Hill and Dale Series 2025

Hill and Dale Series

Hill and Dale Series 2025

Registration now open!

Note: No payment on night this year – all entries via SiEntries. Please read all instructions.

To take part in the 2025 H&D Series you must be registered with SiEntries. You will be issued with a number for the series. Your race number can be collected at your first race and must be retained for the 2025 series.

Please Do Not Fix numbers to shorts – Please attach to chest – numbers on shorts are difficult to scan and very inconsiderate to person scanning – persistent offenders will be disqualified.

Your age category is based on your age on 31 December 2025.

Slieve Donard race is stand alone with new race numbers.

H&D 2025 Series Prizes

  • Complete series by finishing 6 Races H&D branded series prize
  • Cash prize for first 10 Males and Female runners overall
  • Perpetual Trophy for first male and female overall
  • Cash Prize for each Veteran age category winner and Perpetual Trophy. Age category winners finishing in first 10 will receive overall cash prize, 2nd placed aged category will receive age category prize. (Top 10 prizes greater or equal to category prize)
  • Runners Runner Perpetual Trophy
  • Spot prizes
  • All runners completing 10 races entered into draw for a refund of their for 2025 entry fee.

After each race at nominated Pub

  • Buffet food
  • Cash Prize first male and female
  • H&D Mug spot prizes

Calendar for the Hill & Dale Series:

Date Race Start Time Registration Location (18:30-19:15) Presentation (21:30) Enter Event
Thursday 10 April 2025 19:30 Castlewellan Forest Park Maginn’s Castlewellan Castlewellan
Thursday 17 April 2025 19:30 Tollymore Upper Car park Burrendale Hotel Newcastle Tollymore 
Thursday 24 April 2025 19:30 Kilbroney Forest Park Cloughmór Inn Rostrevor Slieve Martin
Thursday 1 May 2025 19:30 Carrick Little Avoca Hotel Newcastle  Binnian
Thursday 8 May 2025 19:30 Hen Car Park Lowry’s Hilltown  Hen & Cock
Thursday 15 May 2025 19:30 Meelmore Lodge Dorans, Hilltown  Lukes
Thursday 22 May 2025 19:30 Donard Park, Newcastle O’Hare’s Bar, Newcastle  Millstone
Thursday 5 June 2025 19:30 Ott Car Park (lay-by) Mary Margaret’s Hilltown Road  Loughshannagh
Thursday 12 June 2025 19:30 Meelmore Lodge Kings Inn, Castlewellan  Meels
Friday 20 June 2025 19:30 O’Hare’s Bar, Newcastle O’Hare’s Bar, Newcastle  Drinnahilly

Komoot is our route partner- click here for information

Routes planned on Komoot are subject to change, in particular forests. Mountains are straight lines between fixed points, actual distances may be further.

Safety Rules

  • Safety equipment required for the race: compass, whistle, waterproof full body cover comprising of jacket (with hood and taped seams) and trousers, hat and gloves. Click Here to view the Fell Running Association rules. Any updates to the mandatory kit will be communicated at race registration.
  • Competitors not carrying the safety equipment will not be permitted to start. Non-compliance with safety equipment rules will result in disqualification from the race.
  • Runners take primary responsibility for their own safety, health and wellbeing in the mountains.
  • No headphones or earpieces of any description are allowed for safety reasons.
  • No running/trekking poles permitted.
  • No running with dogs or prams.
  • Reasonable fitness levels needed – cut off times will apply at the discretion of the organisers. Runners are to comply with instructions issued by race organisers and marshals on the course. If a runner does not follow instructions this will result in disqualification from the race.
  • All efforts should be made by runners to park safely, respect the environment, and leave no trace, take your rubbish with you.
  • All runners must have a race number, register at the start and report to the finish, to ensure all competitors are accounted for, non-compliance will result in a ban.
  • Do not run with someone else’s number
  • Please bring own pins.
  • Do not pin numbers on shorts – pin to vest to allow easy barcode scanning.
  • Participant must be at least 15 years old before the 1st January 2025 to take part.