How far is the Lap (Anticlockwise)?

The Lap (Anticlockwise) is one distance: 75km (46.6 miles).

How much climbing is in the Lap (Anticlockwise)?

The 75km has 2,500 m of ascent.

Is the Lap (Anticlockwise) course marked?

Yes, the course is marked. Navigation skills are not required.

The Lap (Anticlockwise)

Far Sawrey, CumbriaNo date announced yet

Seventy-five kilometres round Windermere from Far Sawrey, the anticlockwise way.

75km

47 miles

2,500 m ascent

33 m per km

woodlandfellMarked course

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The course

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Cut-offs

Heavily waymarked "from the head of each trail, road crossing, and at all trail junctions". A waterproof map is provided and a GPX comes with entry confirmation. The organiser says you do not need to be proficient in navigation to take part.

Train for it: routes near the start

Routes starting within 20 km of Far Sawrey, Cumbria, nearest first. Each one has a free GPX file and a TRP grade, so you can rehearse the ground before race day.

HARD

Hawkshead and Tarn Hows

16.1km · 488m climb · Loop · 3.5km away

You link two of the most photographed spots in the southern Lakes, the necklace of Tarn Hows and the reedy shore of Esthwaite Water, on quiet paths that stay low and runnable throughout.

MODERATE

Wray Castle and Claife

9.8km · 181m climb · Loop · 4.1km away

You run the quiet west shore of Windermere, England's largest lake, with a mock-Gothic castle at the start and the restored Claife Viewing Station framing the classic view across the water.

MODERATE

Vale of Rydal

19.0km · 317m climb · Loop · 8.1km away

You get the full Wordsworth vale, Rydal Water, Grasmere and the paths the poet knew by heart, on a longer low loop that keeps the running easy and the scenery constant.

VERY HARD

Scandale Horseshoe from Ambleside

20.6km · 1,106m climb · Loop · 8.9km away

Scandale is the quiet valley next door to the crowded Fairfield Horseshoe, so you get the same big eastern-fell views and ridgelines with a fraction of the traffic.

HARD

Lakeland Trails Ambleside 14k

13.8km · 505m climb · Loop · 9.0km away

You get the full Lakeland Trails Ambleside route: a climb through ancient Skelghyll Woods to the Jenkin Crag view over Windermere, then a fell finish over Loughrigg with the Langdale Pikes ahead.

VERY HARD

Wansfell Pike, Sour Howes and Sallows from Ambleside

19.6km · 1,008m climb · Loop · 9.3km away

Three Wainwrights for the price of one popular summit, swapping the crowds of Wansfell Pike for the empty grassy tops of Sour Howes and Sallows.

Checked Jul 2026

All routes near Windermere →All Lake District routes →

How to enter

No date announced for the next running yet. The Lap’s site ↗ is where it will show up first.

Common questions

: The Lap (Anticlockwise) is one distance: 75km (46.6 miles).
: The 75km has 2,500 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 Lap (Anticlockwise) yet.
: Yes, the course is marked. Navigation skills are not required.
: We don't hold a compulsory kit list for the Lap (Anticlockwise). The Lap confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.
: Heavily waymarked "from the head of each trail, road crossing, and at all trail junctions". A waterproof map is provided and a GPX comes with entry confirmation. The organiser says you do not need to be proficient in navigation to take part.
: We don't hold a checkpoint list for the Lap (Anticlockwise). What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the The Lap race information rather than turning up expecting food.
: Not yet — we don't hold a course file for the Lap (Anticlockwise). Some organisers only send the GPX to entrants. If we get one, it goes up free, with no sign-up.
: No date announced. When The Lap confirm the next Lap (Anticlockwise), it appears here and on the race calendar.

Past runnings

2026Sat, 12 Sept 2026