The 3rd event this autumn will be at Sandyknowe Craigs/Smailholm Tower on Saturday 11 November 2023.

Parking:  at Smailholm Tower on the B6404 between St. Boswells and Kelso. Map ref:  NT638346.   The official Tower car park is now closed for the season.  Parking on nearby grass verges.  What 3 words:  chiefs.friends.adopters      Location HERE

Terrain:  Open grazing land, hilly, lots and lots of crags and boulders, lots of gorse to navigate round, boggy in places.

Important Information:

The terrain at Smailholm Tower is rough, hilly and (extremely!) boggy after the recent rain, with a lot of standing water in places. You should wear suitable footwear with plenty of grip and expect to get your feet wet. Cagouls may be advisable if the weather is bad as the area is relatively high and quite exposed. Full leg cover is required as the vegetation and undergrowth can be pretty unforgiving.

Fences must only be crossed at the crossing points which are marked on the map; please do not climb them.  Leave all gates as you find them.
The land around Smailholm Tower is part of a working farm with cattle on some areas of the course plus occasional vehicles on the tracks.
In the event of good weather, don’t forget to look at the views 🙂 – on a good day they are stunning.

Start times:  1 – 2pm.  Courses close at 3:15pm.

Courses:  Orange (2.5km medium) and Green (3.5km hard).  These are the straight line distances, you will run further than this !

Pre-entries: Entries have now closed.  There are a few extra maps for entry on the day so please turn up even if you haven’t pre-entered.

Entry fees:  Senior members £4, Junior members £2.  Non-members +50p,  contactless dibber hire +50p (older dibber free hire).

Organiser:  Eb Rooney