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July 2027 · date to be announced

Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon

Ambleside, England · United Kingdom
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A two-day mountain marathon through the Lake District fells

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A two-day mountain navigation event in the Lake District for teams of two, who self-navigate between checkpoints across roughly 12 hours of running split over two days with an overnight camp in between. Six linear courses of varying length and technical difficulty are offered alongside one score course. Competitors must be competent with map and compass and carry lightweight camping and safety kit.

54 km54 km
Kirkfell41 km
Carrock Fell39 km
Harter Fell31 km
Bedafell28 km
Wansfell27 km

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Provisional date, projected from last year — the organiser has not announced this edition yet. We show the month only.

About

The Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon is a two-day mountain navigation competition (or race) that is held annually in the Lake District for teams of two runners. The event comprises 6 linear courses of varying lengths and technical difficulty and one 'score' course where competitors choose which controls to visit over a 2 day total of 12 hours. Competitors must carry lightweight camping and safety equipment and demonstrate competence in map and compass navigation in the mountains.

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