Run to verify the Slow Ways route between Frome and Bath

GoodGym is partnering with Slow Ways, an organisation on a mission to create a huge network of walking and running routes across the UK. They've spent months plotting these routes and now they need our help to verify them, checking the routes are safe and accessible for use by others.

For four weekends in February and March, we’re hoping to organise community missions which involve going for a nice walk or run in order to verify routes connecting Bath to Frome, Corsham, Melksham and Bradford on Avon.

Details

For this route, Jer will be running from Frome back to Bath. Jer is a slow runner, and definitely up for walking any hillier bits, but the overall route is about 13 miles (21km).

We’ll be navigating the route that Slow Ways has plotted - probably using a gpx file on a smart watch - and then uploading a review of the accuracy and practicality of the route to the Slow Ways website at the end.

You’ll need to set yourself up an account at Slow Ways in order to do the latter.

Since this is a point to point route, we’ll be taking a bus to Frome to start with. Please arrive promptly for a 9:40 departure. I think the fare is £3.70, which you’ll be responsible for paying.

The run itself may take somewhere up to 3 hours or so.

Kit

This is a cross-country trail run in the countryside, with limited opportunities for refreshments or shelter along the way.

Please ensure you’ve adequate clothing and equipment for the weather conditions on the day, and enough food and drink you’ll need for the journey.