NewsSun August 2nd to Fri August 7th
Lakes 5 Days 2026.
July 13th 2026
The third closing date was last night.
Entries will now be paused for 3 days whilst Start times are allocated.
Having taken entry numbers we will add a small margin before sending numbers to the printers.
There will only be a small number of maps remaining for sale for each course when Entries reopen on Thursday July 16th.
When they're gone, they're gone!
Credit: Roger Thomas
June 20th 2026
Details for Day1 at Askham Fell and Day 4 at Bigland have been updated.
June 3rd 2026
Rest Day event at Birkrigg entries are now open online. The North West Junior Squad are looking forward to hosting the rest day score event, details are on the dedicated rest day page.
April 29nd 2026
Day3 - Yewdale Fell
Details for Yewdale Fell have now been updated, including provisional course lengths.
Also, the next Entry Price increase will happen at midnight on Thursday April 30th 2026.
April 2nd 2026
Day1 - Aughertree Fell moves to Askham Fell
Unfortunately we lost the access to Aughertree Fell a few weeks ago.
Discussions with the Lake District National Park Authority in 2025 suggested that we would get permission for the area and we had arranged parking with a local farmer. Final confirmation was required from the Caldbeck Commoners Association’s annual meeting in mid-February.
We found out that we had been refused access by the Commoners at the end of the month.
Since then we have pursued different options and have been successful with our third replacement area.
We are immensely grateful to both Lowther Estates & United Utilities for allowing us access to Askham Fell.
Whereas Aughertree lies to the North West of Penrith, Askham Fell lies to the South West.
But is similar in character being open fell with a myriad of negative features.
Further updates will be posted to the Lakes 5 Days website and our Facebook pages over the coming weeks as our organisation for this replacement area proceeds.
Richard Tiley (LOC) – Lakes 5 Day Co-Ordinator
Karen Parker (BL)
December 3rd 2025
Entries for the Lakes 5 Days 2026 are now open via Fabian4.
Please check the details on both the Competition and Entries pages regarding courses and competition information.
Credit: Roger Thomas
November 28th 2025
Lakes 5 Days 2026 website is now live.
Entries plan to go live on Monday December 1st 2025.
Day2 - Bessyboot contains the most detailed information of any day at this point.
July 2025
NWOA are working hard to bring you another fantastic Lakes 5 Days in 2026.
The dates for your diary are Sunday August 2nd to Friday August 7th, with there being a rest day on Wednesday August 5th.
Permissions are being sought for areas but if everything comes together then the event outline is as follows.
Sunday kicks off with a Long distance race on an open fell area.
Monday is hoped to be a new open fell area for a long Middle race.
Tuesday is TBA.
Thursday is a Long distance race on complex open fell.
Friday finishes with a Long distance race on wooded limestone pavement.