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This will be the third LAW75, a unique event based on Lady Anne's Way from Skipton to Appleby.

Race it hard in one long day, or go steady and overnight and make a weekend of it. It's a unique opportunity to do a long Winter overnight event, with good quality NAV4 support and in a very sustainable way. And, there are only 100 places available.

The distance is 75 miles,  and by starting at 9:00am Saturday morning everyone will be finished by Sunday afternoon. Finishing times will range from 15-30 hours, so open to fast runners through to steady strong walkers. 

We've formatted the event to be as accessible, achievable and as green as possible; and all within a two day weekend.

The iconic Settle to Carlisle railway line connects the start and finish towns, providing easy travel to and from the event.  Combine this with the local buses and recces are easy to arrange for the majority of the route. We'll also be offering a couple of official recce days.  An average of just over 2.5mph will get you to the finish in good shape, so you can expect to be moving at 3mph earlier on.

 

ROUTE INFO AND HISTORY

Based on Lady Anne’s Way, the route starts at the magnificent Skipton Castle, and travels up wonderful Wharfedale  in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, over into Wensleydale and then heads West over and into Cumbria and the hidden delights of the Upper Eden Valley.  

Lady Anne was way ahead of her time, and a remarkable pioneer.   Lady Anne Clifford was the last member of one of England’s great medieval dynasties, and became something of a legend in her own lifetime. Lady Anne was a Noblewoman and restorer of castles, and fought a 40-year battle for her right to inherit her father’s estates. Lady Anne devoted herself to restoring and enhancing the castles and churches on her lands, stretching from Skipton to Appleby and eventually onto Penrith.

There is an excellent guidebook by Sheila Gordon to Lady Anne's Way which tells you more about her story and Lady Anne's Way.

 

FORMAT

Our LAW75  event route follows Lady Anne’s Way from Skipton to Appleby with a few deviations, using the Dales Way and Pennine Journey where these are more logical.  Our mission is to offer just the right level of support to achieve a finish, but equally so not encroach on your journey and encourage you to keep moving.  There will be three major fully stocked indoor checkpoints and smaller intermediate ones offering basic support.

Major checkpoints are at Kettlewell,  Askrigg and Winton (Kirkby Stephen) with a full range of hot and cold drinks, soup, and wholesome food ‘nibbles’ both sweet and savoury. These major CPs will have toilets and there will also be space to sit down if you really need it, but we follow Joe’s notion ‘Beware The Chair’ so will encourage you not to take root in the warmth.  You will also have access to your drop bag at Kettlewell, Askrigg and Winton.

In between the major CPs, minor checkpoints (VPs- vehicle points) are sited at key locations every 6-8 miles, providing fresh water, hot drinks and a friendly face, or two. These are strategic points for our safety monitoring and communications, with reliable phone signals, road safety, parking and other ‘facilities’.  

Each participant will carry a GPS tracker, thanks to our friends at Open Tracking.  This gives an added level of safety as well as allowing your family and friends to watch your dot move Northwards.

 

 

EVENT CENTRE

Registration / Start / Finish.

LAW75 starts at Skipton Castle and finishes in the centre of Appleby, at the Market Cross.  

Registration –  Skipton Town Hall High Street, Skipton BD23 1AH,  Saturday morning from 7am - 8:45am.  

The Finish is the Market Cross in Appleby, with our finish reception venue at The Hub, 100m away.

NAVIGATION

The route is on established footpaths, bridleways and trails, and much of it permanently marked with waymarkers. It is relatively easy to follow using a  map, our  route notes and gps file. GPS devices may be used, but are not essential and basic map and compass navigational skills are highly desirable.  

DROP BAGS

We will use a drop bag system to allow you some fresh supplies and travel relatively lightweight.  We will provide you with a limited edition LAW75 20 litre Drybag that will be taken from the start to the three major checkpoints at Kettlewell, (23m)  Askrigg ( 38m) and Winton (61m)  Drop Bags are yours to keep as a practical event souvenir. 

You may also have a Finish Bag; this goes straight from the start to finish.

 

RECCES

Our official LAW75 recces tend to cover the middle 'over the hill' section that isn't easily doable by public transport. Hence, we'll be offering middle section from Buckden to Mallerstang, with our own dedicated minibus support.

Equally so, much of the route is easily accessed via the railway line or Wharfedale bus.   Skipton to Buckden is served by the Wharfedale bus

The Settle-to Carlisle line is really useful for recces from Kirkby Stephen to Appleby, and a bit of creativity by jumping off the train at Garsdale station and either getting the Little White Bus down to Hawes (for Hardraw) or walking direct up on to Lady Anne's Way above The Moorcock Inn gives plenty of recce coverage.  

 

LIMITED EDITION T-SHIRTS 

If you would like to order an event T-shirt you can do so.

NO SUPPORT CREWS, PLEASE!

Sorry, this is a self supported event. We’ll work hard to provide the essentials that you need; conversely we don’t want an unfair race, or to create unnecessary road traffic, congestion and reduce your carbon footprint.

MINIMUM MANDATORY KIT

Our attitude is to keep it simple and treat you like mature and responsible adults. This is the minimum that we expect you to carry or wear, although a few items might be best in your drop bag early on:

• Waterproof jacket and Over trousers
• Long sleeved thermal base layers – both upper and lower body – long sleeves and legs. 
• Additional midweight warm layer – thin fleece, heavyweight ‘baselayer’
• A third Emergency ‘overlayer’ – Primaloft or fleece jacket'.
• Hat and gloves 
• Survival BAG
• Headtorch & Spare batteries
• Map: your own choice.  Sadly, no one specific map covers the full route.  OS A4 print-outs best.
• Compass and whistle
• Mobile phone
• Food – including emergency food.
• Water bottle and / or mug / bladder
• All this clothing needs to be suitable for the winter conditions and weather forecast
• If you choose to wear shorts, then your overtrousers  (or other legwear )  must have ankle zips and be able to be put on without removing your shoes. 

OPTIONAL / DESIRABLE

• GPS
• Power Bank
• Sun tan cream.
• Sun glasses

Further information and updates can be found on the NAV4 website.

View the Event Disclaimer / Terms and Conditions.

View the Event Cancellation / Refund Policy.

This event offers the option to purchase XCover, so that participants may be able to get a refund if they are unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances.

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