Lakes X-Trail- 50km

  • Total distance: 50 km
  • Location: Grasmere
  • Race Date: 19 Sep 2026
  • Format: 1 day
  • Navigation: Fully Waymarked
  • Nearest Station: Windermere (11.5 km)
  • Pacing Complexity: Very High (77/100)
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Lakes X-Trail- 50km Overview

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Quick Facts

  • Entrance Cost: £89
  • Organiser: Maverick
  • Start Town: Grasmere
  • Dogs Allowed: Unknown
  • Start Date: 19 Sep 2026
  • End Date: 19 Sep 2026
  • Start Time: 9:00 AM
  • Final Cut-off: 10 hours

Navigation

  • Type: Fully Waymarked
  • Closest Train Station: Windermere
  • Distance from Start Line: 11.5 km

Eligibility

  • Minimum Age: Unknown
  • Gender Eligibility: All genders
  • Minimum Entry Criteria: Unknown

Terrain & Elevation

The course covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with trail (47%) and gravel (26%) being the most common and neither clearly dominating. The terrain is highly fragmented, switching roughly every kilometre. This demands constant mental engagement and limits the ability to build a sustained rhythm from surface consistency alone. Uphills are predominantly on trail (64% of ascending sections). Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with gravel most common.

  • Trail / Path47% · 21.9 km
  • Gravel / Track26% · 12.2 km
  • Rocky13% · 6.3 km
  • Paved Road11% · 5.1 km
  • Grass3% · 1.5 km

This race has a large ascent from around km 2, before a flat section until about 18km, before a large ascent until about 38km, before a large descent towards the finish.

Compared against 29 other races of a similar distance, Lakes X-Trail- 50km has more total elevation gain than 93% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 93% of them — significantly hillier than typical for its distance.

Climate

Navigation

Lakes X-Trail- 50km is fully waymarked — runners can rely on course markings to find their way and don't need to carry a map or GPX file as their primary means of navigation.

Aid Stations

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