The Salt Cellar Fell Race
Date: Friday 1st August 2025
Start: Fairholmes Visitor Centre at 7pm
Distance: 10.9km (7.1 miles)
Ascent: 486m (1535ft) – Category BM
Enter the 2025 race: SiEntries – Salt Cellar Fell Race
Previous races:
- Salt Cellar 2024 results available here
- Salt Cellar 2023 results available here
- Salt Cellar 2022 results available here
- Salt Cellar 2021 results available here
- Salt Cellar 2020 – no race due to Covid
- Salt Cellar 2019 results available here (alternative course due to access permissions)
- Salt Cellar 2018 results available here
- Salt Cellar 2017 results available here
Race limit: 250 runners. Entry in advance only; no entries on the night.
Proceeds from the race are donated to Edale Mountain Rescue who provide support for the event and the National Trust, who allow us to stage the event through their land. Over the years we have raised several thousand pounds. In 2024 we raised £1300 for Edale Mountain Rescue and £200 for the National Trust.
Full race details below.
If you have any questions regarding the Salt Cellar Race please email the race organisers:
Dean Young and Steve Hargreaves – m900281@outlook.com 
This is an open race, registered, permitted and insured through the FRA and organised by Steel City Striders. We have been lucky with the weather in recent years, and have not required runners to carry additional kit. However, please ensure you bring the full FRA kit (see section 3 of the runner’s rules) with you in case of bad weather.
It starts and finishes under the Dam wall at Upper Derwent Reservoir with registration at Fairholmes Car Park on the northern most point of Ladybower Reservoir (SK173893). The route is 10.9 km/486m of accent (category BM), it heads up onto Derwent Edge and descends from Salt Cellar Boulder with some great views and terrain to enjoy along the way.
There will be marshals positioned at key points around the route and any turns without a marshal will be flagged.
There is plenty of parking available at Fairholmes car park (charges may apply) and in the lay-bys along the road leading to the car park (free, but 10 or more minutes jog to the start).
Please allow plenty of time to get to the start line for 7pm. There are toilet facilities at the visitors centre.
Course records:
M – Tom Saville (Dark Peak) – 0:48:27 (2018)
F – Phillipa Williams (Dark Peak) – 0:56:26 (2023)
Course Profile
Map of the route and local area
