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Hartsop Hop

Hartsop, United Kingdom • 22 Aug 2026

Event overview

The Hartsop Hop is a fell race in Hartsop, Patterdale, Cumbria, in the Lake District, England. Category AM. The course is 19.5 km / 12.1 miles with 1370 m / 4495 ft of ascent. Minimum age is 18. Teams are not allowed. There are no junior races. The event has a permit and UK Athletics insurance from the FRA. The OS grid reference is NY 41197 12931 and the what3words location is covers.flocking.eyelash.

Course and entry information

The route starts from the sheep pens above Hartsop and uses multiple checkpoints. Key features include Rest Dodd as the first checkpoint, CP2 on the col beneath High Raise with a 70 minute cut-off, a descent to Kidsty Howes, Haweswater and The Rigg (CP3), a climb up Nan Bield Pass, Lingmell End (CP4), and a final checkpoint on Gray Crag (CP5). The last descent is steep; an alternative path skirts north of outcrops at about 500 m before a return to the sheep pens and finish.

Pre-entry is available and entry on the day is allowed while the limit of 130 has not been reached. Pre-entry fee is £13.00 and entry-on-day fee is £15.00. Entries open and close on set dates relative to the event. Skills listed for the event are ER, LK, NS. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United Kingdom North West (England) Hartsop

Race information

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20 km
19.5 Km
Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
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