How far is the Derwent Reservoir Runs?

The Derwent Reservoir Runs offers 3 distances: 5km (3.1 miles), 5 Mile (8.0 km), 10 Mile (16.1 km).

How much climbing is in the Derwent Reservoir Runs?

The 5 Mile has 67 m of ascent. The 10 Mile has 118 m of ascent. No figure yet for the 5km.

How hard is the Derwent Reservoir Runs?

5 Mile: Easy. 10 Mile: Moderate. TRP grades come from distance and climb measured off the course file, not from the organiser. The 5km isn't graded yet.

Is the Derwent Reservoir Runs course marked?

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

Wild Deer Events The Derwent Reservoir Runs

Derwent Reservoir, Edmundbyers, Consett, Dh8 9TtSun, 16 May 2027

Five kilometres, five miles or ten around Derwent Reservoir.

Distance	Ascent	Per km
10 Mile	118 m	7 m
5 Mile	67 m	8 m
5km	—	—

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What you’re in for

A 5km, a 5 Mile or a 10 Mile at Derwent Reservoir on the Durham–Northumberland border in May. The 10 Mile is a full lap of the reservoir on closed roads and firm trails, with a two-and-a-half-hour cut-off because the roads reopen; the 5km and 5 Mile are on the trails only. The 5km is 5.0km, the 5 Mile 8.2km with 67m of climb, the 10 Mile 16.2km with 118m. A different day from the 5km and 10km trail runs that share the venue.

Terrain and trail

Closed public road for much of the 10 Mile lap — tarmac, with the reservoir beside you — and firm gravel trail for the rest. The shorter distances are all trail. Flat to gently rolling and quick. Road shoes.

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How to enter

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Common questions

: The Derwent Reservoir Runs offers 3 distances: 5km (3.1 miles), 5 Mile (8.0 km), 10 Mile (16.1 km).
: The 5 Mile has 67 m of ascent. The 10 Mile has 118 m of ascent. No figure yet for the 5km.
: 5 Mile: Easy. 10 Mile: Moderate. TRP grades come from distance and climb measured off the course file, not from the organiser. The 5km isn't graded yet.
: Yes, the course is marked. Navigation skills are not required.
: We don't hold a compulsory kit list for the Derwent Reservoir Runs. Wild Deer Events confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.
: We don't hold published time limits for the Derwent Reservoir Runs. If Wild Deer Events set cut-offs, they'll be in the race information.
: We don't hold a checkpoint list for the Derwent Reservoir Runs. What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the Wild Deer Events race information rather than turning up expecting food.
: Not yet — we don't hold a course file for the Derwent Reservoir Runs. Some organisers only send the GPX to entrants. If we get one, it goes up free, with no sign-up.
: Sun, 16 May 2027. Not open yet.