D4: Raven Crag

11 August 2022

 Updated 11th Aug 22

A long distance event in a deciduous and mixed woodland forest. Visibility may be limited and running speeds will be reduced.

Results links

Results
RouteGadget
Winsplits
RouteGadget (11&12)
All results in a pdf

Organising Club:

Lakeland OC

Planners:

Anne Edwards & Scott Collier

Organiser:

Rob Smith

Controller:

John Kewley (MDOC)

Directions:

Approach roads are narrow so do not bring anything larger than a camper van.
From the South the event will be signposted from Haverthwaite Crossroads [GR SD 340 843] Please do not turn off at Newby Bridge.
From the North the event will be signposted from Hawkshead
Caravans and large motorhomes should be left on the 'old road' adjacent to the Haverthwaite crossroads.

Assembly:

Adjacent to car park

Assembly to starts:

Red Start 0.9km 25m climb Blue and White Starts 1.2km 100m climb

Finish:

Adjacent to car park

Map:

All maps A4; course 1 is double sided. A new map by Martin Bagness surveyed 2021/2022. Platforms (circular charcoal burning grounds) shown with black circle ISOM 530. Courses 11 & 12 use Day 3 map.

Terrain Description:

Please note that due to terrain constraints on Grizedale Raven Crag, courses 11 & 12 will use the Dale Park area, see Day 3 description. Grizedale Raven Crag is a varied forest with a wealth of contour and rock detail. The light green is primarily conifer plantation, which has moderate to low visibility but is clean underfoot and relatively runnable, it can be scratchy, so you may wish to consider eye protection and/or long sleeves. The white forest on the eastern slope has good visibility, but is steep and rocky with bilberry in places. Open areas tend to have significant bracken, although this is unlikely to hinder the most determined runners. Planning has been constrained by storm damage and by planned felling, and as a result the courses may feel more middle than long in style.

Special information:

Course 1 (M21L, M35L, M40L) crosses the route to the start twice. Each time, there is a control shortly before the crossing, followed by a mandatory taped route leading you across the path and into the terrain on the other side. You are not permitted to run along the path, which - aside from the crossing points - will be overprinted with purple out-of-bounds screen.
Both course 17 (M/W10B, White) and course 16 (M/W10A, Yellow) have sections of taped route through the terrain. Course 16 follows a range of non-path features, including small streams, fences and ruined walls, and includes a steep and relatively rocky descent.

 

Start colour	Course	Map Scale	Length	Climb	Controls
White	1	1:7,500	6.3	305	22
White	2	1:7,500	5.1	290	15
White	3	1:7,500	4.7	250	15
White	4	1:7,500	4.6	215	14
White	5	1:7,500	4.0	205	11
Blue	6	1:7,500	3.9	195	11
Blue	7	1:7,500	3.4	185	11
Blue	8	1:7,500	3.1	175	10
Blue	9	1:7,500	3.3	140	11
Blue	10	1:7,500	2.5	150	9
Red	11	1:5,000	2.4	110	10
Red	12	1:5,000	2.0	100	8
White	13	1:7,500	3.0	155	10
White	14	1:7,500	2.4	100	8
White	15	1:7,500	3.3	105	15
White	16	1:5,000	2.1	40	13
White	17	1:5,000	2.3	30	11
		Blue and White Starts 1.2km 100m climb
		Red Start 0.9km 25m climb
		Red Finish adjacent
		Blue & White Finish 200m 0m climb

Post race you can visit Go Ape which is just North of the forest and tackle the aerial walkways and rope network. For something tamer, visit the small towns of Hawkshead, Ambleside or Bowness on Windermere (the Steamboat Museum is worth a visit if the weather is wet).

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