Trail running near Keswick
21 routes within 15km · free GPX downloads
VERY HARDEspresso Round
All four summits are visible from George Fisher's cafe window, so you can plan the whole thing over a coffee before you go and pick out exactly what you're about to climb.
Checked Jul 2026
EXPERTBob Graham Round Leg 1: Skiddaw and Blencathra
You get the start of the most famous round in British fell running, crossing Skiddaw at 931 m and the lonely top of Great Calva before the high traverse to Blencathra and the steep drop off Hall's Fell.
Checked Jul 2026
EXPERTAbraham's Tea Round
You earn a free cup of tea at Abraham's Cafe by touching every summit you can see from its top-floor window: a proper Keswick fell-running rite of passage.
Checked Jul 2026
HARDCatbells from Keswick
You earn the Catbells summit the long way, with kilometres of lakeside running each side of the climb and no car needed from Keswick.
Checked Jul 2026
HARDWalla Crag, Castle Crag and Derwentwater from Keswick
Two contrasting little Wainwrights on one long lap, the airy edge of Walla Crag above Derwentwater and the steep slate cone of Castle Crag deep in Borrowdale.
Checked Jul 2026
MODERATELatrigg from Keswick
The classic Keswick viewpoint reached on a quick loop, with the whole sweep of Derwentwater and the Borrowdale fells laid out from a friendly grassy summit.
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MODERATEDerwentwater Round from Keswick
A complete lap of one of Lakeland's most beautiful lakes on good paths, with the fells reflected in the water and barely a climb in sight.
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VERY HARDRobinson, Dale Head, High Spy and Catbells from Lingholm
Five Wainwrights in one flowing 20.9km round, finishing along the famous Catbells ridge with Derwentwater spread out below and a celebrated cafe at the start and finish.
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VERY HARDCatbells, Maiden Moor, Dale Head and Hindscarth from Lingholm
Five Wainwright summits in one continuous Newlands ridge, from gentle Catbells along the airy skyline to the high point on Dale Head, with the valley falling away on both sides.
Checked Jul 2026
VERY HARDSkiddaw and Blencathra via Lonscale Fell
Four Northern Fell Wainwrights in one continuous round, including the roof of the region on Skiddaw and the dramatic edges of Blencathra.
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MODERATECatbells from Hawes End
The biggest view to effort ratio in the district. A 451 m Wainwright summit with a full Derwentwater panorama reached in well under an hour of running.
Checked Jul 2026
VERY HARDColedale Horseshoe
Seven Wainwrights, 1,199m of climbing, and a long ridge with exposure on both sides. This is proper fell running territory — you need to move well on open ground.
Checked Jul 2026
EXPERTBob Graham Round Leg 2: Threlkeld to Dunmail Raise
It is the great runnable middle of the Bob Graham: a near-continuous high ridge where you can hold a rhythm over twelve tops without ever dropping to the valley.
Checked Jul 2026
VERY HARDHelvellyn from Thirlmere
You gain the summit of a 950m Wainwright in well under an hour of climbing, then drop back to the car on grass you can really open up on.
Checked Jul 2026
VERY HARDHelvellyn via Swirral Edge and Striding Edge from Thirlmere
You get the two most famous ridges on the fell, Swirral and Striding Edge, on a route that still starts and finishes on the quiet Thirlmere side.
Checked Jul 2026
HARDBob Graham Round Leg 5: Honister Pass to Keswick
Three last summits over the Newlands fells and then the famous road run into Keswick: this is the leg where a Bob Graham Round is finished.
Checked Jul 2026
MODERATEButtermere and Crummock Water Circuit
Two of the prettiest lakes in the district on one near level circuit, including the short rock tunnel cut through the crag on the Buttermere shore.
Checked Jul 2026
EXPERT
Scafell Pike from Seathwaite
You top out on Scafell Pike, the roof of England at 978m, from the green Borrowdale side, and the Corridor country you cross to get there is as wild as the Lakes gets.
EXPERTBob Graham Round Leg 3: Dunmail Raise to Wasdale Head
This is the heart and the crux of the Bob Graham: the Langdale Pikes, the highest ground in England over the Scafells, and the notorious Broad Stand step onto Scafell.
Checked Jul 2026
VERY HARDHelvellyn Range and St Sunday Crag from Glenridding
Seven summits of the Eastern Fells in one continuous high-level horseshoe, finishing over St Sunday Crag with Ullswater filling the view ahead.
Checked Jul 2026
VERY HARDHelvellyn via Striding Edge and Swirral Edge from Patterdale
This is the postcard round of Helvellyn: up the knife-edge of Striding Edge, across the 950m summit, and down Swirral with Red Tarn below the whole way.
Checked Jul 2026
Guides to running from Keswick
- Best Trail Runs From Keswick
The best trail runs from Keswick, including routes you can start on foot from town. Lake laps to the Bob Graham legs, honest grading and free GPX on every route.
Running near Keswick
Keswick is the northern Lake District's running hub, with Catbells, Skiddaw, Blencathra and Helvellyn all within striking distance. The town hosts one of Britain's most scenic trail races.
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- There are 21 trail running routes within 15km of Keswick on Trail Running Planet, ranging from easy riverside paths to serious fell routes. All include free GPX downloads.