Adult (age18+): £75.00 Early Bird until 31/01/26: £70.00
Includes your sport entry plus evening live music and daytime Tent Talks ALL WEEKEND (Friday to Sunday).
Note: Festival Village general access is free for all to roam before 5pm. After 5pm requires a sports ticket or festival ticket.
Sunday 17th May | 08.30am
Back O’Skiddaw 100k
Challenge yourself with the 100k sportive which starts off moderately hilly before ramping up the mountain passes for the finish.
The Back O’Skiddaw 100k sportive has approximately 1,625 metres of ascent most of which is in the last 30km so save some energy for the grand finale.
The course is fully tarmac, ranging from steeply undulating narrow single track, gated farm roads, to the quieter B and A roads in the area. Heading around the Back O’Skiddaw before climbing up to Buttermere and over the Newlands Hause Pass.
This ride is open to electric and adapted bikes (please note there are 6 gates on the route that may require opening and closing). As a potential participant you must study the ride information carefully and be confident that you can complete this ride comfortably before entering.
If you would like to take part on an e-bike, you can hire one locally from E-Venture, based very close to the Festival Village and start line. Book your e-bike here.
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What’s Included
- Free digital photograph
- Electronic chip timing
- 2 x feed stations
- Torq hydration drinks will be available at the feed stations – you must have your own cup or bottle
- Event t-shirt (unless you choose to donate cost of T Shirt to our Catbells Conservation project with Fix the Fells)
- Evening live music and daytime Tent Talks ALL WEEKEND (Friday to Sunday). Note: Festival Village general access is free for all to roam before 5pm. After 5pm requires a sports ticket or festival ticket – all non ticket holders will then be required to vacate the festival village.
Venue
The Festival Village is located adjacent to The Theatre By The Lake close to Derwentwater.
Address: Lakeside
Keswick
Cumbria
CA12 5DJ
CONTINGENCY PLAN
It is possible that events and courses at KMF may need to be amended at short notice due to weather issues, water levels, road conditions or road works.
By nature, many of these factors are not possible to know well in advance. For each event there are a number of alternative options available which can be implemented at short notice. The organisers and race directors will always have athlete and spectator safety as the highest priority, and within that context will seek to provide the best possible experience.All sporting events would be impacted if the KMF Festival Village has to be closed. In this instance, as long as circumstances allow, all starts and finishes would be relocated to Lake Road and Lakeside Car Park and the events operated as smoothly as possible.
There are numerous route options available as a contingency for the sportive, depending upon the reason for the re-routing. We would re-mark and re-marshal the course in any scenario.
Athlete guide
Athlete guides have been emailed to participants on April 29.
If you entered after this date or did not receive the email, you can download the athlete guide here.
Accessibility
We welcome all outdoor sport enthusiasts to Keswick Mountain Festival and want to make the event as inclusive as possible. The document (link below for download) aims to give you all the information you need to allow you to make a decision about visiting the Festival and entering one of the events. Everyone has their own needs for information, so please contact us to discuss how we can support you in your chosen sport. Please email info@keswickmountainfestival.co.uk as soon as possible.
KMF has a dedicated Accessibility Zone with various exhibitors and sports providers. Please visit our accessible page on the website to see what’s on and to book onto the dedicated accessible activities.
Download Sportive Accessible Guide >
Download General Sport Accessible Guide >
KMF does not offer any deferrals, only refunds as follows:
5.1 If for any reason you are entitled to a refund, entry fees will be refunded as follows;
- up to 6 weeks+ prior to the first day of the festival starting: 75% refund (less any ticket transaction fees),
- 4 weeks – 6 weeks prior to the first day of the festival starting: 50% refund (less any ticket transaction fees),
- less than 4 weeks prior to the first day of the festival starting: No Refund.
5.2 Entrants wishing to withdraw must inform the organiser by email (info@keswickmountainfestival.co.uk), the date of the email requesting withdrawal will be taken as the date of withdrawal. Telephone, Facebook, or other messages are not acceptable.
5.3 Due to the nature of sports events we are unable to make exceptions for injuries, illness, pregnancy or work-related issues.
5.4 Any refund will usually be paid, using the same method you used to buy the tickets, within 30 days of the original date of the event or the date that we receive your email requesting withdrawal, whichever is later.
5.3 No refunds will be offered under any circumstances if you fail to comply with the all terms and conditions applicable to those tickets, the venue or the event.
5.4 In all cases Triathlon Edinburgh reserve the right to charge a small administration fee (typically £5) to cover costs associated with card repayments and refund administration time.
5.5 No refunds will be granted after one month has passed from the festival closing date.
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