The Salt Cellar Fell Race
(part of the Accelerate Gritstone Series)
Date: Friday 2nd August 2019
Start: Fairholmes Visitor Centre at 7pm
Distance: 10.9km (7.1 miles)
Ascent: 486m (1535ft) – Category BM
Salt Cellar 2018 results available here
Salt Cellar 2017 results available here
We will be taking pre-registrations for the 2019 race. We will update this page with a link nearer to the time.
We strongly encourage everyone to pre-register before the race to make registration easier and quicker for all involved on the night. The entry fee if you have pre-registered is £6 and entry on the night (ie not pre-registered is £9).
(Steel City Striders club members – entry is FREE and paid for by the club, but please still pre-register)
If you have any questions regarding the Salt Cellar Race please email Dean Young via the Contact Form
This is an open race, registered, permitted and insured through the FRA and organised by Steel City Striders. We have been lucky with the weather in recent years, and have not required runners to carry additional kit. However, please ensure you bring full FRA kit (see sections 3 of the runner’s rules) with you in case of bad weather.
The race is part of the Accelerate Gritstone Series. It starts and finishes under the Dam wall at Upper Derwent Reservoir with registration at Fairholmes Car Park on the northern most point of Ladybower Reservoir (SK173893). The route is 10.9 km/486m of accent (category BM), it heads up onto Derwent Edge and descends from Salt Cellar Boulder with some great views and terrain to enjoy along the way.
There will be marshals positioned at key points around the route and any turns without a marshal will be flagged.
Some food will be available after the race for all competitors and this is included in the entry fee. Profit made from the event will be donated to Edale Mountain Rescue who provide emergency support for the event.
There is plenty of parking available at Fairholmes car park (£2.50 for 2 hours; free after 6pm) and in the lay-bys along the road leading to the car park (free, but 10 or more minutes jog to the start).
Please allow plenty of time to get to the start line for 7pm. There are toilet facilities at the visitors centre.
Course records:
M – Tom Saville (Dark Peak) – 0:48:27 (2018)
F – Caroline Brock (Steel City) – 1:00:27 (2018)
Course Profile
Map of the route and local area
