〽️CRAGHOPPERS SPUNCH @ KMF KENDAL LA9

Spunch!  Is a big sporty treasure hunt with a difference - A fun, friendly & safe mini-adventure with a unique & colourful map.  Suitable for all ages & abilities - no previous experience required.  Locals and newcomers always welcome.  

Walk or run.  2k to 22k, the choice is yours!   This Craghoppers Special has a 90 minute course duration. 

The event is open to all and we are delighted to be staging this one on behalf of craghoppers.com at the kendalmountainfestival.com

Ready to explore Kendal like never before?  Join Craghoppers & Spunch UK for Route Unknown - a fun-filled  adventure around Kendal Mountain Festival.  Using a map and your phone to navigate a series of waypoints, discovering new corners of the festival and the Kendal area. Pick your strategy and collect as many waypoint markers as you can before your time is up 

No specialist skills. No intense competition. Just an outdoor adventure that's open to everyone.  Route Unknown is all about getting outside, having fun and embracing the spirit of adventure.  Navigate. Discover. Wander. 

Visit as many checkpoints as you can or wish to in the time available, Satellite punching using the MapRun app on your smartphone, Garmin or Apple Watch.  With over 60 SpunchPoints to go for - how many will you bag?  

When your time is up head back to the Craghoppers Basecamp stand to collect your participation prize and take up your exclusive chance to enter the prize draw to win a holiday from intrepidtravel.com and all the required Craghoppers gear to kit you out for the adventure.

For runners, walkers, friends & families.  Go solo, pair or in a group of 3 or more.  We can usually pair you up on the day if you prefer not to go alone.  Lots of help available for newbies.  Dogs are welcome too, but must be kept on a lead and under control at all times. 

On-site Registration opens at 10:00 on each of the three days and you can start anytime from 10:00 to 14:30.  All-in-daylight.  

Final details and the MapRun course will be published to all entrants on Thursday 19 November giving you time to make a route plan!

Where?

From the Craghoppers Stand at the Kendal Mountain Festival Basecamp.  Abbot Hall Park, Kirkland, Kendal LA9 5AL.

Registration, Help, Loos, Start, Finish, Results, Food & Drink all at or near the venue.  Please note that there will be no bag drop facility at this one.

Lots of post-Spunch food and drink options available nearby both at the basecamp and throughout the town centre.

About 15 mins from M6 J36 & J37.  1k flat walk from Kendal Train Station.

The Area & Course

A first Spunch visit to Kendal and the Kendal Mountain Festival - the town itself will be bursting with energy!  Our carefully curated course will provide you with options to visit some of the highlights in this attractive town and immediately adjacent countryside.  50/50 on-road and off-road trails.  You will likely visit the town centre winding your way through some of Kendal's hidden yards.  Maybe take the riverside paths and visit the green spaces around Kendal Castle?  Longer distance travellers may venture into Serpentine Woods and onto the slopes of Kendal Fell?

Lots of route choice and lots of hilly and less hilly options at this one.  Good running / walking on a mixture of underfoot conditions from tarmac to off-road paths*.   There will be something for everyone and even locals will likely discover new paths and places!  

Hope you will come along and give it a go. 

*total absence of mud can not be guaranteed!