Join us on one of our recce days in the heart of the Lake District
Our recce days will help you familiarise yourself with the terrain and gain hands-on experience in navigation skills with our tutors from NAV4 Adventure.
Each recce day will go from a point A to B, with each recce focusing on a different section of the route. The price of the bus is included in our costs.
13th April
Start – Waterhead
Finish - Glenridding
Which Route? First half of the 5 Valleys Ultra
When? Saturday 13th April at 9am
Distance: 28km
Meeting point at Waterhead where you can park your car. We will all get a bus back from Glenridding. Join us for a post run coffee, sponsor prizes and talks at Grasmere afterwards!
25th May (Women only)
This recce day is for Women only to give the opportunity to Women to build their confidence together, in a traditionally male-dominated landscape.
Start – Threlkeld
Finish – Keswick
Which Route? The second half of the 2 Valleys Trail, and the last section of all the other routes.
When? Saturday 25th May at 9am
Distance: 14km
Meeting point in Keswick where you can park your car. We will get a bus to the start and run back to Keswick. Join us for a post run coffee, sponsor prizes and talks at The Round!
15th June
Start – Waterhead
Finish - Rosthwaite
Which Route? First 30km of the 7 Valleys Ultra
When? Saturday 15th June at 9am
Distance: 31km
Meeting point at Waterhead where you can park your car – we will take the bus back from Glenridding. Join us for a post run coffee, sponsor prizes and talks at Grasmere afterwards!
6th July
Start – Rosthwaite
Finish – Grasmere
Which Route? The second unmarked section of the 7 Valleys Ultra
When? Saturday 6th July at 9am
Distance: 18km
Meeting point at Grasmere Gather where you can park your car. We will all take a bus to the start and run back. Join us for a post run coffee, sponsor prizes and talks at Grasmere afterwards!
Q&A
How much does it cost?
Each recce day costs £40
Where can I register?
To access them on Let's Do This you will need to find your confirmation email for our race with your booking ID and then go on this page.
If you haven't registered for our event yet you will be given the choice to add a recce day when you finalise your order.
What’s included in the price?
Two tutors from NAV4 Adventure to guide you and help with navigation tools
The bus fare
Chance to win prizes
Expert talks from our sponsors and partners post event
Voom nutrition samples to try on route
What shall I bring?
We strongly advise to bring the kit you’d be wearing and carrying on the actual day of the event to get use to it.
Can I sign up to more than one recce?
Of course, you can sign up to as many as you’d like. Be aware that we’ve capped them at a certain capacity to make sure we don’t end up with big groups of people so once they are full they will be closed.
Who are these recce days for?
These recce days are for everyone who's signed up to our event: people who have entered the 7 and 13 Valleys and want to check the routes, beginners to ultra who want to meet other runners, new people to the event etc.. We will make sure that we split the group depending on running abilities before we set off.
Where do we meet exactly?
Once you've signed up to a recce you will be sent an email with more information closer to the date (exact meeting location, which brand partners will be present on the day etc)
Want to do more? - HIKING HIGHS Meets 13V For A Leki Poles Workshop
Bespoke Course for 13V Recce Attendees and Race Participants
Master the art of using your poles efficiently in The Lake District fells. Get the poles bug, and learn to love your new skill and those hills!
This workshop is ideal if you are entering ultra distance events and wishing to increase your efficiency whilst hiking or running any distance, uphill or downhill, or over technical ground. Our Leki Poles workshops will follow each recce day, on the Sunday morning. Hiking Highs will lend you Leki poles for your course with the option to buy poles following the course with 10% off the retail price.
To find out more or book the Leki Poles Workshops, see the booking links below:
Sunday 14th APRIL - BOOK HERE
Sunday 26th MAY - BOOK HERE
Sunday 16th JUNE - BOOK HERE
Sunday 7th JULY - BOOK HERE