How far is the Carrock Fell Race?

The Carrock Fell Race is one distance: 9km (5.6 miles).

Is the Carrock Fell Race course marked?

No. The Carrock Fell Race is not a marked course. You are expected to navigate it yourself.

Northern Fells Running Club Carrock Fell Race

Calebreck car park, Caldbeck, CumbriaNo date announced yet

Nine kilometres and five hundred metres of climb over Carrock Fell and High Pike.

9km

6 miles

500 m ascent

56 m per km

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Nobody has reviewed this one yet

No reviews of the Carrock Fell Race, and nothing on what people wore. Both are things no organiser publishes and every runner wants before they enter — how it actually went, and what was on your feet.

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The course

2 checkpoints

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Cut-offs

FRA category AS. Start and finish at grid reference NY345358, with checkpoints on Carrock Fell and High Pike. The club publish no skills codes for this one, unlike Fellside. Minimum age 16. Entry on the day only, £5 for FRA members and £7 for non-members.

How to enter

No date announced for the next running yet. Northern Fells Running Club’s site ↗ is where it will show up first.

Common questions

: The Carrock Fell Race is one distance: 9km (5.6 miles).
: The 9km has 500 m of ascent.
: Not graded yet. A TRP grade is worked out from distance and climb measured off the course file, and there isn't one for the Carrock Fell Race yet.
: No. The Carrock Fell Race is not a marked course. You are expected to navigate it yourself.
: We don't hold a compulsory kit list for the Carrock Fell Race. Northern Fells Running Club confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.
: FRA category AS. Start and finish at grid reference NY345358, with checkpoints on Carrock Fell and High Pike. The club publish no skills codes for this one, unlike Fellside. Minimum age 16. Entry on the day only, £5 for FRA members and £7 for non-members.
: We don't hold a checkpoint list for the Carrock Fell Race. What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the Northern Fells Running Club race information rather than turning up expecting food.
: Not yet — we don't hold a course file for the Carrock Fell Race. Some organisers only send the GPX to entrants. If we get one, it goes up free, with no sign-up.
: No date announced. When Northern Fells Running Club confirm the next Carrock Fell Race, it appears here and on the race calendar.

Past runnings

2026Sun, 8 Mar 2026