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Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge leg three: Dunmail Raise to Sty Head — Lake District National Park

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Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge leg three: Dunmail Raise to Sty Head — Lake District National Park

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Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge leg three: Dunmail Raise to Sty Head — Lake District National Park

03:18

17.6km

1,330m

Leg three of the Joss Naylor Challenge is a cracker! Starting out from Dunmail Raise on the A591 and finishing at Sty Head below Great Gable, you’ll run through the …

Last updated: June 8, 2024

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1.16 km in total

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Dunmail Raise

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Dunmail Raise is a start point or crossing point on the A591 between Ambleside and Keswick. It's the end of the second leg (running anti-clockwise) of the Bob Graham Round and the Joss Naylor Challenge.

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1.05 km

Steel Fell

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Steel Fell stands at 1,814 feet (553 m) in the Wythburn Fells of the central Lake District.

Normally run from Dunmail Raise, often as the first summit en route to High Raise, it's also a great loop from Grasmere.

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6.44 km

High Raise Summit

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One of the higher central fells in the Lake District with one of the best views in the country. The trig point at the summit is at 2,500 feet (762 …

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10.7 km

Rossett Pike

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High at the head of the Mickleden Valley, Rossett Pike offers excellent views down into Langdale and over Angle Tarn. It's a rocky summit that's often passed by runners on …

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12.2 km

Bowfell

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Bowfell (sometimes written Bow Fell) stands at the head of Great Langdale. It's a rocky crag with rough trails that are great fun to run. The views are amazing, both …

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13.8 km

Esk Pike

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The rocky terrain on Esk Pike is brilliant fun to run, and the views down into Langdale and up towards the Scafells are all amazing.

Esk Pike, at 2,904 feet …

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15.7 km

Great End Summit

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Great End is 2,986 feet (910 m) high. It's the most northerly summit of the Scafells, looking most impressive when viewed from Sprinkling Tarn to the north-east.

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17.6 km

Sty Head Pass

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Sty Head at 1,601 feet (488 m) is the summit of the mountain pass between Wasdale and Borrowdale. Great Gable rises to the north and the Scafells are to the …

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10.4 km

2.93 km

1.85 km

1.24 km

1.16 km

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11.0 km

4.10 km

1.73 km

762 m

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