Barnsley Boundary Relay
The Barnsley Boundary Relay Race is a multi-terrain race following the boundary of Barnsley MBC, using the route of the Barnsley Boundary Long Distance Path. It is a race for teams of 10, each running legs on roads, tracks and footpaths of between 4 and 11.5 miles: 72 miles in total.
It is organised by Penistone Footpath Runners in conjunction with Barnsley Rockley Rotary Club and with the support of other local running clubs. Entries are welcome from any running clubs, organisations or businesses. Some legs require some navigation or previous knowledge – there are plenty of opportunities to be shown the way before the day.
GPX files and maps are available for all 10 legs.
The race is run under licence from the Trail Running Association and minimum ages apply based on the distance of each leg: the minimum age for legs 1, 5, 8 and 10 is 16 and for all other legs is 17.
The first leg starts at 8am. The second leg starts when the first runner reaches the end of leg 1. All leg 2 runners set off together, and so on through the race. Times for each leg are aggregated at the end of the race and the fastest teams in each category (Men, MV40, MV50, MV60, Ladies, LV40, LV50 and Mixed) announced at the prize ceremony, which is held in the evening after the race.
The Route
An ordnance survey map, aerial photography and GPX files for the whole route are available on the Barnsley Boundary Walk website. Note that the race route does not always follow the same route as marked on the Ordnance Survey maps or the Walking Guides.
Leg Distances and Start Times (Approximate)
- Leg 1: Cannon Hall to Bretton Park - 5.0 miles, 528 ft climb (Starts 08:00)
- Leg 2: Bretton Park to Brierley - 10.4 miles, 768 ft climb (Starts 08:30)
- Leg 3: Brierley to Thurnscoe - 6.6 miles, 459 ft climb (Starts 09:40)
- Leg 4: Thurnscoe to Brampton - 6.4 miles, 196 ft climb (Starts 10:20)
- Leg 5: Brampton to Tankersley - 5.1 miles, 486 ft climb (Starts 11:00)
- Leg 6: Tankersley to Wortley Station - 11.4 miles, 1620 ft climb (Starts 11:30)
- Leg 7: Wortley Station to Langsett Barn - 6.5 miles, 1074 ft climb (Starts 12:45)
- Leg 8: Langsett Barn to Winscar Reservoir - 5.7 miles, 814 ft climb (Starts 13:40)
- Leg 9: Winscar Reservoir to Upper Denby - 10.5 miles, 1188 ft climb (Starts 14:20)
- Leg 10: Upper Denby to Cannon Hall - 4.0 miles, 210 ft climb (Starts 15:30)