The Lakeland 3000 Footer Challenge |
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Option 2 - Walk & Bike (16 Hours Target Time))
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The Route |
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Start/Finish - Moot Hall Keswick |
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1st Peak - Skiddaw Route Map (PDF) Skiddaw
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2nd Peak - Helvellyn |
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3rd Peak - Scafell Pike |
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Starting at the Moot Hall in Keswick our mountain bikes are used to cycle to the foot of Skiddaw at Millbeck. You ascend Skiddaw and then descend to Latrigg carpark where you are reuntied with your mountain bike. From here you'll enjoy a fantastic downhill route towards the A66 before cycling through St Johns in the Vale towards Helvellyn just above Thirlmere. From Thirlspot you ascend Helvellyn and then descend to Dunmail Raise Pass on the A591 where again you will find your bikes. You bike journey descends through Grasmere and over the steep Red Bank and traversing into Great Langdale above Elterwater. Once at the head of Great Langdale by the Old Dungeon Ghyll you have your last mountain section to complete. Ascending Rosset Ghyll via Mickleden you quickly reach Angle Tarn and Esk Hause before traversing towards Scafell Pike past Great End, Broad Crag and Ill Crag. To complete the route you descend into Seathwaite, Borrowdale via the well known 'Coridor' Route. Once at Seathwaite you again have your mountain bikes available to tackle the last section along the River Derwent through the very scenic Borrowdale and then past Derwent Water before arriving back in Keswick at the Moot Hall. |
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Support & Instructors/Guides |
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At all times during the event our support Land Rover with box trailer is on hand to meet you at the start and finish of each bike section and mountain section so you don't need to carry to much equipment. Hot soup, sandwiches, snacks, hot and cold drinks will be provided by our support driver throughout the challenge and all bikes are checked and serviced after each bike section giving you that peace of mind. During all mountain sections we provide highly experienced and qualified instructors/guides on a 1:8 ratio to accompany groups. |
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Equipment |
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We provide bikes, helmets, waterproofs, walking boots, rucsacs, head torches, maps, compasses at no extra charge. |
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