Kendal Mountain Festival Trail Runs

About the race

The Kendal Mountain Trail Runs take place on Saturday, 21st November 2026 in Kendal, with the event based at Abbot Hall Social Centre on Dowker's Lane. The trail runs are part of the Kendal Mountain Festival and use routes that pass through town streets, local fells and surrounding landscapes.

The event offers the following routes:

• 10.6 km elevation +269 m
• 24.2 km elevation +615 m
• 48.4 km elevation +1065 m

Routes combine tarmac, fells, fields and cobbled streets and include local landmarks and geological features noted on the course such as limestone escarpments, castles, a deer park and river trails. Sections start on closed roads in Kendal town centre and finish at the Festival basecamp with spectators present. GPX files and maps are provided for each route.

Race services include fully marked courses, full timing with online results, event photography, food and drink availability, a bag drop area, GPS tracking on the 50k route and finisher medals for the 25k and 50k distances. Outposts provide top-up supplies: the 50k route has four outposts (around 11km, 21km, 29km and 39km), the 25k route has outposts at about 6km and 15km, and the 10k route has an outpost at about 6km. Outpost supplies include sweet and savoury snacks, gels and electrolyte drink.

The event issues mandatory kit lists. Runners on the 10k should carry a waterproof jacket, 500ml of water, a hat or buff, a reusable cup and a GPX file of the route. Runners on the 25k and 50k should also carry waterproof trousers or leggings, an extra long sleeve base layer, a mobile phone, about 800 calories of food, at least 1 litre of water, a self-adhesive elastic bandage, a foil blanket, gloves and a head torch with spare batteries. Headphones are strongly discouraged; if used, bone conduction models are recommended. Participants are asked to bring a reusable cup to refill at outposts. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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