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Trail running in Kentmere

5
routes

Which route should I choose?

5 routes in Kentmere, from 17.4 km to 31.8 km. Every route has a free GPX file, a TRP grade and a note on parking and transport.

Checked: 5 run by TRP. Each route page says which.

By train or bus

Starts you can reach without a car.

Compare all 5 routes in one table
RouteDistanceClimbGradeGroundGetting there
Staveley Round17.4 km462 mHardfellBus or train
Kentmere Valley Circuit17.7 km756 mHardfellBus or train
Sallows and Sour Howes from Staveley19.3 km480 mHardfellBus or train
Kentmere Horseshoe20.3 km1,108 mVery HardfellDrive, parking listed
Garburn Pass from Staveley31.8 km813 mVery HardfellBus or train
VERY HARD
Garburn Pass from Staveley
31.8km · 813m climb · Loop
The Garburn Pass is one of the great old cross-fell tracks, and this loop links it with the quiet Kentmere and Troutbeck valleys for a big day that stays almost entirely runnable.
No car needed
Checked Jul 2026
Kentmere HorseshoeVERY HARD
Kentmere Horseshoe
20.3km · 1,108m climb · Loop
High-level ridge running with minimal descent until the end. The views across Kentmere Reservoir and to the surrounding fells are some of the best in the eastern Lakes.
Checked Jul 2026
HARD
Kentmere Valley Circuit
17.7km · 756m climb · Loop
Kentmere is one of the few Lakeland valleys with no through road and no crowds, so you get big fell scenery and quiet lanes a short run from Staveley's cafes.
No car needed
Checked Jul 2026
Sallows and Sour Howes from StaveleyHARD
Sallows and Sour Howes from Staveley
19.3km · 480m climb · Loop
These two fells sit between Kentmere and Troutbeck without belonging to either valley's usual round, so you get proper Lakeland ridge running with almost nobody else on it.
No car needed
Checked Jul 2026
HARD
Staveley Round
17.4km · 462m climb · Loop
You get a varied round of the quiet fells and valleys right on Staveley's doorstep, with Wilf's Cafe and the Mill Yard waiting the moment you finish.
No car needed