Lakeland Trails in Helvellyn

Parking can sometimes be tight in Glenridding so we offer FREE shuttle buses for those of you in the Challenge and Race 15k to help reduce congestion. Find somewhere to Pay and Display in Penrith and take the luxury coach from outside QEG School - W3W location HERE

Coaches leave at 10.00am, 10.30, 11.30, 12.00 and 12.30

Coaches return at 15.00, 15.30, 16.00 and 16.30 from the drop off location in Glenridding

The journey takes 20-30 minutes

This FREE service is for the Saturday only.

Public Transport

With bus prices capped at just £3 per journey, why not relax and take in the views along the route, save on the cost of parking and reduce your carbon footprint?

Glenridding is accessible from Penrith and Windermere on the Stagecoach 508 bus. You can find the latest timetable HERE.

Send us a photo of your public transport ticket for all or part of your journey and we'll award one lucky winner at each event with a FREE ENTRY to a future event. Email your photos HERE

Car Sharing

The environmental impact of travelling by car is much reduced if it's full so why not join up with your friends / running club members to travel together? There's always plenty to do in and around our venue and visiting local businesses helps support them too. Visit our Car Share group on Facebook HERE to start planning!

There will be several car park locations in the village - please follow signage.

Additional car parking will be at King George V Fields and £5 per car (cash preferred but a card machine will be available). All money goes straight to the venue.

Use the postcode CA11 0US (our event venue) to get you to Glenridding then follow our signs.

Please note that as we do not operate this car park, our usual 'fill the car' and LT Club discounts won't apply.

Camper vans, whatever the size, must be parked in the main pay and display car park in the village – no ifs, buts or maybes.

No exit before 1pm

Use the postcode CA11 0US (our event venue) to get you to Glenridding then follow our signs.

If you are directed to use the Ullswater Steamers overflow car park, please ensure you pay and display.

All Race Numbers must be collected from Registration in the main marquee on race day.

Registration opens at 9:00am on Saturday. You can collect your number up to 45 minutes before your allocated start time.

Start Lists will be available on a tablet in the marquee and we will confirm your number by email a couple of days before the event.

If you’ve got any questions about your entry, please go to the Enquiries desk on the right-hand side of the main marquee and a friendly face will help you.

There will be a baggage storage adjacent to the main marquee.

Entries are not transferrable to another runner. Runners competing with someone else's number will be disqualified and will not be eligible for prizes or appear in the results.

We will also prevent them from taking part in future Lakeland Trails events, such is the safety risk if something were to happen to a person whose details we don’t have on our system.

Start

Saturday’s events set off from Jenkin’s Field with the awesome Boom Dang keeping you entertained on the start line.

Finish

The finish is under our INOV8 gantry. When you cross the finish line, it’s really important that your whole number is clearly visible – there are various events on the day, and failure to display your number fully will result in disqualification.

If you've ordered a t-shirt it will be available to collect inside the marquee after you've finished.

Results will be available in real-time via our website.

Unfortunately, the window for ordering an event specific Dirty Double T-shirt has closed.

If you have already ordered one, please check your account HERE to check that it's correct.

There will be a range of other Lakeland Trails merch available on the day to purchase as a memento including end-of-season offers

All courses will be well marked and marshalled by our magnificent Lakeland Trails volunteers, all of whom work hard to make your run as enjoyable and safe as possible.

The courses have a variety of terrain, mainly beautiful, scenic trails with short sections of tarmac. Please stay alert near roads and keep to the right hand side on the short section near the finish on each day.

If you think the terrain is too tricky, it’s fine to slow down or walk! Some gates on the course may not be staffed so if you arrive at a closed gate, please close it after you – we want any livestock to stay in the right place. Please put any litter in your pocket until you reach a bin.

Please stay alert at the road crossing close to the finish. Our marshals don’t have authority to stop traffic, so please be prepared to slow down and wait if necessary.

For safety, in ear headphones are not allowed - but we do allow bone conductor headphones which enable peripheral sound to be heard.

Please also be considerate to other trail and road users. We share access with them and we rely on the goodwill of others to make our events possible.

VERY IMPORTANT: DOGS AREN’T ALLOWED ON THE COURSE

November can be cold and wet, also frost is not uncommon and there may even be some snow. On Saturday’s Helvellyn Trail you are advised, and may be required, to carry the following items: a hat, gloves, waterproof jacket and over-trousers or running tights.

We also recommend you wear suitable trail running shoes.

Event Advanced Life Support Medics from Event Safety Group will be in attendance and our in-house Comms Team will provide radio coverage to the marshals and crew. The medics priority is medical emergencies and more severe injuries. With that in mind, they may not be able to help you with minor cuts and scrapes that you’d normally be able to sort out yourself.

If you are unable to finish your event and need to retire, you must report to the finish line or an event marshal and hand in your race number.

Please remember to treat fellow runners, members of the public, our volunteers and crew with respect. We want everyone to have an enjoyable day!

Take the chance to try the latest INOV8 demo shoes for free and pick up a pair from Pete Bland Sports with special race-day prices.

There will be some great food and drink stalls including exciting offerings from our local caterers. Our regular caterers include Fiery Mammas Pizza with great coffees from The Coffee Bug and Podda and Wren Coffee. We sometimes have guest traders too! We use all small local businesses who sell locally sourced food.

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team will also be on site.

A PA system with race commentary from our fantastic MC will keep you informed of progress of runners and give you a warm welcome as you cross the finish line!

Portable loos and a urinal unit are also on site.

Pete Lashley will also be playing in his usual slot when the racing is done!

If it's your first event and you want to find out more about how the event works or have any questions, please introduce yourself to one of our friendly marshals and we will be happy to make sure you get the information you need!

All children Under 12 have the chance to run alongside, or maybe even in front of, Zeraffa the Giraffe and experience the buzz of racing. Entry is only available on the day and is free for competitors’ children. All the children are rewarded with a special finishers’ medal.

Please note: If the weather's bad, we might have to cancel this Race to avoid soaked children!

The legendary singer / songwriter Pete Lashley will be performing live for an hour with Prize Giving following on afterwards. This is a great opportunity to meet fellow competitors, the organising and marshalling teams.

There will be a great range of Spot Prizes up for grabs. We’ll choose the winning numbers at random during our Prize Giving ceremony.

We will have James Kirby, our professional photographer on the course. FREE photos will be available to download from our FACEBOOK PAGE on the Monday after the event.

Results will appear LIVE on the Results page on our website.

Prizegiving is at around 12.30pm for the 5k and 10k & 4.30pm for the 15k with prizes are awarded as follows:

Trail Run 10k

Open Class: First 3 Men & First 3 Women

Veteran Classes: First Man & First Woman (V40, V50, V60, V70, V80)

Trail Race 15k (please note: runners in the 15k Challenge event are not eligible for a prize)

Open Class: First 3 Men & First 3 Women

Veteran Classes: First Man & First Woman (V40, V50, V60, V70, V80)

Please note that if a Vet finishes in the top 3, they will receive the corresponding Open Class prize. There is only one prize awarded per person.

V70 and V80 competitors in the 15k can compete in either the Race or Challenge to be eligible for a prize. In all other categories, prizes are only awarded for runners in the 'Race' start at 2pm.

Unfortunately we are unable to post prizes out.