Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 6, 2025

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Lake District National Park

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3.25 km

Rocky Descent in Lake District National Park

Highlight • Trail

This was really good fun, wide-open, but also loose & in places quite gnarly!

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4.77 km

View of Coniston Water from Parkamoor

Highlight • Lake

Great tracks, in the open so great views.

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5.96 km

Grizedale Forest Bridleway

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This location was fun to ride through, not difficult, slightly flowing and easy to pass through

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6.94 km

Smooth Knott

Forest

12.0 km

Grizedale Climb

Highlight • Trail

A cracking place to stop for a brew at the Visitor Centre. There's also Grizedale bikes on site & Go Ape

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13.8 km

Forest Trail in Lake District National Park

Highlight • Trail

Thin single track, rocks in place that mean you have to pick a decent ride line. To the left is a steep drop. The surface has tough parts, smooth angled …

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14.3 km

Scale Green

Forest

16.1 km

Wooden Bridge in Lake District National Park

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There are loads of these bridges ahead. They are quite narrow, you need to get a good ride line approaching them. Snow was down on some of them, it would be easy to slide on them

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16.5 km

Gravel Bridleway in Lake District National Park

Highlight • Cycleway

22.1 km

Rocky Path in Lake District National Park

Highlight • Natural

25.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.5 km

5.50 km

3.74 km

1.53 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.1 km

3.74 km

3.10 km

1.62 km

828 m

559 m

330 m

Elevation

Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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