Recce Days

Join the NAV4 Team to preview routes, brush up on hill skills and have a great day in the hills! Check below to see if we offer recce options for your next big event.

RECCE DAYS: LAKES IN A DAY

The event itself is 50 miles and 4000m ascent - A brilliant day out organised by our friends at durtyevents.com that will take you from the very top of the Lake District at Caldbeck to the very bottom, at Cartmel, via the stunning Helvellyn Ridge and the western shoreline of Lake Windermere. It might not be the easiest traverse but it will be the most spectacular!

There are four recce days planned over the coming months, each covering a section of the event route. These days are an excellent opportunity to get to know the route, get hints on the best line for you and to brush up on your navigation skills.

There are also two skills based sessions, one offering a half day on Hallsfell Ridge for those nervous of the terrain. The other is 'LiAD Skills on The Dodds' with an enhanced navigational and hillskills input.

Places are limited as the recce ratio of guide to participant is 1:8 maximum. Transport is provided from each finish point to the start prior to the recce.

For additional information and to book, please click the links below.

Sat 16 Mar 24 Ambleside to Cartmel This is the final section of the course and the distance covered will be around 22 miles, this section is the relatively flatter easier trail terrain which many people finish in the dark. It’s easy navigation generally, but also easy to mess up!

Sat 11 May 24 Caldbeck to Threlkeld This day covers the first section of the route, the terrain is rough remote grassy trod, river fording, Blencathra ascending, Hallsfell Ridge descending it’s a beast of a start. It’s only 12 miles but packs in 4000′ ascent over rough slow ground.

Sat 20 Jul 24 Helvellyn to Ambleside This covers the majority middle section of the course including Helvellyn, Nethermost and Dollywagen Pike, the Grisedale Tarn descent (cut-off/opt out site) before the steep ascent of Fairfield and the all important opportunity to nail the navigation blackspot that is Fairfield to Ambleside. The route is approximately 15miles in total with 5500′ ascent. New for 2024 we will access the Helvellyn range via Sticks Pass, thus enabling us more time to focus on the route ahead.  Note; the Threlkeld to Sticks Pass section will feature in the 'LiAD: Skills on The Dodds' session.

Sat 24 Aug 24 Skills on The Dodds This is a new recce / skills day based from Threlkeld and going up Clough Head and Great Dodd.  We'll have more time to focus on all the skills you need to complete LiAD successfully, utilising the excellent navigational area of The Dodds and towards Sticks Pass.  Hence it completes the event recce chain.

Sun 25 Aug 24 Caldbeck to Threlkeld This day will be the same as 11th May, we offer a second day due to demand, plus you can make a weekend of it with Saturday's 'LiAD: Skills on The Dodds'.

Mon 26 Aug 24 Hallsfell Skills Sessions There are two sessions available on this day one in the morning and one in the afternoon.  These sessions are specifically aimed at those wishing to brush up on their skills over the challenging terrain of Hallsfell Ridge.  These sessions will start and finish in Threlkeld.

Check back for more Recce Events coming soon!