Elevated ridgelines, breathtaking exposure, fast and furious descents. This is extreme mountain racing at its best.

"What a great event!! Truly epic, incredibly tough and challenging!" Will M.

Join us for an unforgettable mountain racing experience in England's Lake District.

With fully marked courses and maximum ascent packed into every race distance, our routes are designed to test mountain runners of all abilities to the limits of their skill, endurance and nerves.

Lakes Sky Ultra™ and Scafell Sky Race™ are part of the Skyrunning UK national series. All Lake District Sky Trails events are planned and delivered by Mountain Run: the UK's leading school of extreme mountain running.

Latest News

21 Dec 2021

Rab sponsors the Lake District Sky Trails series of races.

Rab are sponsoring the trio of sky races designed and delivered by LDST. This trio of races...

20 Dec 2021

Lakes Sky Ultra changes direction for 2022

The LSU has gone through many changes and we now need to make one more as Striding and Swirral Edge...

16 Jul 2021

Male and Female Vets Prizes for the Lakes Sky Ultra and Pinnacle Ridge Extreme 2021

The Male and Female Vet Category winners announced for 2021

12 Jul 2021

Race Report for Pinnacle Ridge Extreme and Lakes Sky Ultra 2021

2 sky races, one day, one in the extreme category and one in the ultra category, 10th July 2021 -...