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Seascale Beach – Wast Water loop from Seascale

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Seascale Beach – Wast Water loop from Seascale

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Seascale Beach – Wast Water loop from Seascale

03:27

53.9km

590m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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255 m

Seascale Beach

Highlight • Beach

Seascale beach is a pretty stretch of shoreline with views over the Irish Sea. On clear days, you may even see the distant hills of Galloway.

The beach was popular …

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18.2 km

Forest Trail by the Lake, Lake District National Park

Highlight • Lake

easy mtn bike or gravel ride if you can do some bumpy bits

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19.6 km

Eskdale Stores

Highlight • Rest Area

If you need supplies this little shop is the place to go in Eskdale. This place has saved me a number of times when I was running short on snacks or water!

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24.3 km

Greengate Wood

Forest

28.4 km

High Scales Wood

Forest

29.1 km

Lakeside Road by Wast Water

Highlight • Trail

Nice road with incredible views, although at times the road may be covered by small streams, go slower on those as they can be slippery

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29.7 km

Wast Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

It is from the western and southern banks of Wast Water that a view, often cited as England's favourite, will enchant anyone who visits. Framed perfectly by the lake below, …

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35.0 km

St Olaf's Church, Wasdale

Highlight • Religious Site

A belief that the roof beams came from a Viking longship may have lead to the dedication to St Olaf, the patron saint of Norway in 1974. One can imagine …

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37.0 km

View of Wast Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

50.0 km

Viking Way

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

53.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.9 km

6.70 km

2.82 km

871 m

524 m

123 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.2 km

8.24 km

1.14 km

292 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Monday 22 June

24°C

17°C

18 %

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Seascale Beach – Wast Water loop from Seascale

Seascale Beach

Forest Trail by the Lake, Lake District National Park

Eskdale Stores

Lakeside Road by Wast Water

Wast Water

St Olaf's Church, Wasdale

View of Wast Water

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