This year, the rally itself will be taking place on the evening of Friday 1^st and Saturday 2^nd December 2023.

We expect to have 80 competitors, each running 1 minute apart. Times given below are for the first competitor.

On Friday 1^st December, competitors will arrive at Skelwith Fold for Scrutineering (Technical and safety checks) from midday. Then in the evening competitors tackle one stage in Grizedale East, travelling from Skelwith Fold [17:30hrs] via Outgate, Hawkshead and Dale Park to enter the forest at Blind Lane [18:00hrs]. They return to Skelwith Fold via the West side of Grizedale to High Cross [18:24hrs], then via Drunken Duck and B5286 and enter at the ‘front gate’.

On Saturday the competitive sections take place in Grizedale West and Broughton Moor. Competitors will be starting from Coniston [09:30hrs] and heading up the B5285 and entering the forest at Tinklers Wood [09:40hrs]. After two special stages they exit at the Heald [10:14hrs] and head South on the East of Lake Road, through High Nibthwaite and across to Water Yeat. Then North on the A5084 to Torver and West on the A593 to Piggy Lane. They then take the minor road past Wallenrigg to enter the forest at the South-Western corner of the forest [10:54hrs]. After they finish the stage at the Eastern corner, they return back round to the start [11:09hrs]

After the second stage in Broughton Moor [11:14hrs] the competitors return to Skelwith Fold via the A593, Torver, Coniston to Skelwith Bridge, then up the minor roads through Skelwith to enter the caravan park at the ‘back gate’ [11:44hrs].

After Service the competitors return to Grizedale for a repeat of the two morning stages. They leave from the ‘front gate’ [12:49hrs] and head via the B5286, Drunken Duck, High Cross and re-enter at Tinklers Wood [13:04hrs]. After the two stages they exit again at the Heald [13:38hrs], then head North on the East of Lake Road past Brantwood and finish at Ruskin Avenue car park in Coniston [13:53hrs]

Most competitors will then return to Skelwith Fold to re-load the cars onto their trailers and head home.

There will be two spectator car parks on Friday and four on Saturday.

We will be delivering PR letters to all houses along the route (except on A roads). If anyone has any specific concerns or would like more details or a full timetable [times above are for the first car], please contact me direct.