs, Compass, Whistle, Torch, OS Explorer OL24, Mug.
: Overall time limits — 25 Mile: 10h. 10 hours. Checkpoint 1 closes 10:30, checkpoint 2 at 14:00, checkpoint 3 at 15:30.
: We don't hold a checkpoint list for the Six Dales Circuit. What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the LDWA Staffordshire race information rather than turning up expecting food.
: Not yet — we don't hold a course file for the Six Dales Circuit. Some organisers only send the GPX to entrants. If we get one, it goes up free, with no sign-up.
: Sat, 7 Nov 2026, 07:30. Entries open.