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Ullswater Round

Ullswater Round

£21.00 GBP
£21.00 GBP
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  • Earn your medal
  • Course navigation by Skamper
  • Trees planted for every run
Challenge yourself on this tough route around Ullswater anti-clockwise. Stunning views, some arduous climbs and a complete circumnavigation of the Lake District's second largest water. 
  • 19.3 miles / 31.0km
  • Ascent: 575m / 1886ft
  • Starts from: anywhere on the route
  • Challenge instructions and .gpx download
  • Ten trees planted on completion
  • Ullswater Round Medal

Track Your Progress with Skamper

Skamper, our companion app, provides you with the route guidance and tracks your progress.
  • The clearest maps, designed specifically for runners
  • Accurate target times based on previous runs
  • Over 3000 other routes to explore and train on

Ten Trees Planted for your Run

As soon as you enter, Skamper commits to planting two trees. When you finish the Ullswater Round, Skamper commits to plant eight more. All trees are planted in partnership with EarthRuns Active for Earth. 

Earn Your Medal

Once you've completed the Ullswater Round, we'll send you a medal to celebrate your accomplishment. If you'd prefer, we'll plant an extra tree instead of sending you a medal.

More about the Route

 This route can be started anywhere as long as it’s done anti-clockwise but the main start points are Glenridding/Patterdale and Pooley Bridge. Start at Pooley Bridge and you get the big climbs out of the way in the first half, and then you descend down to Aira Force, an impressive waterfall. From there it’s easy running into Glenridding. 

Once you reach Glenridding you head out onto open fell and it can feel quite remote as you head along the more rocky shoreline through to Howtown. After a few small hills it’s then flatter for the last couple of kilometres into Pooley Bridge.

If you love iconic routes around bodies of water, this has to be one to try. Run the route, earn your medal, and sit back with the unbeatable satisfaction of a job well done on this tough route. 

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Skamper Reforestation Project

Skamper commits to planting trees for every challenge completed. The bigger the challenge, the more trees get planted.

  • At least one as soon as you enter.
  • The remaining trees pledged when you complete the challenge.
  • For longer challenges we plant even more.

Skamper plants the trees in partnership with EarthRuns Active for Earth.

Each tree will grow to support over 300 species and create enough oxygen to support two human beings.

Trees clean our air and water, create habitats for biodiversity, contribute to our health and wellbeing, and create jobs for social impact. So that’s why we need to plant more – as many as we can.

Before you enter...

These challenges can take runners to wild places. Please note that by using the entry code for this event the participant will be deemed to have agreed to the following terms. Please do not enter anyone for this challenge if you have any doubts they can comply with these.

The participant agrees to:

  1. Complete the challenge accompanied or, at the least, inform a trusted contact of their proposed route and timings.
  2. Set off with a fully charged mobile phone and backup power pack, and the means to keep both dry.
  3. Carry a weather protected map of the entire route and a compass and know how to use both. Identify suitable retreat routes before starting.
  4. Set off with sufficient time to complete the route in daylight with a safety margin of at least an hour.
  5. Carry or wear: waterproof jacket and trousers, hat, gloves, headtorch, whistle and sufficient food and water for the conditions.
  6. Know how to summon a Mountain Rescue Team and give them a grid reference:  Dial 112 or 999 (you can text if your phone is registered to the 999 SMS text service).  Ask for Police, then ask the Police for Mountain Rescue.  
  7. If, once the participant sets off, they are in any doubt about the weather or conditions being safe, they can stop the course and return on a more suitable day to begin the challenge again.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I enter a challenge?

Simply download the app, create your profile, select your challenge/event from the events tab and enter the code in your card. Then run!

How do I claim my reward?

You will receive a notification to say the challenge is complete and the team at Skamper will automatically send you your reward.

What if I don’t have any courses near to me?

We are happy to add more courses for you, if there aren’t any that are easily accessible for you. Simply use the ‘request a course’ feature in the explore tab and either suggest a course or ask for one of a certain length and we’ll design it for you!

Can I enter multiple challenges at once?

Yes, you can! For example you can enter ‘marathon in a week’ and ‘ultra in a month’ and the app will record all of your runs for both challenges automatically.

Do I have to start my challenge on a certain date?

No, you can start your challenge on any day. For the weekly challenges you then have seven days to complete them and for the monthly ones, 30 days.

Is there an expiry date on a challenge?

Codes will remain live for 12 months, after which they will expire.

Can I walk the challenges, or do you have to run them?

You can do the challenges at any speed you like, so you can walk or run.

Do I have to run a Skamper course, or can I run other routes and then upload my miles to the app?

Skamper is all about delivering on demand running courses, so you have to run Skamper courses to complete the challenges. Other challenges allow you to manually upload any miles run, but our app gives you actual courses to complete. It’s all part of the challenge!

What if I can’t complete the challenge in the time period specified due to illness or injury?

We understand that sometimes things get in the way of running, so drop the team a line at info@skamper.app and we’ll see what we can do.

Do I have to run with my phone?

Because Skamper shows you a display of the course and helps you to navigate it,  tracking you round it, you will get the maximum benefit if you run with your phone. However, once you are confident of a course you can record your run on your GPS watch and then upload the GPX file to the app using the ‘+’ in the top right hand corner of a course. This will then automatically count towards your challenge.