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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 270 days

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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
8
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
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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Ultras change. We will tell you when this one does.

Cutoffs move, races get postponed, lotteries open and close. We read the race's own sources and record where every fact came from. Put your email in and we will send you what changed, and where we read it.

No account, and nothing to cancel.

What happens to your email. Nothing else. I do not sell it, and I will not send you anything except this race changing. One click gets you out.

I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.