Midland Tops Round
Fell running challenge
As I approach my 40th birthday, I was thinking about why there wasn’t a ‘round’ joining the hills of the West Midlands. I love these hills, I love trail and fell running, so I have created this challenge especially for the midland fell runners.
The challenge is designed to take in all the tops between the Lickey Hills and Clent, following check points along the way. The majority is on bridleways and paths, some road, and plenty of hills. For the fitter its runnable, but will be a fitting challenge for all.
The Route
The start and finish point is the Lickey Hills visitor centre and the check points must be visited in order, but take your own route to each one. Please stay off private land and around Calcot Farm, stick to the paths.
Start: - Lickey Hills Visitor centre SO 9979, 7537
CP1: - Monument SO 9922, 7518
CP2: - Waseley Hill SO 9723, 7789 (view Point)
CP3: - Romsley Hill SO 9595, 7866 (on the road, next to water tower)
CP4: - Calcot Hill (path junc) SO 9448, 7857
CP5: - Walton Hill SO 9427, 7978
CP6: - Four Stones SO 9337, 8032
CP7: - Walton Farm (corner of wood) SO 9363, 7873
CP8: - Calcot Farm (stay on the path) SO 9440, 7835
CP9: - Chapmans Hill Farm SO 9666, 7787
CP10: - Beacon Wood (Gate) SO 9748, 7584
CP11: - Beacon Hill (trig point) SO 9891, 7604
CP12: - Rednal Hill SO 9968, 7615 (the square concrete)
CP13: - Bilberry Hill SO 9987, 7543
CP14: - Cofton Hill SP 0003, 7507 (flagpole/info board)
Finish: - Visitor Centre SO 9979, 7537
Approx 25km/16 mile, 864m/2800ft
Verified Results
Andrew Pye - March 02nd 2021 - 2hr 43m 00 sec
Kirsteen Stafford - March 21st 2021 - 3hr 21m 11 sec
Helen Pike/Paul Cannon - March 28th 2021 - 2hr 46m 33sec (Pairs Record)
Stuart Reilly - April 4th 2021 - 5hr 08m 35sec
Mark Woo - April 9th 2021 - 2hr 49m 37se c
Natalie White - April 9th 2021 - 3hr 3m 34sec
Darryl Wilkes - April 9th 2021 - 3hr 8m 20sec
Mike Reynolds/Toby Forester - April 17th 2021 - 2hr 21m 52sec
Chris Smith/Nigel Prue - April 17th 2021 - 3hr 44m 56sec
Kirsteen Stafford - April 17th 2021 - Double Round 6hr 31m 27sec
Matthew Pollard - April 18th 2021 - 2hr 00min 17sec
Tim Parker/John Holland - April 22nd 2021 - 4hr 4m
Phil Weber - May 01st 2021 - 3hr 13min 25sec
Daryl Fox - May 9th 2021 - 3hrs 43m 17 sec
Dave Ellis - May 14th 2021 - 2hr 31m 57 sec
Sue Howarth - May 18th 2021 - 2hr 58m 41sec
Dave Farrow - May 28th 2021 - 2hr 56min 42sec
Jon Mould - June 04th 2021 - 2hr 20min 00sec
Adam Hill - June 04th 2021 - 2hr 30min 00sec
Lucy Cambridge - June 20th 2021 - 3hr 04min 33sec
Edmund Newey - July 23rd 2021 - 2hr 41min 19sec
Edmund Newey - October 23rd 2021 - 2hr 27min 36sec
Eloise Lee - November 6th 2021 - 2hr 51min 08sec (Women’s Record)
Dave Woodward - December 13th 2021 - 2hr 49min 21sec
Nick Jurd - October 30th 2022 - 2hr 10min 36sec
Adam Deeks - February 5th 2023 - 2hr 12min 40sec
Iain Squires - April 16th 2023 - 2hr 20min 57sec
Ben Crone - April 23rd 2023 - 2hr 22min 03sec
Laura Gale - May 6th 2023 - 3hr 23min 33sec
Adam Hill - May 6th 2023 - 3hr 23min 33sec
Aine Garvey - May 6th 2023 - 3hr 32min 16sec
Owen Jones - June 18th 2023 - 1hr 59min 12sec (course record)
Laura Forrest - December 31st 2023 - 4hr 06min 39sec.
Simeon Whiting - February 11th 2024 - 3hr 03min 09sec.