The Packhorse Trail | A Peak District Trail Running Film Documentary

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: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qZTUALmXHSgiwlmfz79W4W4SaJuVDRJc

Check out Chris Goddard's amazing books and maps each beautifully illustrated, with bespoke hand-drawn maps: https://christophergoddard.net/product/the-packhorse-trail/

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Sergey_Cheremisinov_-_01_-_Sleepwalker_V
Artist: Sergey Cheremisinov
Album: Sleepwalker V
Year: 2018
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov

ES_Morning Chirping - Guustavv
Artist: Gustaf Isaacson, Timofey Dorofeyev
Year: 2020
Licence: provided under licence from Epidemic Sounds
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/sFKMK3sVDJ/

Meydn_-_01_-_Glimpse_of_Eternity
Artist: Meydän
Album: Havor
Year: 2018
URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Meydan/Havor/1-_Glimpse_of_Eternity_1635
Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/
Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Meydn_-_03_-_Tired_of_life
Artist: Meydän
Album: Havor
Year: 2018
URL: URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Meydan/Havor/3-_Tired_of_life_1504
Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/
Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Colors Fade
Artist: Dream Machine
Album: Decay
Tear: 2018
URL: https://icons8.com/music/author/dream-machine-1

Doctor_Turtle_-_01_-_Todays_Special_Jam_Tomorrow
Artist: Doctor Turtle
Album: Will Play Wonderwall For Food
Year: 2018
URL: URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Doctor_Turtle/Will_Play_Wonderwall_For_Food/Todays_Special_Jam_Tomorrow
Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/
Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Meydn_-_03_-_Surreal Forest
Artist: Meydän
Album: Havor
Year: 2018
URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Meydan/Havor/4-_Surreal_Forest_1541
Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/
Curator:
Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Angle of Light
Artist: David Hilowitz
Album: Angle of Light
Year: 2018
URL: URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/David_Hilowitz/Angle_of_Light/David_Hilowitz_-_Film_Cue_082_-_Angle_of_Light
Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/
Curator: West Cortez Records
Copyright: Attribution-NonCommercial: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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