Starts will be from 11.00 to 12.00 noon

Registration: Registration, dibber hire and map issue will be here. what3words /// shred.convinced.plant

Parking:  parking is on surrounding streets where safe to do so, without obstructing residents’ access. Please do not park on Elm Row south of Barr Road as there is no pavement and the road is quite narrow.

Start and Finish: quite close, 200m up track

Courses:  Two courses: 

          Yellow – all on paths and tracks, easy navigation. 1.9km, 55m climb 

          Light Green – more technical and more physical 2.4km, 120m climb         

Terrain:  There is a good network of paths, and many mountain bike tracks which can be quite narrow. Much of the hill is runnable, especially the north facing slopes, but there is quite a lot of tree debris from recent storms. Fortunately the bracken has died down!

The bike tracks on Gala Hill are ‘unofficial’, so their usage comes and goes. if you are aware of folk using a bike track you are on, your safety comes first, so please give way. 

Clothing/Footwear:   grippy shoes advised, no shorts.

Entries:  Pre-entries by bedtime on Sunday 8/2/26 preferred.  Entry form HERE.

Entry fees: Senior members £4.50,  Junior members £2.25,  Non-members £5.50 / £2.75. Fees payable by card (preferably), exact cash, or by BACS.

Timing:  Sportident timing.  Hire of contactless dibber 50p, hire of older manual dibber Free.

Toilets: Toilets at Tesco in town centre

Access to Gala Hill by kind permission of Jamie Frere-Scott