Lakes Mountain 40

Forty fell miles with around ten thousand feet of ascent and descent. Under hyped and aimed solely at those with good mountain ultra running and hillskills, this is no tame trail race! A 0600 dawn start should set you up for a daylight completion - if all goes to plan! This is a tough, unmarked mountain trail route including the summits of Helvellyn and High Street on a variety of Lake District terrain predominantly using Lakeland mountain paths. Good basic navigational skills will be required; gps devices are permitted also. Unlike ‘TdeH’, ‘LM40’ has a mass start to appease the racing snakes amongst you who like to share start line banter or exchange steely glances with your peers. Springtime in Lakeland means the weather could be doing anything - and dusk may come early on a gloomy evening, but we expect the majority of runners to take around ten to twelve hours, with some racing the sun home on a fifteen or sixteen hour day (don’t miss last orders in The Queens!). This is a tough route for mountain runners, and a good early season motivator. Whether you are training for The Fellsman, Lakes 50/100, UTMB, The Spine Race, or a BG this will be a big tick in your training log. A mixture of mountain paths, trails and tracks, and the occasional bit of tarmac provide a logical route between checkpoints. You are welcome to take any route between checkpoints as long as it’s legal ie; does not cross private land, uses rights of way through enclosed farmland. You have free route choice over open access land. Three main roadside checkpoints will re-supply you with food and drink and there will be our infamous ‘Soup Plus’ on your return to the Start / Finish.