Ennerdale Horseshoe
| FRA Member | £19.00 | |
| Non Member | £21.00 |
To enter you must first Log In or Register your Details with SiEntries.
The Ennerdale is part of the Lakeland Classics Trophy (details at lakelandclassicstrophy.org.uk).
Fee includes light refreshment and use of SPORTident race management / results system.
All SI-Cards are provided and pre logged onto the system, No personal SI-Cards will be used.
A Waiting List will be used if the event becomes full (250 limit).
Age limit: Over 18 on the day of the race.
Start:
The start and race details may change, depending on last minute restrictions applied in the approach to June 7th. Any changes will be detailed on the CFRA and FRA websites. You will also be emailed through the SiEntries system.
Ennerdale Scout camp GR 085153/CA23 3AS/W3W ///awkward.camp.scrubbing. Go to Ennerdale bridge and follow the signs
The start will be at 11.00 am.
The checkpoint closure times have changed from previous years please pay close attention to them; they have been redeveloped using a methodical approach based on previous race data. It should also be noted they are an iterative project with new race data being constantly inputted as every year goes.
| Checkpoint | GR | Closing Time |
| 1 Great Borne | 124164 | 12.05hrs |
| 2 Red Pike | 160154 | 12.50hrs |
| 3 Blackbeck Tarn | 201129 | 14.10hrs |
| 4 Green Gable | 215106 | 14.50hrs |
| 5 Kirk Fell | 194104 | 15.35hrs |
| 6 Pillar | 171121 | 16.35hrs |
| 7 Haycock | 145107 | ---- |
| 8 Iron Crag | 122119 | ---- |
| 9 Crag Fell | 097143 | ---- |
Follow flags from the 9th check to the finish
Route description
This race route is not for the faint hearted but after completing you’ll proudly display it on your runners' CV. It is a horseshoe but, in many respects, it is an out and back race. If you retire at or near the midway point (green gable ish!) you have a 10-mile jog, walk, stumble back to registration along the valley floor.
The route is flagged from the start to halfway up Great Borne GR 113166 and from the final summit of Crag fell to the finish.
The only guaranteed water is at Black Beck tarn GR 201129. There is sometimes water on the way round to Beck Head from Green Gable and some carried by summit marshals and friends. Save for squeezing water from grass and cactus plants there is little or no ground water on the return leg past Beck head.
The last 6 to 7 miles of the race route is (can be) fast running as the ground changes to low angled grass slopes. If you’ve left enough in your legs from the run out and over Pillar you will be able to take advantage of this.
People often go wrong by descending into Buttermere from High Crag and by turning south over Red Pike Wasdale and into Wasdale. These are both painful and potentially expensive route deviations. There is no transportation / taxis provided by the race organisers if you descend into the wrong valley so these parts of the route are worth fixing in your mind and on your compass. There is a dangerous and difficult section of the race in the descent from Kirk Fell summit 194104 to Black Sail Pass 192114 - details of this and advice will be given on race day.
Maps:
1:25,000 Ordnance Survey outdoor leisure map 4
1:50,000 Ordnance Survey landranger sheet 89
Pete Bland Sports race specific map - Harvey Ennerdale Horseshoe Race Map | Mixed (peteblandsports.co.uk)
Prizes:
Men seniors. Vet 40 and 5 year categories to vet 70
Lady seniors, vet 40 and 5 year categories to vet 70
Teams 1st ladies team and 1st men’s team (4 to count men’s / 3 to count ladies. Lowest cumulative points score wins)
Facilities:
Toilets and limited changing facilities are available at the scout camp race registration.
Car parks outside the campsite, follow directions to 1 of 2 car parks £5 per car.
A monitored covered area will be provided for leaving a kit bag to change after the race.
Accommodation and Campsites:
No camping by runners can be permitted on the scout camp itself. If you are intending to stay locally you will have to make arrangements to camp or hotel/B&B locally.
Good accommodation and camping web sites are:
https://www.western-lakedistrict.co.uk/
https://www.visitlakedistrict.com/
Ennerdale Bridge and Lamplugh are the nearest villages.
Emergency telephone number on the race day 01946 861811
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