The Lap - Windermere Ultra Clockwise

Ambleside, United Kingdom • 9-10 May 2026

Event overview

THE LAP - Windermere Ultra Clockwise is a fully way-marked trail ultra around Lake Windermere held 9–10 May 2026. The route distance is 47 miles / 75K and participants have 24 hours to complete one circuit of the lake. The event is open to runners and walkers, has a minimum age of 16, and the entry fee was listed as £135. Entries for this running are currently full.

Route and event services

The course is predominantly on tracks, trail and single-track paths, with some steeper fell paths and short sections of quiet country road. The race uses over 2,000 route marking arrows and provides a GPS tracker, map and GPX files. There are five fully stocked aid stations, including a halfway feed station with a bag drop. All finishers receive a meal and a locally sourced finishers medal. The event description notes it is a low-level Lakes route intended to avoid difficult navigation or significant exposure to extreme weather. The start location is given as Low Cunsey Farm, Cunsey, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0LU. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Race information

76 km
75.6 Kilometers
47 mi
47 Miles
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