Country Walking Magazine (UK)

Your Ultimate Hiking Weekend

KESWICK MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL 20TH – 22ND MAY

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Kick off the summer festival season in style at Keswick Mountain Festival (KMF) from 20-22 May, based at the Festival Village in Crow Park, with the backdrop of Derwentwat­er and the Lake District fells.

KMF is now one of the UK’s best-loved outdoor festivals and attracts thousands of visitors to the iconic fells and lakes of Cumbria with its unique mix of live entertainm­ent, sports races, outdoor adventures, high profile speakers, taster activities, exhibitor stands, KMF Accessibil­ity Zone, and camping for all the family.

KMF’s 2022 schedule of sports and outdoor races and challenges includes 18 confirmed walking, running, cycling, swimming, and multi-sport events over two days. Well establishe­d favourites like the 3 Peaks Hike, adidas TERREX Trail Runs, Back O’Skiddaw Cycling Sportive and Aquasphere Derwent Bay Swims return, alongside more recent additions like the Hell In The Fells Gravel Ride, Coledale Hike and Walla Crag Walk. The full schedule is available on the KMF website.

KMF has a wide range of ticket options for each night of live music or for the whole weekend. Everyone who enters a sports or outdoor event at KMF will also receive a ticket for one of the nights of entertainm­ent in the Festival Village.

HIKE HIGHLIGHTS:

• inov-8 3 Peaks Hike, 21 & 22 May – 18 miles around

Cat Bells, Walla Crag and Latrigg

• inov-8 Coledale Hike, 21 May – a challengin­g 17.6 miles

for experience­d hikers

• inov-8 Walla Crag Walk, 22 May – an adventure walk

of 5 miles

SPECIAL DISCOUNT OFFER

Use code CWHikes20_KMF2022 at the checkout to get 20% off a sports ticket at www.keswickmou­ntainfesti­val. co.uk

Valid until 13 May 2022. Sports tickets include live music and unlimited festival village activities for one day.

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