Lakeland Trails Ultra 100km
- Total distance: 100 km
- Location: Ambleside
- Race Date: 10 Jul 2027
- Finish rate: 67%
- Entry Cost: £155
- Nearest Station: Windermere (8 km)
- Pacing Complexity: High (64/100)
Lakeland Trails Ultra 100km
- Distance
- 100 km
- Total ascent
- 3,698 m
- Town/Village
- Ambleside
- Date
- 10 July 2027
- Entry cost
- £155
Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £155
- Organiser: Lakeland Trails
- Start Town: Ambleside
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 10 Jul 2027
- End Date: 10 Jul 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Windermere
- Distance from Start Line: 8 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 18 years
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: Unknown
Toilets
- Hand Washing Beyond Sanitiser: Unknown
- Period Products Provided: Unknown
- Female Only Toilets: Unknown
Family & Spectators
- Baby Changing at Start: Unknown
- Family Friendly Spectator Areas: Unknown
- Flexible Deferral or Cancellation: Unknown
Safety
- Marshalls at Isolated Areas: Unknown
- Safeguarding and Reporting Policy: Unknown
- Can Hide Location from Public Tracking: 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. Climbs are mostly on trail, though the surface varies across the ascents. Descents cover a variety of surfaces with no single terrain type dominating.
Lakeland Trails Ultra 100km has 37.9 km of trail / path, this is in the top 20% of all our races.
- Trail / Path41% · 37.9 km
- Gravel / Track22% · 20 km
- Paved Road15% · 13.5 km
- Grass13% · 11.5 km
- Rocky9% · 8.4 km
- Off-road / Unknown0% · 0.3 km
Distance
100.9 km
Ascent
3698 m
Descent
3696 m
High Point
629 m
Compared against 19 other races of a similar distance, Lakeland Trails Ultra 100km has more total elevation gain than 79% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 79% of them — hillier than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
8.4%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of moderate climbs like Lakeland Trails Ultra 100km's, which average 8.4%?
Lakeland Trails Ultra 100km's climbs average 8.4%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
5.46%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Lakeland Trails Ultra 100km's, which average 5.46%?
Lakeland Trails Ultra 100km's descents average 5.46%. If your training never rehearses sustained descending at that gradient, the downhills will empty your quads long before the finish.
Source: GPX Data
Climate
Pacing Complexity
Lakeland Trails Ultra 100km scores 64/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 36/100 (5 races compared).
Lakeland Trails Ultra 100km is among the more pacing-complex races at this distance. The challenge is not just the total distance or ascent — it is the repeated need to change effort level. A fixed pace target is unlikely to work here. The dominant source of complexity is terrain type changes, which means preparation should include training runs that deliberately mix different intensities in sequence.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
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