The Moors The Merrier
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Moors The Merrier 21
Moors The Merrier 21 is a winter walk and trail event around the moors of Hebden Bridge held on Saturday 12 December 2026. The route is a 21 mile circular course that starts and finishes at Mytholmroyd Community Centre. The course runs anti clockwise and goes over Midgley Moor, Wadsworth Moor, Heptonstall Moor and Erringden Moor, with a downhill finish back to the community centre.
Participants must carry mandatory winter kit including a Santa hat and a present for the Bran Tub (worth no more than £5). Required equipment also includes waterproof top and bottoms with taped seams and a hooded jacket, hat and gloves, map, compass and whistle, a survival bag and a headtorch. The organiser also recommends spare clothing and spare food and drink, and notes that a plastic mug for hot drinks on route is optional.
Route maps, a GPX file and a bad weather route with its GPX file are provided and have been updated in recent years. The event offers a hot meal after the route and there are changing rooms with showers at the venue. Entry cost for 2026 is listed as £35 for affiliated runners and £37 for unaffiliated runners. The race is run under UKA rules and is licensed with the Trail Running Association and the Fell Running Association. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
