England Mountain Running: Trial for Junior Home International
Keswick: 27 August 2016
Race Routes
The races are uphill-only. All races finish at Skiddaw Little Man summit GR267278. The last
2km of all the routes is the same but they have different starting points. All routes are on
distinct paths but involve significant climbing in genuine mountain terrain.
U20 men: start at GR270244, across the bridge over the A66 from registration. The route
follows Spooney Green Lane (Cumbria Way) to the back of Latrigg (GR281254), then
follows the main footpath towards Skiddaw. After a short descent to a gate (GR282259) the
route is all uphill, turning left at the gate between Skiddaw Little Man and Lonscale Fell
(GR272275) and proceeding to the summit of Skiddaw Little Man 865m (GR267278). NB
the summit is the second top and there is a 10m descent and 50m re-ascent after the first
cairn.
U20 women and U17 men: start at GR282257 (monument). After a short descent to a gate
(GR282259) the route then follows the main footpath uphill, turning left at the gate between
Skiddaw Little Man and Lonscale Fell (GR272275) and proceeding to the summit of Skiddaw
Little Man 865m (GR267278). NB the summit is the second top and there is a 10m descent
and 50m re-ascent after the first cairn.
U17 women: start at the gate low down on Jenkin Hill (GR279264) and follows the main
footpath uphill, turning left at the gate between Skiddaw Little Man and Lonscale Fell
(GR272275) and proceeding to the summit of Skiddaw Little Man 865m (GR267278). NB
the summit is the second top and there is a 10m descent and 50m re-ascent after the first
cairn.
Course map below.
Start times
U20 Men: 10.20
U17 Men: 11.10
U20 Women: 11.13
U17 Women: 12.00
Registration
Registration for all races is at the bottom of Spooney Green Lane, behind Fitz Park, Keswick
GR267242.
Car Parking
On street and municipal car parking is available in Keswick. Parking at the bottom of
Spooney Green Lane is limited and is likely to fill up quickly.
Limited parking is available on the road from Underscar to the back of Latrigg (where all
races other than the U20 men start) but the road was severely eroded by bad weather in the
winter and has not been repaired so vehicular access is not straightforward.
Competitors and spectators can walk to the start of the U17/20 women and U17 men’s races
from registration via Spooney Green Lane – following the U20 men’s race route (2km, 30
mins uphill).
Kit Requirements
Full kit – ie waterproof jacket and trousers with taped seams, hat, gloves, whistle and
emergency food - will be required irrespective of the weather conditions on the day. There
will be a full kit check of all competitors. No kit = no run.
Maps
The full race route is on the following published maps:
 Harveys Ultramap Lake District North
 Harveys British Mountain Map Lake District
 Ordnance Survey OL4 Explorer English Lakes North-Western area
Weather
The weather could be adverse. Unless the weather is exceptionally bad the races will go
ahead as planned so competitors come with adequate kit to wear during the races. The
starts of the U17 & 20 women and U17 men’s races are approx. 30 mins walk from
registration so competitors need to have waterproof clothing to wear during that walk. Kit
can be left at the start of these races.
Toilets
Given the condition of the road to the back of Latrigg it may not be possible to transport
portable toilets to the start of the U20 women, U17 men and U17 women’s races. Public
Toilets are available in Keswick. If toilets are not available, runners must not use the area
around the start as a toilet.
650 600
700
Skiddaw
Sale How
666
2016 British and Irish
Junior Mountain
Running Championships and
Home Country International
(uphill only)
Path
scale 1:20000, contours 10m
Junior Men
Finish
Cairn
865
Junior Women
& Boys
Girls
Little Man
Cairn
Grey craggs
800
Jenkin Hill
750
700
650
60
55 0
0
450 500
400
350
Farmland
Open fell
Wood/scrub
N
Route
500m
Scale 1:20000 contours 10m
715
700
Lonscale fell
0
65
600
550
300
Girls’ start
250
Junior women and boys’ start
Latrigg
Junior men’s start
KESWICK
Map data (c) OpenStreetMap and available under the Open Database Licence.
Contains Ordnance Survey data (c) Crown copyright & database right 2013.
Monument
0
50
0
45
300