The Stoop

Event overview

The Stoop is a club-organised fell race by Wharfedale Harriers on 21 December 2025 at Penistone Hill Country Park near Haworth, West Yorkshire. It is part of the Woodentops Race Series alongside Withins Skyline and Stanbury Splash. Chip timing is used for the senior race. Entry is open to people over 16; online entry is listed at £9 and on-the-day entry at £10. The event has an entry limit of 300. Organisers note that full kit may be required - for example a waterproof jacket with hood, leggings, hat and gloves - and state that if kit is declared mandatory then no kit means no run. Teams of three enter free. All entrants receive a Santa hat and a Curly Wurly; free coffee and biscuits are provided. Prize categories include first 10 men and women, top three vets in 40/50/60/70 age groups, top three U21, spot prizes, and first men’s and ladies’ teams (three to count). One prize per person.

Course and facilities

Distances and climb are shown as:

• 8 km (listed elsewhere as 4.9 miles)
• Climb about 250 m (also given as about 700 ft)

The route starts from the quarry bottom at Penistone Hill, follows a track past Drop Farm, then a narrowing footpath to Harbour Lodge. Runners cross the beck by the footpath, follow the path around Harbour Lodge, climb through heather to the Standing Stone (the Stoop), return down through boggy sections, rejoin the track at Drop Farm, cross the road and finish on the cricket pitch. Competitors are instructed to use the right-hand footbridge beside Harbour Lodge; the left-hand bridge is unsafe. Race HQ is the cricket hut at West End Cricket Club, Penistone Hill Country Park. Facilities listed: toilets; no water stations, changing facilities, showers or baggage store. The course is not suitable for wheelchairs. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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