The Maverick Lakes Osprey 2025

Saturday 6 September 2025

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The Maverick Lakes Osprey 2025

Saturday 6 September 2025 | Grasmere Lakeland Sports & Show

This event has sold out. On the day entries will NOT be accepted.

Maverick Race heads north for our 4th year, to bring you a trail running adventure in the stunning Lake District. With its rugged fells, stunning glacial ribbon lakes, market towns and historic literary associations, the Lake District is one of the most iconic locations in the UK.

The route starts in Grasmere and takes you on a rugged climb towards Easdale Tarn and then on to the impressive Stickle Tarn, which is set in a wide bowl and overlooked by Pavey Ark and Harrison Stickle, these peaks once formed part of the rim of a wide volcano.

Continuing on your epic trail run, you head back down the Cumbria way towards Greater Langdale where you follow the river and make your way towards Loughrigg Tarn. These trails are so incredibly stunning you will lose yourself in the ancient woodlands. Please note, there is no outpost on the Short route.

In true Maverick fashion, the adventure isn’t over - there is one final sting in the tail with a mighty climb to the top of Rydal Head and the Fairfield Horseshoe. Soak up the incredible views from this famous summit and bask in the glory of your efforts, from here it’s a technical descent back to the venue in Grasmere where friends, family and other Mavericks await your arrival. All 4 routes are gnarly and you'll expect some hard climbs, technical descents and epic views. If you're looking for a challenging run, with a taste of proper mountain running. . . this is the one for you!

We are proud to be supporting Fix the Fells, with £1 from every entry going towards helping to maintain these wonderful trails.

We look forward to seeing you toe the line on this incredible route.
#adventureawaits

This event has sold out. On the day entries will NOT be accepted.

LOCATION

Grasmere Lakeland Sports & Shows,
Stock Lane, Grasmere,
Ambleside,
LA22 9SL
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ROUTES

Ultra: 52 km
Long: 44 km
Middle: 25 km
Short: 14 km
Sprint: 9 km
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DETAILS

Gates open: 07:00am
Registration: 07:00am
Start times:
Ultra & Long: 08:00am
Middle, Short & Sprint: 09:00am

DIFFICULTY

Stunning varied terrain, from steep rocky climbs and very technical descents.
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Lakes Osprey GPS Tracking

Please see the GPS maps via the links below to follow your runner.

ULTRA: https://www.geotracks.co.uk/live/4360

LONG: https://www.geotracks.co.uk/live/4359

The Route

ULTRA ROUTE

GPX

Distance: 52 km

Elevation Gain: +2858 m

LONG ROUTE

GPX

Distance: 44 km

Elevation Gain: +2367 m

MIDDLE ROUTE

GPX

Distance: 25 km

Elevation Gain: +1131 m

SHORT ROUTE

GPX

Distance: 14 km

Elevation Gain: +617 m

SPRINT ROUTE

GPX

Distance: 9 km

Elevation Gain: +386 m

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What you get

Free Parking

Fully Marked Course

Outposts

Fully Timed

Online Results

Event Photography

Food and Drink Available

Bag Drop Area

Metal Finishers Medal

GPS Route Tracking

Ultra & Long Route Prizes

Non Alcoholic Beer

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CUT OFF POINTS & TIMES

These are in place for your safety and apply to the Ultra & Long route only. If you do not get to these points in time you will have to be collected as we don’t believe you will finish the route in time. Your safety is our priority. The below time allows you 11 hours to complete the route.

Start: Grasmere Showground (0km), 08:00

1: Stickle Barn (10.5km), 11:20

2: Neaum Crag Lodges (19.5km), 12:30

3: Rydal Hall (27km), 13:50

4: Kirkstone Pass (37km), 15:30

Finish: Grasmere Showground (52km), 19:00

OUTPOSTS

There will be no outpost on the short route. There will be 2 outpost on the Middle route (approx 10.5km & 19.5km). There will be 3 outposts on the Long route (approx 10.5km, 19.5km & 27km). There will be 4 outposts on the Ultra route (approx 10.5km, 19.5km, 27km & 37km).The outposts are designed to act as a top up for what you are already carrying. There will be a range of sweet & savoury snacks (fruit, cake, crisps) as well as gels and electrolyte drink.

There will not be pre-filled water cups available at the outpost. Please have your re-useable cup or bottle ready when you arrive and make use of our self serve water barrels.

PLASTIC FREE

In our quest to make this season plastic-free, we ask that you run with a reusable cup or bottle. Speed Cups are available to purchase at each event and online.

HEADPHONES

We strongly recommend not wearing headphones at this event.

TRANSFERS

If for any reason you wish to transfer out from an event we are happy to do this, but once only. You may transfer to any event listed on our website or even change to a higher-value event and pay the difference. We cannot action any transfers or refunds for an event that has sold out.

The last day to transfer out of an event is the Monday before event day (5 days before the event), please email us on info@maverick-race.com with the name of the event you would like to move to. We are not able to move you out of an event if you contact us after this day

PLASTIC FREE

In an effort to keep our trails clean and preserve the nature around us, we’re aiming to keep our outposts cup-free. Please bring a cup or bottle to refill. Speed Cups are available to purchase at each event and online.

HEADPHONES

We strongly recommend not wearing headphones at this event, but if you do want to listen to your tunes whilst on the trials, we recommend bone conduction headphones.

TRANSFERS

If you need to transfer out from this event, you can do this via your Let's Do This account. You can't transfer if the event has sold out. The last day to transfer out of an event is the Monday before event day (5 days before the event). Please refer to our Terms & Conditions to read more about Transfers.

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