The Packhorse Trail | A Peak District Trail Running Film Documentary
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- The Packhorse Trail is a short documentary film retracing an ancient bridleway of the somewhat forgotten, altered or lost Packhorse Route through Edale, Derwent and over Moscar into Sheffield. The route is approximately 46.4km, and takes in a modest amount of climb, circa 1600m of ascent. Nick Goddard runs the 46.4km route and along the way, stops off at key landmarks, marker stones and crosses to share their history and importance.
Reconnecting this old route and finding new ways to cross the areas of land that have changed, such as the Snake Pass and Ladybower reservoir, made the reccing and running of this route feel quite special. Most of the original pathways are intact and you get a feeling that you are travelling through a historical landscape. The features, their history and the events that have shaped our landscape is a fascinating part of this route.
The whole project was filmed during the UK's lockdown in 2020 which, in itself, formed a secondary narrative alongside the original idea behind the film. As routes and roads have been developed over the last 100 years, places outside of our local area are more accessible than ever before. In search of adventure, people will often travel to less familiar places perhaps forgetting to fully appreciate or understand the places on their doorsteps. Many of us have walked a route perhaps not understanding why it's there. Due to restrictions on travelling outside of our local area, these historic routes became intrinsically as important as they had been all those years ago. As people sought local recreation, we reconnected within the local landscape and in doing so, appreciated them more than ever.
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The whole project was a "resource project". In short, it was made with zero budget! We used nothing but a cheap action camera (fake GoPro) and a 2012 Canon DLSR camera. This is no exaggeration! We filmed the run on a single day with the opening interview filmed several months later due to the second UK lockdown ceasing filming.
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We wanted the run to have a purpose, a mini legacy if you like, and we wanted anyone watching this to be able to run or walk the Packhorse Trail for yourself. You can download a low-resolution PDF of the fantastic map, created by Chris Goddard, for free here: drive.google.c...
Check out Chris Goddard's amazing books and maps each beautifully illustrated, with bespoke hand-drawn maps: christophergod...
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Copyright 2021 Callum Throw/Nick Goddard
This video is officially my first ever trail running video I've ever watched, i loved the history and the story of the area you kindly passed on which made it quite an interesting video tbh. Well Done pal that looked hard. Regards John (hiker/wild-camper and lover of nature and the great outdoors
Really enjoyed this thank you. The packhorse trails are fascinating would love you to film some more
I’ve become fascinated by these routes, something that represents an almost entirely different way of life and in the grand scheme of things not that long ago. 1910 is said to be the final pack horse train in Britain in north wales. I often envy those that lived amoungst the old ways, a tough like but a wholesome one.
I love this video. I added it onto my "Absolutely Stunning Videos" playlist.
Thanks so much, Nick and I are really pleased to hear you enjoyed it.
@@arbinnovatorsltd loved all the history commentary. I started fell running 4 years ago and my older fell running friend always tells me the history of the places we are running through. He also points out all the stars and planets when we run in the dark on a clear night. It's fascinating. I had never thought about these things before I started fell running. It makes me feel more enriched and in touch with our past.
Your video is so good in so many ways. The views are remarkable!
What is the runner's name who did it? Great effort from the runner and the helper. He is filming as he goes too in places. Not an easy job.
@@arbinnovatorsltd oops, I read the video description, I have my answer now.
Stunning film, enjoyed it so much.
I've only recently moved to Sheffield & run a few of these routes/places, so fantastic to learn some of the history. Coincidentally on Saturday I ran from Cutthroat Bridge, up to the stone circle & then across to Edale via Hope Cross.
Thanks, David 🤟🏻 What an amazing place to move to and we're glad to hear you're managing to discover some of the amazing places and routes the Peaks has to offer. It sounds like you got some miles in the legs for sure 👏🏻
Great video and route Nick. Really interesting history on many places I have run. Fantastic map of the route too!
Glad you enjoyed the video, and the map!
Great video. Really enjoyed the history behind some of the places I've run. Always appreciate the wonderful views and never really thought about the history.
Thanks Debbie, we're really pleased to hear you enjoyed the video. Just to let you know, a map of the route produced by Nick's brother, Chris, will be available to download shortly.
Brilliant! Loved it from both historical and running angles. BTW Seb Coe used to train on the Rivelin Road :-)
A wonderful video! Really inspiring, definitely a route I now want to have a crack at in the future!
Do it, you won't regret it. It could also be completed several smaller runs. Don't forget to download the map of the route. Thanks, Nick and Callum.
a fine film.
Thanks so much for taking the time to let us know. We appreciate it.
Nice work!
Thanks 👍🏼
Good stuff!
Thanks 🤟🏻
Hey man, really enjoyed this. Do you have the GPS map for this route? Would love to run it.
I've taken Chris Goddard's illustrative map and tried to make a route in OSMaps (explore.osmaps.com/route/11861627/the-packhorse-trail?lat=53.376438&lon=-1.909440&zoom=11.4122&overlays=&style=Leisure&type=2d ) that is accurate. Here's the GPX file: drive.google.com/file/d/1yuBcQsk7ZwVeLwpqmhbPWVMpPm17fJfl/view?usp=sharing
@@RobertPassmoreza really appreciate that, going to give it a crack this summer