The Lap - Windermere Ultra Anticlockwise

THE LAP - Windermere Ultra Anticlockwise

THE LAP is a fully way marked 47 mile trail ultra circling Lake Windermere. The event is open to runners and walkers and allows 24 hours to complete the route. The location is listed as Low Cunsey Farm near Ambleside in Cumbria and the event dates are 12 to 13 September 2026.

The route runs mostly on tracks, trail and single track, with some steeper fell paths and occasional short sections of quiet country road. The course is described as a low level Lakes route that passes a range of viewpoints around the lake.

Event services include 2,500 route marking arrows, a GPS tracker plus map and GPX files, five fully stocked aid and feed stations, and a halfway aid station with bag drop. A recce GPX is provided with entry confirmation and the event GPX with special permissive routes is issued in the final information email. All finishers receive a meal regardless of finish time and a locally sourced finishers medal.

Additional factual details: the minimum age is 16 or older, the published entry fee is £135, and entries for this event are currently full so no new entries can be made. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.