Routes in Planning

The routes currently on the map – and the thinking behind them

Trail Running > Routes in Planning

Most Fit isn’t trying to document every trail run in Britain. The focus is on curating routes that bring something different. Here’s where I’m planning to run over the next few months.

Every guide is researched, planned, run and reviewed before it’s appears on the site. As routes are completed, they’re replaced here with new ideas and future plans.

If you know a route worth exploring, or an area particularly well, I’d love to hear from you.

Brecon Beacons

The Brecon Beacons will get some focus to close out the year. I’m hoping for another couple of trips before winter conditions arrive, although the weather will inevitably shape what gets run. If it turns really wet my strategy is to explore some of the area’s waterfall routes while they’re in full effect. There are still lots of Black Mountains routes to plan, but the majority are likely to slip into next spring.

Sgwd yr Eira & Moel Penderyn • Planned

A route that links one of the area’s best-known waterfalls with quieter moorland running and one of its smaller hills. I’m hoping it offers an easy day alternative to the area’s more obvious mountain circuits, while making a good introduction to the area’s famous waterfalls.

Garreg Lwyd & Garreg Las • Planned

The western-most peaks of the Black Mountain (Mynydd Du) have been on my list for while. They should offer a similarly challenging mix of pathless high moorland and boulder-strewn landscape as nearby Disgwylfa and Carreg Goch. Probably one saved for dry(ish) conditions.

Cefn Cul & Moel Feity • Researching

This one has me intrigued. Cefn Cul is a fairly imposing wedge when seen from the Tawe Valley, but first-hand reports of the hill are scarce and rarely glowing. Largely pathless and definitely boggy, I’m not certain it’s anything more than an interesting concept on the map at the moment.

Peak District

I’m only expecting a brief visit to the Peak District before the end of the year, so the focus is on a couple of shorter, more obscure routes that have been on my list for a while. My longer-term focus remains the Dark Peak, where I’m aiming to build much greater depth over the coming seasons. I’m also looking forward to exploring more of the beautiful limestone dales of the White Peak next spring.

Combs Edge and Black Edge • Planned

A quiet gritstone escarpment and moorland plateau with a reputation for being underrated. It’s certainly striking in appearance and I’m hoping it proves to be one of those deceptively good routes that just flies under the radar compared to the Peak District’s better-known staples.

Eyam Moor & Abney Clough • Shortlisted

Views across to the high moors of Eyam piqued my interest during a recent run over Stanage Edge. This route combines open moorland with one of the Peak District’s lesser-known cloughs. It’s got the potential to be an excellent medium-distance run away from the popular haunts.

The Cheviots

I’ve just returned from a trip to the Cheviots armed with plenty of ideas for 2027. There’s a raft of prospective routes on my planning board, exploring some of the less obvious options as well as the classics. I love the remote, wild solitude of these hills and there’s clearly much more to discover. I’ll be back next spring to continue my recce and bring some of these new routes to the site.

Yeavering Bell & Newton Tors • Planned

A loop of the hills and outlying tors to the west of Wooler – an area where Iron Age history and natural landscape meet. I’m hoping this becomes one of those routes that’s just as interesting historically as it is from a running perspective, much like my run over Yr Eifl and Tre’r Ceiri on the Llŷn Peninsula.

Hedgehope Hill & Linhope Spout • Planned

The spectacular waterfall of Linhope Spout marks the midpoint of a circuit that takes in Hedgehope Hill, the second highest peak in the area after The Cheviot. This looks like a promising mix of open fell running across isolated moors and some of the prominent crags that dot the area. I’m expecting some bogs as well, naturally!