January 2022 saw a one off celebratory LAW100 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Lady Anne’s Way, and some four hundred years since Lady Anne’s amazing life story. It was a joint venture between Due North Events and NAV4 Adventure
LAW75 was the logical evolution, as a sustainable and very achievable Winter event, produced and delivered by Joe and the NAV4 team. The successful 2023 event will return in 2025, scheduled to see the February Full Moon.
Lady Anne’s Way, starts at the magnificent Skipton Castle, and travels up wonderful Wharfedale in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, over into Wensleydale and then heads West over and into Cumbria and the hidden delights of the Upper Eden Valley. Skipton and Appleby are linked by the iconic Settle-to-Carlisle railway line, which makes event logistics and recce opportunities easy to manage
Our LAW75 event route follows Lady Anne’s Way from Skipton to Appleby with a few deviations, using the Dales Way and Pennine Journey where these are more logical. Our mission is to offer just the right level of support to achieve a finish, but equally so not encroach on your journey and encourage you to keep moving. There will be three major fully stocked indoor checkpoints and smaller intermediate ones offering basic support.
Major checkpoints are at Kettlewell, Askrigg and Winton (Kirkby Stephen) with a full range of hot and cold drinks, soup, and wholesome food ‘nibbles’ both sweet and savoury. These major CPs will have toilets and there will also be space to sit down if you really need it, but we follow Joe’s notion ‘Beware The Chair’ so will encourage you not to take root in the warmth. You will also have access to your drop bag at Kettlewell, Askrigg and Winton.
In between the major CPs, minor checkpoints (VPs- vehicle points) are sited at key locations every 6-8 miles, providing fresh water, hot drinks and a friendly face, or two. As per last year, they are strategic points for our safety monitoring and communications, with reliable phone signals, road safety, parking and other ‘facilities’.
Each participant will carry a GPS tracker, thanks to our friends at Open Tracking. This gives an added level of safety as well as allowing your family and friends to watch your dot move Northwards.
