Lake District Trail Running

Helen Mort is a writer, trail runner and climber who lives in Sheffield. She has been running since the age of 12, competing on the track, roads and fells over every distance from steeplechase to the marathon. Helen has represented Yorkshire for cross-country. In 2015, she ran her first sub-three-hour marathon, a success she attributes to years of trail running in Derbyshire and the Lake District, where she was a proud member of Ambleside AC. Her first novel Black Car Burning was published in 2019. She edited Waymaking and has written for Alpinist and Climb. In 2017, she was a judge for the Man Booker International Prize, and chair of judges for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature.

• IntroductionAcknowledgementsAbout the routesMapsDescriptions, distances& ascentTerrainRecommended equipmentFootwearClothingFuel & hydrationSafetyMountain rescueMountain rescue by SMStextCountryside CodeLake District TrailRunning area map1 Alcock Tarn2 Barrow3 Torver Common& Coniston Shore4 Scout Scar5 Scales Tarn6 Langdale Loop7 Buttermere8 Easedale Tarn9 Haystacks10 Loweswater11 Coffin Path& Rydal Round12 Crummock Water13 Loughrigg14 Grisedale15 Askham Fell16 Ennerdale17 Place Fell &Ullswater18 Haweswater19 FairfieldHorseshoe20 Troutbeck RoundAppendix

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