She Strides Events She Strides Trail Metric Marathon

The course

What you’re in for

A 26.2 km out-and-back from the centre of Hebden Bridge. A steep opening climb gains the moor, then the route runs fairly level past Stoodley Pike on sandy, rocky paths and stone slabs, passing reservoirs to a turnaround at the White House pub car park before retracing its steps and finishing down the same hill. The course is flagged, with marshals, a tail runner and a single water station at the turnaround, so carry what you need between. Registration is at a cafe on Crown Street; Hebden Bridge station is about ten minutes' walk, and weekend parking in town is tight. Baggage store and medal for finishers.

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Train for it: routes near the start

Routes starting within 20 km of The Excited Goat, Crown Street, Hebden Bridge, 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 · 0.2km 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 · 1.0km 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 · 1.5km 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

MODERATE

The Atom Panopticon from Wycoller Country Park

6.3km · 125m climb · Loop · 14km away

The Atom is a curved concrete shell you can stand inside, and from the doorway it frames Pendle Hill one way and Boulsworth the other. You get both without a long day out.

Checked Jul 2026

VERY HARD

Boulsworth Hill from Trawden

13.9km · 440m climb · Loop · 14km away

Boulsworth is the whaleback that dominates every view around Trawden, and standing on Lad Law at 517m you look across Pendle, the Dales and, on a clear day, out to the coast.

Checked Jul 2026

VERY HARD

Rochdale Norden Moors and Watergrove Reservoir

19.5km · 390m climb · Loop · 16km 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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How to enter

Common questions

How far is the She Strides Trail Metric Marathon?

The She Strides Trail Metric Marathon is one distance: Metric Marathon (26.2 km / 16.3 miles).

How much climbing is in the She Strides Trail Metric Marathon?

No course file for the She Strides Trail Metric Marathon yet, so there's no measured climb here. When She Strides Events publish one, this fills in.

How hard is the She Strides Trail Metric Marathon?

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 She Strides Trail Metric Marathon yet.

Is the She Strides Trail Metric Marathon course marked?

Yes, the course is marked. Navigation skills are not required.

What kit do I need for the She Strides Trail Metric Marathon?

We don't hold a compulsory kit list for the She Strides Trail Metric Marathon. She Strides Events confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.

What are the cut-offs for the She Strides Trail Metric Marathon?

We don't hold published time limits for the She Strides Trail Metric Marathon. If She Strides Events set cut-offs, they'll be in the race information.

What is at the checkpoints on the She Strides Trail Metric Marathon?

We don't hold a checkpoint list for the She Strides Trail Metric Marathon. What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the She Strides Events race information rather than turning up expecting food.

Can I download the She Strides Trail Metric Marathon route?

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

When is the next She Strides Trail Metric Marathon?

Sat, 17 Jul 2027, 08:30. Not open yet.