Is crew access allowed on the Lakeland 50 course?

No, crew access is not allowed on the Lakeland 50 course.

Are pacers allowed on the Lakeland 50 course?

No, pacers are not allowed on the Lakeland 50 course.

What is the cutoff time for the Lakeland 50 course?

The overall time limit for the Lakeland 50 course is 24 hours from the start. Overall limit 24 hours (Sunday 10:00am). Each checkpoint has a last-departure time.

Ultras · United Kingdom · England

Lakeland 50

Registration closed

Entry closed Friday 11th September 2026 at 09:00 (entry by ballot, 2027 edition).

Race dateJuly 24-25, 2027

Duration2 days

Start10:00am

Whenin 271 days

Who's going to Lakeland 50?

I'm running itPlan your weeks and your aid station times I'm crewingWhen to leave, where to park, at every stop I'm pacing or cheeringAsk your runner for their Out Here link

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Distance The race

50 Mile

Climb The race

9,728 ft

Descent The race

10,069 ft

High point

not checked yet

Time limit The race

24:00:00

Aid stations

Started

1490

Finished

1386

Finish rate

93%

The course

Where it goes point to point · 8 aid stations

The final 50 miles of the Lakeland 100 route, starting at Dalemain with a 4 mile loop of the estate and finishing at Coniston. 6 staffed checkpoints.

The race calls it a huge challenge, with almost 3000m of ascent, and says entrants need to be able to navigate the route and have experience or intend to gain experience of night navigation.

The race

What this one is

Runs the last 50 miles of the Lakeland 100 route. Starts at Dalemain Estate near Penrith (Saturday 10:00am, coach from Coniston) and finishes at the John Ruskin School in Coniston. 24 hour limit.

The 2026 event was the 19th running of the Montane Lakeland 50 & 100.

Getting in

Getting in Entry, lottery and what the race asks of you before race day.

Lottery: Yes lakeland100.com

Lottery opens: Sept. 1, 2026 lakeland100.com

Lottery draw: not checked yet

Field cap: not checked yet

Registration: Other lakeland100.com

Qualifying: No entry criteria. The race advises having already completed at least marathon distance on mountain terrain. lakeland100.com

Minimum age: not checked yet

Transfers: No lakeland100.com

Deferrals: No lakeland100.com

Running, crewing, pacing or still deciding

How NavRun helps with Lakeland 50 Twenty four hours, and six stations with a clock on each.

You are running it

You reach Ambleside, mile 34.4, before its 4:00am cutoff, and you already knew that this morning.

An arrival time for all 6 stations, each next to its cutoff, worked out from your own training.

Start free →

You are deciding

You find out Lakeland 50 is months of work away, not years, and you put your name in the lottery.

Put in a race you have already run. NavRun shows you where this one sits from where you are.

No account needed →

Crew access, pacers and drop bags

The rules that shape your day Anything marked "not checked yet" is a gap in what we hold, never a no from the race.

Crew allowed: No lakeland100.com

Vehicles per runner: not checked yet

Pacers: No lakeland100.com

Muling: not checked yet

Drop bags: not checked yet

Cupless: Yes lakeland100.com

Course marking: Unmarked lakeland100.com

Night running: Yes lakeland100.com

Dogs: Not allowed lakeland100.com

Headphones: not checked yet

Crew rules: No support from anyone other than fellow runners and checkpoint staff. Supporters may watch only at the listed places and must never enter a checkpoint building. Visiting a restricted checkpoint gets the runner disqualified. Personal food cannot be handed over or stashed on the course. lakeland100.com

Pacer rules: Pacers and support runners are not allowed. The one exception is the first 4 miles round the Dalemain estate, where supporters may run with you. lakeland100.com

Drop bag rules: No access to a bag during the race. A return bag can be left at the start in Dalemain and the race takes it to Coniston for collection. Uncollected bags are disposed of. lakeland100.com

Cutoff philosophy: Overall limit 24 hours (Sunday 10:00am). Each checkpoint has a last-departure time. lakeland100.com

Aid stations

Every stop, and what you get there ● yes ○ no ? nobody has checked – does not apply to this race

Mile	Station	Cutoff	Crew access	Bag	Pacer	Med	To next
0.00	Dalemain start NoneSignal wrong?	?	●	?	?	?	11.20
11.20	Howtown NoneSignal wrong?	3:00pm	○	?	?	●	9.40
20.60	Mardale Head NoneSignal wrong?	8:00pm	○	?	?	●	6.50
27.10	Kentmere NoneSignal wrong?	1:00am	○	?	?	●	7.30
34.40	Ambleside NoneSignal wrong?	4:00am	●	?	?	●	5.60
40.00	Chapel Stile NoneSignal wrong?	6:00am	○	?	?	●	6.50
46.50	Tilberthwaite NoneSignal wrong?	8:40am	○	?	?	●	3.50
50.00	Coniston finish NoneSignal wrong?	10:00am	●	?	?	?	?

What it looks like out there

Somebody has been out there with a camera the tables say the climb is long. these say what long feels like.

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