Lakeland 50
50-mile trail ultra in the Lake District
The Lakeland 50 is a classic 50-mile UK trail ultra covering the Cumbrian mountains with around 3,000m of ascent. Technical singletrack, bog, and rocky ridgelines make it a genuine test of trail-specific fitness. A well-established stepping stone for athletes targeting 100-mile events, and a strong benchmark race in its own right.
- Total distance: 80.467 km
- Location: Coniston
- Race Date: 24 Jul 2027
- Finish rate: 93%
- Navigation: Fully Waymarked
- Nearest Station: Penrith (North Lakes) (5.4 km)
- Night Running: 24.9% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: High (62/100)
Lakeland 50 Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Lakeland Trails
- Start Town: Coniston
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 24 Jul 2027
- End Date: 26 Jul 2027
- Start Time: 10:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 24 hours
Navigation
- Type: Fully Waymarked
- Closest Train Station: Penrith (North Lakes)
- Distance from Start Line: 5.4 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: Unknown
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: Unknown
Terrain & Elevation
The course covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with trail (41%) and gravel (22%) being the most common and neither clearly dominating. The terrain is highly fragmented, switching roughly every kilometre. This demands constant mental engagement and limits the ability to build a sustained rhythm from surface consistency alone. The longest unbroken stretch is 6.9 km of trail. Climbs are mostly on trail, though the surface varies across the ascents. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with trail most common.
- Trail / Path41% · 27.3 km
- Gravel / Track22% · 14.5 km
- Paved Road12% · 8.2 km
- Rocky12% · 8.2 km
- Grass10% · 6.4 km
- Off-road / Unknown3% · 2.3 km
Distance
69.5 km
Ascent
2455 m
Descent
2546 m
High Point
662 m
This race has a short, steady climb from around km 3, before a large ascent until about 16km, before a large descent until about 22km, before a short, steady climb for the final 45km.
Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Lakeland 50 has more total elevation gain than 56% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 52% of them — roughly typical in hilliness for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Climate
Navigation
Lakeland 50 is fully waymarked — runners can rely on course markings to find their way and don't need to carry a map or GPX file as their primary means of navigation.
Source: Not recorded
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
Night Running
Lakeland 50 starts at 10:00 local time, with sunset around 21:26. Based on the median finisher time of 15:10:18, a runner at that pace would finish around 01:10 — after dark, spending around 3h 45m (25% of their race) running in darkness and covering roughly 17.0 km of the course after sunset.
Shaded stretches are expected to be run in the dark
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