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Name: The Lap - Windermere Ultra Anticlockwise
Start: 2026-09-13
End: 2026-09-13
Location: Ambleside

Ambleside, United Kingdom • 13 Sep 2026

THE LAP - Windermere Ultra Anticlockwise

THE LAP is a fully way marked 47 mile trail ultra circumnavigating Lake Windermere in an anticlockwise direction, scheduled for Saturday 12th to Sunday 13th September 2026. The event is based at Low Cunsey Farm, Cunsey, Ambleside, Cumbria. This event is full and not accepting new entries.

Participants have up to 24 hours to complete the route. The course is predominantly on tracks, trail and single track, with some steeper fell paths and occasional short sections of quiet country road. The organisers describe the route as a low level Lakes course.

Route marking and navigation support include 2,500 route marking arrows, a GPS tracker, and provision of a map and GPX files. There are five fully stocked feed stations along the route, a halfway aid station with bag drop, a finishers meal for all finishers, and a locally sourced finisher medal.

Practical details listed for the event include a minimum age of 16 and an entry fee of £135. A recce GPX file is provided to entrants and the event GPX with any special permissive routes is issued prior to the race. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United Kingdom North West (England) Ambleside

Race information

Website

Ultra Marathon

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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