The Barnsley Boundary Relay Race is a multi-terrain race following the boundary of Barnsley MBC, using the route of the Barnsley Boundary Walk. It is a race for teams of 10, each running legs on roads, tracks and footpaths of between 4 and 11½ miles: 73 miles in total.
Penistone Footpath Runners took over organisation of the race in 2015, which was previously organised by Barnsley Harriers in conjunction with Barnsley Rockley Rotary Club.
The 2017 results are here.
Previous Race Results
The route
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, M40+, M50+, M60+, Ladies, L40+ and Mixed) announced at the prize ceremony, which will be held at The White Heart in Penistone at 7pm.
Ordnance survey map, aerial photography and GPX files for the whole route are available here.
The links below give route descriptions from the boundary walk leaflets and GPX files for each leg (note: the GPX files download as .txt files so you need to change the file extension to .gpx and import them into GPS software, or upload them to a device).
| Leg | Start time (approx) | Distance/climb | Start (postcode/ GR) | Route link | GPX file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1: Cannon Hall to Bretton Park | 08:00 | 5M/460′ | S75 4AT/ SE 27215 07928 | Route | GPX |
| 2: Bretton Park to Brierley 2017 ROUTE CHANGE | 08:30 | 10.9M/750′ | S75 4BX/ SE 29458 12497 | Route | GPX |
| 3: Brierley to Thurnscoe | 09:40 | 7.2M/410′ | S72 9JY/ SE 40478 11125 | Route | GPX |
| 4: Thurnscoe to Brampton | 10:20 | 6.4M/210′ | S63 0BH/ SE 46517 05417 | Route | GPX |
| 5: Brampton to Tankersley | 11:00 | 5.2M/450′ | S73 0SS/ SE 41064 02149 | Route | GPX |
| 6: Tankersley to Wortley Station | 11:30 | 11.3M/1260′ | S74 0DU/ SK 34953 99538 | Route | GPX |
| 7: Wortley Station to Langsett Barn | 12:45 | 6.3M/820′ | S35 7DL/ SK 29820 99258 | Route | GPX |
| 8: Langsett Barn to Winscar Reservoir | 13:40 | 5.7M/740′ | S36 4GY/ SE 21088 00453 | Route | GPX |
| 9: Winscar Reservoir to Upper Denby | 14:20 | 10.5M/1000′ | S36 4TE/ SE 15294 02044 | Route | GPX |
| 10: Upper Denby to Cannon Hall | 15:30 | 4.1M/150′ | HD8 8UE/ SE 22849 07288 | Route | GPX |
If anyone finds any errors in the route files, please let me know (Paul Fryers) or use the website feedback form. The files are being corrected as people provide information, so if you’re using these it’s best to check that you have the latest version from here.