Trail Days - Whiteleaf, Chiltern Hills

Home Meetups Trail Days - Whiteleaf, Chiltern Hills

Event details

Our third location 'Trail Days' is hosted at Princes Risborough School on Sunday 12th March.

The event base sits directly on the trail and is moments away from the running paradise that is Whiteleaf & Brush Hill Nature Reserve.

As always there will be a group run and Time Trial being organised, along with refreshments and a space to relax pre/post run.

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Whiteleaf Time Trial

£10 per person

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Group Trail Run

£10 per person

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Refreshments only

£3 per person

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Key Information

Event Base

Princes Risborough School, Merton Rd, HP27 0DR

Date

Sunday 12th March 2023

Time

1000-1400

Group Run

13.6km group run starting at 1045

Time Trial

9.5km route - Start anytime between 1015-1200.

Refreshments

Tea, Coffee, Soft Drinks, Cake

Parking

See below

Trains

Princes Risborough station is 15 min walk from the event base. See below for more info.

Bag Drop

Yes

Itinerary

1000

Event base opens for pre-run refreshments

1015

First Time Trial start time

1045

Group Run departs

1200

Last Time Trial start time

1215

Group run returns

1330

End of session awards

1345

Base Closes

Time Trial

Distance: 9.5km | Elevation: 298m+

Our Whiteleaf time trial route takes place on one of our favourite loops.

It is a challenging course with a mixture of delightful undulating forest running and few sharp climbs, including the ascent up Whitelef Hill at 7km.

Route Marking: We will be lightly marking this route with orange ribbons/arrows. You should also have the GPX to aid navigation.

GPX File

OS Maps

Garmin

PDF Map

Group Run Info

Distance: 13.6km | Elevation: 350m+

The group run will leave our event base at 1045. Our route is packed full of brilliant trail running with sections through Whitleaf & Brush Nature Reserve, Chequers & Pulpit Hill.

The route is challenging in places with a few hills to climb, however please don't be put off - Our guide will go at a social pace with several stoppages allow everyone to stick together.

We will aim to complete the route in 1h30.

Run a Route

Come run one of our routes below and join us pre/post run for coffee, cake and a chat.

Short

Follow the time trial route at your own pace.

9.5km / 298m+

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Medium

Follow the group run route at your own pace.

13.6km / 350m+

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Long

An loop that initially follows the group run and extends out to Coombe Hill.

18km / 500m+

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Event base

Our event base is at Prince Risborough School, right next to The Ridgeway Trail.

We have a small indoor space booked between 1000-1400 and we will be serving hot/cold drinks and a selecion of cakes and other sweet treats.

There is parking and toilets available on site and we will be happy to look after any belongings whilst you are out running.

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Parking Info

There is plenty of parking at Princes Risborough School which can be accessed via Merton Road.

Train Travel

A regular train service operates between London Marylebone and Princes Risborough, with an average journey time of 30-40 mins.

Please check timetables and plan your journey accordingly. We will provide recommendeded train times prior to the event so runners can travel together.