Follow the journey and stay up to date with all of the action from the 2023 SILVA Northern Traverse & SILVA Lakes Traverse.

Here is how you can follow this phenomenal adventure from St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay across the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors.

Live GPS Tracking

All participants will carry a GPS tracker which is mainly for race control to keep a safe eye on our participants. However, anyone following the event can also ‘dot watch’ and follow each participant in real time as they journey east along the route.

Both events start this Saturday - 1st April 2023!

Live from 07:30 BST

Live from 08:30 BST

Look out for the following on the GPS Tracking page:

Northern Traverse

• Maroon dots = male participants

• Purple dots = female participants

• Bars with line across = no signal

• Bed = not moving

• Purple circle = support point (click to see any cut-off times)

• Green circle = virtual checkpoint for timings only

• Trophy icon = this will appear once the race begins and will indicate the pace of the current course record holders

Lakes Traverse

• Green dots = male participants (Lakes Traverse)

• Blue dots = female participants (Lakes Traverse)

• Bars with line across = no signal

• Bed = not moving

• Turquoise circle = support point (click to see any cut-off times)

• Red circle = virtual checkpoint for timings only

It may be worth noting that there are chunks of no-signal, notably between Honister and Greenup edge. And then on the Northern Traverse, poor signal between Nine Standards and Surrender Bridge (Reeth).

Traverse Mail™ – Northern Traverse participants ONLY!

From the live GPS tracking page, friends and family can also use the Traverse Mail™ service to send a short message to individual participants - this is possible throughout the event.

How to send Traverse Mail?

Look for the envelope icon on the live GPS tracking page
(top left of the screen on a desktop | top of screen on mobile device)

The course through the fells, dales and moors is often remote, so participants should not expect regular phone service. These Traverse Mail™ messages can be collected by participants at select support points. Participants will use the barcode on their race number to collect their messages from a member of the event team at the support point.

Please note that all messages will be displayed publicly on the GPS Tracking page.

Service available from Race Start at 08:30 BST on Saturday 1st April 2023!

How can I see the 2023 results so far?

The 2023 results will be updated here as the event progresses. The link will become available once the event starts.

Please note the following:

• Retired in the results means the participant are no longer in the race. They have taken the decision to not continue on the course. This could be for any number of reasons, such as injury, illness or simply exhaustion.

Please be assured that if someone you know is timed-out or drops out of the race then we will look after them and make sure they get off the course safely. We will also help them to get to the nearest transport hub if needed.

Our race control, mountain safety and medical teams are on hand to deal with every possible scenario.

Social media

Remember to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for daily event coverage and regular updates!

News stories

We will be posting stories about the event and our participants in the news section of the website - giving followers a great insight into this journey across Northern England.

Join us in April 2024 - entries open now!

Inspired by our 2023 participants? Hoping to follow in their footsteps in 2024?

Entries are now OPEN for the 2024 event – join us for a fantastic Coast to Coast journey or traverse the entire Lake District on foot!