This fell race is a counter in the Summer Esk Valley series. It is part of the Bilsdale Show and takes in stunning scenery with beautiful heather at this time of year. Four harriers took part this year – Paul Chapman, Ashley Dodgson, Gavin Coventry and Joe Martlew. A brilliant day out and Joe went home with beer and chocolate for 2nd place and Ashley won an age category prize.
A summary from Paul Chapman:
A cracking afternoon at the Tripsdale Trot Fell Race, held as part of the traditional Bilsdale Show and the Esk Valley Summer Series. Starting and finishing in the showfield, the 8.9km route packs in around 438m of climbing, heading up through the woods onto Nab End Moor before dropping through heather and bracken to Tripsdale Beck, climbing again onto Hagg House Moor and then plunging back down through the infamous Tripsdale bog — definitely enough mud to keep everyone entertained! A superb day for TaSH, with Joe taking a brilliant 2nd place and Ashley picking up an age-category prize, while Paul and Gavin also had cracking races. Best of all, the four of them made up a TaSH men’s team for the first time in quite a while — great to see! 
A huge thank you to David Sanderson and all the organisers, marshals and volunteers who make this brilliant show race possible.
