Open to Offas 2024


Moel Famau Jubilee Tower

Open to Offas 2024 - Saturday 10th August

Merseystride's annual challenge walk in the Clwydian Hills on the Flintshire / Denbighshire border will take place on Saturday 10th August 2024. We will be offering three routes with open to both walkers and runners. All routes start from Cilcain Village Hall

New for this year is a 50km (31 mile route) starting at 08:00. The 24 mile route starts at 08:30 and the 15 mile route starts at 09:30,

Enter online via SI Entries: Cost £12 LDWA members (£10 before 01/06/24) and £18 non-members (£15 before 01/06/24).

Entries closed Monday 5th August 2024

Cost includes car parking, refreshments during the day and a certificate for all finishers. Please bring a mug for drinks at checkpoints

We have now completed the marshal's walk and made the final adjustments to the route descriptions and gpx files. A change to last year's route down Moel Famau means a slight increase to the 23 mile route - now more accurately badged as 24 miles

Results

walkers in road

There were 214 entries and 174 starters this year. The final results may be viewed in the attached document:

Open_to_Offas_final_times_2024.pdf

 

Route descriptions and gpx files

Route descriptions are now available for download

31 mile route description

24 route description

15 mile route description

The gpx files are available for download

50km route gpx

24 mile route gpx

15 mile route gpx

50km cut-off route (24 miles) O2O50kmcutoffroute.gpx

Some statistics from OS maps

Route Distance km Elevation m Distance miles Elevation feet
50km  52 1948 32.3 6394
24 mile 39.7 1511 24.7 4957
15 mile  25.5 851 15.9 2792
50 km cut-off 39.6 1387 24.6 4550