The Race Route

This is a little description of the towns and villages that I will be running through when I do the Coniston 14. The start of the race is only a short distance away from the town of Coniston. The race passes through the town and then heads up hill for three miles towards Bowmanstead. Then after that its a straight run towards Torver which the first water station with a sharp left hand turn leading up to the top of Sunny Bank. After this its a steep run down to the edge of Coniston Water through Brown Howe and onto Water Yeat. The race then passes through the pretty hamlet of Nibthwaite at the southern tip of the lake and begins to  turn onto the other side of the Lake. Then its a short distance to Water Park and then a long, steep climb up through the forest towards Brantwood which is probably going to be one of the hardest parts of the race. Passing through Thurston, Lanehead and Townson Ground the race then starts to turn around the Northern edge of the lake. After this is the head of the lake and the home stretch past the Waterhead hotel on a flat straight road. Finally the race comes to an end where it started nearby to the town of Coniston itself. Hopefully I won't be too shattered after it all!