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, 2016.

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

9 Jan 2019

The Scafell Sky Race has grown up!

40km of mountain terrain and 3500m ascent/decent: Scafell Sky Race is played out on technical,...

5 Dec 2018

Top 5 Fueling Tips for running Ultra Distance Sky Races

Longhaul Endurance, one of our fantastic nutrition sponsors, have shared their top 5 tips on how to...

29 Oct 2018

Lake District Sky Trails 'Sky' Race's entries open on the 1st November 08:00

The NEW design, Lake District Sky Trails, sky races are all ready for entries to open on the 1st...

21 Sep 2018

Race dates and entries opening for 2019

With 2019 looming already we thought you might like to know about the dates for 2019 for the Lakes...