I did this race last year in very hot conditions. It's organised by Due North who run a yearly series of three Trail Marathons in the southern Dales....
It is a good race. All the "pathless, steep and technical looking descents" are just that. Plenty of thistles too. There is a couple of hundred yards...
12.12 miles, 2,353 feet, 3 hours 21 minutes: Rothay Bridge in Ambleside to Slater Bridge in Little Langdale and back, going out via Clappersgate, Bog...